Maurice Ravel News

Widely considered the greatest cellist alive today, Yo-Yo Ma makes a special Orange County appearance to honor Music Director Carl St. Clair's 25th anniversary season with Pacific Symphony.

?The Chicago Philharmonic presents works by Debussy, Ravel, and De Falla in Scents of Beauty at Northwestern University's Pick-Staiger Hall on April 19, 7pm. The performance will feature world-renowned pianist Jorge Federico Osorio as the orchestra continues its 2014-15 subscription series dedicated to the five senses. Artistic Director Scott Speck conducts.

East Providence, RI - Tonight, April 11, Music Director LARRY RACHLEFF and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra will pull out all the stops with Ravel's popular Boléro. Cellist ALBAN GERHARDT returns to perform Saint- Sa?ns' Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor. The program also features the “Queen Mab” Scherzo from Berlioz' Romeo & Juliet and Ravel's Mother Goose Suite. Robert and Lynn Manning and Taco/The White Family Foundation are Concert Sponsors, and Mr. Gerhardt's appearance is sponsored by Barbara J. Dreyer. Tickets (starting at $15) are available at tickets.riphil.org, and the RIPO box office at 401.248.7000.

The acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will be in concert, performing music for flute, harp and strings today, April 11 at 2:30 PM at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter Auditorium, 111 Amsterdam Ave. in Manhattan.

March 30, 2015 – East Providence, RI ? On Saturday, April 11, Music Director LARRY RACHLEFF and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra will pull out all the stops with Ravel's popular Boléro. Cellist ALBAN GERHARDT returns to perform Saint- Sa?ns' Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor. The program also features the “Queen Mab” Scherzo from Berlioz' Romeo & Juliet and Ravel's Mother Goose Suite. Robert and Lynn Manning and Taco/The White Family Foundation are Concert Sponsors, and Mr. Gerhardt's appearance is sponsored by Barbara J. Dreyer. Tickets (starting at $15) are available at tickets.riphil.org, and the RIPO box office at 401.248.7000.

The acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will be in concert, performing music for flute, harp and strings on Saturday, April 11 at 2:30 PM at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter Auditorium, 111 Amsterdam Ave. in Manhattan.

New York – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, beloved as one of the world's most popular dance companies, will return to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for a two-week 15-performance engagement at the David H. Koch Theater June 10 – 21, 2015. Today, Artistic Director Robert Battle announced repertory for the season highlighted by Exodus, a world premiere from bold hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris, the company premiere of Battle's No Longer Silent, and new productions of Talley Beatty's Toccata and Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison's A Case of You duet from Reminiscin'.

The hypnotic crescendo of Ravel's Bolero sets the heart racing like no other piece of music while offering an unsurpassed display of orchestral virtuosity. It's paired with Finnish composer Rautavaara's electrifying percussion concerto, Incantations, and Brahms' sweeping and melodic third symphony. The program will be conducted by CSO Music Director Designee Rossen Milanov and feature guest percussionist Colin Currie.

New York City Ballet will open its 2015-16 Season at Lincoln Center on Tuesday, September 22 with eight performances of Peter Martins' production of Tschaikovsky's Swan Lake, through Tuesday, September 29, to launch the Company's 2015 Fall Season, which will continue for four weeks through Sunday, October 18.

New York City Ballet will open its 2015-16 Season at Lincoln Center on Tuesday, September 22 with eight performances of Peter Martins' production of Tschaikovsky's Swan Lake, through Tuesday, September 29, to launch the Company's 2015 Fall Season, which will continue for four weeks through Sunday, October 18.

The Chicago Philharmonic presents works by Debussy, Ravel, and De Falla in Scents of Beauty at Northwestern University's Pick-Staiger Hall on April 19, 7pm. The performance will feature world-renowned pianist Jorge Federico Osorio as the orchestra continues its 2014-15 subscription series dedicated to the five senses. Artistic Director Scott Speck conducts.

The 33rd season of the Schwabacher Debut Recitals continues on Sunday, March 15 at Temple Emanu-El's Martin Meyer Sanctuary with celebrated pianist Martin Katz and San Francisco Opera Center Adler Fellows Jacqueline Piccolino, Zanda Švde, Chong Wang and Matthew Stump.

Celebrated American pianist Simone Dinnerstein will join the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra to perform the Piano Concerto in G major by Maurice Ravel in concerts at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts tonight, February 27 and Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 8pm.

On March 13 and 14 at 7:30pm, Utopia Opera presents an imaginative double bill: L'enfant et les sortilèges by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) and The Zoo by Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) in a fully-staged production performed with an 18-piece orchestra at the Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College (695 Park Avenue). Utopia founder and artistic director, William Remmers, conducts L'enfant and directs both operas, while Jeremy Weissmann conducts The Zoo; both operas have costume styling by Eric Lamp.

The acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will be in concert, performing music for flute, harp and strings tonight, February 19 at 7:00 PM at the Salmagundi Center for American Art, 47 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan.

Carnegie Hall presents acclaimed composer and singer Meredith Monk in four concerts this winter and spring, continuing her season-long residency as holder of the Richard and Barbara Debs Composer's Chair.

The hypnotic crescendo of Ravel's Bolero sets the heart racing like no other piece of music while offering an unsurpassed display of orchestral virtuosity. It's paired with Finnish composer Rautavaara's electrifying percussion concerto, Incantations, and Brahms' sweeping and melodic third symphony. The program will be conducted by CSO Music Director Designee Rossen Milanov and feature guest percussionist Colin Currie.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, beloved as one of the world's most popular dance companies, will travel to 18 cities coast-to-coast presenting 80 performances, beginning tonight at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. Hitting other major venues like The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, and the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA, the tour culminates May 10th at the beautiful Prudential Hall of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, where Ailey is the Principal Resident Affiliate. For tickets, visit www.njpac.org.

?The acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will be in concert, performing music for flute, harp and strings on Thursday, February 19 at 7:00 PM at the Salmagundi Center for American Art, 47 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan.

Carnegie Hall presents the esteemed pianist Richard Goode in four concerts this winter and spring, beginning with two programs of chamber music in Zankel Hall, featuring performances with young musicians mentored by Mr. Goode at the Marlboro Music Festival. On Sunday, February 22 at 3:00 p.m., Mr. Goode is joined by soprano Sarah Shafer, violinist Itamar Zorman, violist Kyle Armbrust, and cellist Brook Speltz for a program to include Brahms's Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26 and Schumann's Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op. 80. Pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute joins Mr. Goode, Mr. Zorman, Mr. Armbrust, and Ms. Speltz on Thursday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. for an all-French program with works by Debussy, Faure, and Ravel.