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Few British pianists have made a greater impression on North American audiences in recent decades than Paul Lewis. His searching interpretations, hailed by critics for their rare nuance and imagination, can be heard again thanks to a series of transatlantic visits this season.

The revolutionary concert series GatherNYC continues its mindful musical mornings this Sunday with winner of the 2018 Naumburg International Violin Competition Grace Park, and continues the following Sunday with pianist Jenny Lin, described by The Washington Post as 'surely one of the most interesting pianists in America right now'. Concerts take place at 11am at SubCulture, with doors at 10:30 for complimentary coffee, pastry and community. 

GRAMMY-nominated Boston Baroque begins the 2019-20 season with a program of symphonies and opera arias by Mozart and Haydn conducted by Music Director Martin Pearlman, and featuring soprano Amanda Forsythe.

Boston Ballet presents BB@home: ChoreograpHER, a program dedicated to Company dancers who want to explore the art of choreography. This year's program features new works by Company dancers Lia Cirio, Chyrstyn Fentroy, Lauren Herfindahl, Sage Humphries, Abigail Merlis, and Joy Womack. Performances will be held October 24a?"25 at 7:30 pm at Boston Ballet's headquarters (19 Clarendon Street) in a state-of-the-art black box theater.

Alarm Will Sound, a?oeone of the most vital and original ensembles on the American music scenea?? (The New York Times), tours the concert version of Donnacha Dennehy's modern cantata The Hunger to Princeton Sound Kitchen on September 17, 2019 and to Merkin Hall in collaboration with Irish Arts Center on September 19, 2019, part of Ecstatic Music's 10th anniversary season. Rooted in the emotional, political, and socioeconomic devastation of Ireland's Great Famine (1845-52), The Hunger features Alarm Will Sound with soprano Katherine Manley and sean nós singer Iarla ?" Lionáird. The Irish folk music narrative is interwoven with personal, historical accounts, where the libretto principally draws from first-hand accounts by Asenath Nicholson, an American humanitarian so moved by the waves of immigrants arriving in New York that she travelled to Ireland to report from the cabins of starving families. 

The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra opens its 41st season led by Maestro Benjamin Zander with Mozart, Brahms, Bartók onThursday, October 17, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in Sanders Theatre at Harvard University; Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. in Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory; and Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. in Sanders Theatre. The program features award-winning Italian pianist Alessandro Deljavan in his Boston debut performing Brahms's epic Piano Concerto No. 2, paired with Mozart's Overture to The Magic Flute and Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra.

The Arctic Cycle and Poetic People Power have teamed up to present 'Climate Change Theatre Action: Setting the Stage for a Better Planet' on September 15, 2019 at 3:30pm, at Caveat on Manhattan's Lower East Side. This event kicks off thirteen weeks of global participatory theatre and action around climate.

 Alarm Will Sound tours the concert version of Donnacha Dennehy's modern cantata The Hunger to Princeton Sound Kitchen on September 17, 2019 and to Merkin Hall in collaboration with Irish Arts Center on September 19, 2019, part of Ecstatic Music's 10th anniversary season.

Alarm Will Sound today announces the release of its latest album The Hunger, out Friday, August 23, 2019 on Nonesuch Records. The Hunger is a riveting modern cantata by renowned contemporary composer Donnacha Dennehy rooted in the emotional, political, and socioeconomic devastation of Ireland's Great Famine (1845-52) and features performances by Alarm Will Sound, soprano Katherine Manley, and sean nós singer Iarla Ó Lionáird.

The Ladles have three part female harmony perfected - but their sound is more than that… They are an amalgamation of their respective histories and influences, blending Swing, Old-Time, Folk, Pop and Choral music into a sound all their own. With sophisticated arrangements, they create a dreamy otherworldly atmosphere that draws audiences in and demands attention. They quiet noisy bars and liven up staid concert halls.

Theatre Tuscaloosa will present its summer musical, Grease, July 12-21 in the Bean-Brown Theatre on the Martin Campus of Shelton State Community College.

Desert Ensemble Theatre Company (DETC) announced its ninth anniversary season which will include a musical revue 'On The Twenty-First Century' and the award winning plays 'Adoption Roulette', 'Surviving The Apocolypse' and 'Man And Wife'.Artistic Director Jerome Elliott stated: "In reading scripts for 2019­-20, we reaffirmed our commitment to providing Desert audiences an experience of adventure and discovery with a season of inventive and groundbreaking theatre. This process led us to a diverse group of plays including a world premiere and two new works not previously produced in Southern California."

Desert Ensemble Theatre Company (DETC) today announced the company's ninth season.

The Boston Gay Men's Chorus (BGMC) presents God Save the Queens, a fun-filled, cheeky celebration of rock and pop royalty from across the pond. Coinciding with the start of Boston Pride Week, performances will take place Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 2, at 3 p.m. at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall in Boston.

The Boston Philharmonic today announces its 2019-2020 season, featuring a series of four programs by the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) and three programs by the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (BPYO), all led by Maestro Benjamin Zander. Marking the BPO's 41st anniversary, the season continues the orchestra's tradition of bringing exciting soloists to Boston audiences and presenting thrilling performances of orchestral masterpieces. The BPO concerts are paired with Maestro Zander's popular pre-concert talks, engaging classical music novices and aficionados alike in the concert experience.

The Celebrity Series of Boston announced its 2019-2020 season today, marking 81 years of bringing the world's greatest performing artists to Boston.

Boston Baroque presents Monteverdi's final opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, on Friday, April 26th at 7:30pm and on Sunday, April 28th at 3pm at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. These will be the first performances of a new performing edition of the opera by Boston Baroque founder and Music Director Martin Pearlman. The all-star cast includes soprano Amanda Forsythe in the title role and countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo making his Boston Baroque debut as Nero.

2010 Gilmore Artist Kirill Gerstein replaces Murray Perahia on The Gilmore's 2018-2019 Piano Masters Series, performing a solo recital of works by Liszt, Beethoven, Debussy, and Ravel on Tuesday, May 7 at 8:00 p.m. in Chenery Auditorium, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Mr. Perahia, who was scheduled to perform on Sunday, May 5, has withdrawn from his entire North American tour due to illness.

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation's premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, continues the festivities for John Harbison's 80th year with a matinee concert dedicated to the distinguished Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer. Led by Artistic Director and Conductor Gil Rose, BMOP celebrates Harbison in a program featuring Harbison's Remembering Gatsby (Foxtrot for Orchestra), Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, and celebrated soprano soloist Dawn Upshaw singing his Milosz Songs and his Symphony No. 6.

On Today, March 9, 2019 at 8:00pm, Israeli-American cellist Amit Peled joins the Longwood Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb/1 in Jordan Hall, led by Music Director Ronald Feldman.