Joseph Haydn News

Mercury Baroque presents two famous symphonies: Symphony #45, 'Farewell' by Franz Joseph Haydn and Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, K.364 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The new musical stage comedy LUDWIG LIVE! will make its Philadelphia premiere for a limited engagement Jan. 12 - 29 at the Kimmel Center's Innovation Studio. Dressed in period regalia and esconsed behind a grand piano, Ludwig van Beethoven will entertain audiences with his swinging new 'lounge act.' The press opening will be Jan. 13 at 8:00 pm.

The Juilliard String Quartet, widely known as the quintessential American string quartet, will visit Greenwich Village on Thursday, January 12, 2012, to make its first appearance at (Le) Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street, Manhattan), one of New York City's major downtown venues for a wide range of musical genres.

Accordo, established in 2009, is a Minnesota-based chamber group featuring classical and contemporary chamber music in performance spaces.

Mercury Baroque presents two famous symphonies: Symphony #45, 'Farewell' by Franz Joseph Haydn and Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, K.364 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The new musical stage comedy LUDWIG LIVE! will make its Philadelphia premiere for a limited engagement Jan. 12 - 29 at the Kimmel Center's Innovation Studio. Dressed in period regalia and esconsed behind a grand piano, Ludwig van Beethoven will entertain audiences with his swinging new 'lounge act.' The press opening will be Jan. 13 at 8:00 pm.

Matinee 'Kammermusik der Wiener Philharmoniker 4' in der Wiener Staatsoper

Stage and screen legend Julie Andrews returns for the third time to host the merry annual New Year's celebration with the Vienna Philharmonic, under the direction of Mariss Jansons from Vienna's Musikverein. This is Jansons' second time at the podium of this much cherished event. The famed Vienna Boys' Choir will add their celestial voices to the gala.

The Juilliard String Quartet, widely known as the quintessential American string quartet, will visit Greenwich Village on Thursday, January 12, 2012, to make its first appearance at (Le) Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street, Manhattan), one of New York City's major downtown venues for a wide range of musical genres.

TCAN PLAYERS present PROOF on Friday November 4, 2011 - 8:00 PM. They also announced current and upcoming productions, concerts, and workshops.

The young German-Japanese pianist Alice Sara Ott has accomplished a tremendous amount in only a short time. Deutsche Grammophon, which released Ott's first album in Japan in 2008, now releases her fourth recording. After virtuosic recordings of Liszt and Chopin, Ott turns her attention to Beethoven's two C major sonatas, available today.

From July 5 to 25, 2011, the 63rd season of Festival d'Aix-en-Provence will offer six new opera and musical theater productions including two world premieres; a concert series featuring symphonic works, chamber music and recitals; and the programs of the 14th Academie Europeenne de Musique.

The Gateway Festival Orchestra will launch its 48th season of free Sunday-evening concerts July 10 with Various Variations, a program exploring the use of variations by a handful of composers from the Baroque period through the 20th century.

Alan Gilbert brings his second season as the Music Director of the New York Philharmonic to a thrilling conclusion when he conducts Czech composer Leos Janácek's magical, comic strip-inspired opera, The Cunning Little Vixen, at Avery Fisher Hall (June 22-25).