Lisa Marie News

The R&B calendar heats up at Joe's Pub! Highlights include Labelle founding member Sarah Dash on May 12; the soulfully-voiced and hard-rocking singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Celisse Henderson on May 31; Australian singer Cloves (Kaity Dunstan) on June 1; the Peterson Brothers, a modern blend of blues rock from 20-year-old Glenn and 17-year-old Alex Peterson, on June 2; a fundraiser for The Restorative Center with Stephanie McKay on June 15; soul powerhouse gina Breedlove on June 20; Alfa Anderson's album release party for her solo debut, From My Heart, on July 7; and, the relentlessly energetic JJ Thames & The Violet ReVOLT on August 8.

With an eye towards 2020, the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, award-winning pianist Yael Weiss has embarked upon 'A Beethoven Odyssey,' a project that combines the complete set of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas with newly commissioned compositions related to them.

Bradley Smoak, 32 of Cary, NC, won First Prize in the 2017 Lotte Lenya Competition, sponsored by the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music. Smoak took home $20,000, the largest single prize amount given in the competition's nineteen year history.

Coming this May, TheatreFIRST closes its first season of in-house new works with the world premiere of HeLa by Lauren Gunderson and Geetha Reddy, dramaturgy by Lisa Marie Rollins, and directed by Evren Odcikin.

On Wednesday, May 24 at 7:00 p.m., Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari and the Carnegie Hall Notables—a membership and ticket program for music enthusiasts in their 20s and 30s—host the 13th Annual Notable Occasion. This private performance in Zankel Hall for Carnegie Hall Notables and special guests features the acclaimed Dover Quartet playing selections from Beethoven's 16 string quartets. After the exclusive concert, the Notables gather at Remi Restaurant for a cocktail reception. The 13th Annual Notable Occasion is generously underwritten by Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari.

Elvis Presley's Graceland® officially opened its new, $45 million, state-of-the-art entertainment complex, "Elvis Presley's Memphis" - 40 acres in size -- and welcomed visitors from around the world to its largest and most significant expansion since first opening to the public in 1982.  The four-day opening celebration features live performances that celebrate Elvis' incredible life and career, and honor Memphis' rich musical legacy across genres, including Blues, Rockabilly, R&B, Soul and Rock 'n' Roll.  

???????Virtuoso pianist Thomas Pandolfi returns to the Bickford Theatre for a special concert on Sunday, March 5 at 2:00 p.m.  This only New Jersey performance of Burt, Barry and Beyond gives his unique take on the greatest hits of Burt Bacharach and Barry Manilow.

The superbly gifted violinist Rachel Barton Pine, the only American (and the youngest artist ever) to win the Gold Medal at the J. S. Bach International Violin Competition, displays her fabulous artistry and remarkable versatility in this extraordinary program of Baroque-period pearls.

Violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman returns to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Tuesday, February 7 at 8PM.

New shows on sale at bergenPAC: Willy Chirino and Itzhak Perlman with Rohan De Silva and The Elisabeth Morrow School Orchestra.

What do you feel you are owed in this world? What are you willing to do to get it? To complete the season's theme, 'But Who Am I, Really,' The Seeing Place presents one of Shakespeare's greatest stories in a way rarely seen it before: with a deep emphasis on text that's understandable, presented in modern dress to deeply connect the audience to the play's relevance today.

Music fans from around the world will travel to Elvis Presley's Graceland® in January 2017 to celebrate the King of Rock 'n' Roll's birthday. Numerous events are scheduled for January 5-8, 2017, including the Elvis Presley Birthday Proclamation Ceremony on Sunday, January 8 at 9:30 a.m. Central Time, featuring a cake cutting ceremony on the front lawn of Graceland in Memphis.

What do you feel you are owed in this world? What are you willing to do to get it? To complete the season's theme, 'But Who Am I, Really,' The Seeing Place presents one of Shakespeare's greatest stories in a way rarely seen it before: with a deep emphasis on text that's understandable, presented in modern dress to deeply connect the audience to the play's relevance today.

What do you feel you are owed in this world? What are you willing to do to get it? To complete the season's theme, 'But Who Am I, Really,' The Seeing Place presents one of Shakespeare's greatest stories in a way rarely seen it before: with a deep emphasis on text that's understandable, presented in modern dress to deeply connect the audience to the play's relevance today.

Elvis Presley's Graceland® announced the official opening date for its new, $45 million, 200,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art entertainment complex, now named "Elvis Presley's Memphis", which is currently under construction across the street from Graceland Mansion.   March 2-5, 2017 will be the Grand Opening Celebration weekend, as Graceland welcomes visitors from around the world to its largest and most significant expansion since first opening to the public in 1982.  The opening four days of Elvis Presley's Memphis will feature major celebration events each day, including live concerts that will celebrate Elvis' incredible life and career, and honor Memphis' rich musical legacy across genres, including Blues, Rockabilly, R&B, Soul and Rock 'n' Roll.   

Pianist Tanya Bannister will open the 2016-2017 Hoff-Barthelson Music School HB Artist Recital Series performing works by Bach, Schubert and Liszt today, November 4, 2016, at 8:00 pm at the Greenville Community Church, 270 Ardsley Road, Scarsdale.

Graceland's® new, world-class, 450-room resort, The Guest House at Graceland, welcomed its first guests today when Priscilla Presley joined Graceland executives to cut the "blue suede ribbon" to signify the official opening for the $92 million luxury property.  Among the first guests to check in were Elvis Presley's family members, friends and musicians, along with Elvis fans and Graceland visitors from around the world. 

Joshua Bell is a classical superstar: violinist, cultural ambassador, and all-around inspiration. Musical Director of The Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, television performer (Mozart in the Jungle!), and subway station busker-provocateur, he's a deep and unique talent.

The Friends of Jones Hall presents THE JONES HALL 50TH BALL - A MAD MID-CENTURY CELEBRATION AND CONCERT, a gala and concert featuring world-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman with the Houston Symphony Orchestra.

The Friends of Jones Hall presents THE JONES HALL 50TH BALL - A MAD MID-CENTURY CELEBRATION AND CONCERT, a gala and concert featuring world-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman with the Houston Symphony Orchestra.