Maurice Ravel News

Kate Royal's new album, A Lesson in Love, which will be released in the U.S. on March 8, raises the curtain on a busy spring season for the British soprano in North America, beginning in March when Royal appears with the Boston Symphony for an imaginatively-programmed concert of music inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest. Soon after, Royal heads to New York to begin rehearsals for her Metropolitan Opera debut in April, and in May she gives a three-city recital tour that will feature the program from the new album.

Led by Music Director Jean-Marie Zeitouni, the Columbus Symphony will feature celebrated pianist Katherine Chi in the "Bolero" program which includes Stravinsky's Jeu de cartes, Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 1, Messiaen's Oiseaux exotiques, and Ravel's Bolero.

Kate Royal's new album, A Lesson in Love, which will be released in the U.S. on March 8, raises the curtain on a busy spring season for the British soprano in North America, beginning in March when Royal appears with the Boston Symphony for an imaginatively-programmed concert of music inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest. Soon after, Royal heads to New York to begin rehearsals for her Metropolitan Opera debut in April, and in May she gives a three-city recital tour that will feature the program from the new album.

Five students from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music will perform February 27 (Sunday), at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The performance is part of the center's Conservatory Project, a weeklong concert series showcasing artists from America's leading music schools.

Findet um 11.00 Uhr die fünfte Matinee der Reihe 'Junge Stimmen' im Gustav Mahler-Saal der Wiener Staatsoper statt. Die beiden Ensemblemitglieder Caitlin Hulcup (Mezzosopran) und Tae Joong Yang (Bariton) präsentieren Arien, Duette und Lieder von Gabriel Fauré, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Franz Schubert, Henry Purcell, Vincenzo Bellini, Georg Friedrich Händel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Gioachino Rossini sowiezwei koreanische Volkslieder. Am Klavier werden sie begleitet von der musikalischen Studienleiterin Kathleen Kelly. Karten à € 12,- sind an den Kassen erhältlich.

Findet um 11.00 Uhr die fünfte Matinee der Reihe 'Junge Stimmen' im Gustav Mahler-Saal der Wiener Staatsoper statt. Die beiden Ensemblemitglieder Caitlin Hulcup (Mezzosopran) und Tae Joong Yang (Bariton) präsentieren Arien, Duette und Lieder von Gabriel Fauré, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Franz Schubert, Henry Purcell, Vincenzo Bellini, Georg Friedrich Händel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Gioachino Rossini sowiezwei koreanische Volkslieder. Am Klavier werden sie begleitet von der musikalischen Studienleiterin Kathleen Kelly. Karten à € 12,- sind an den Kassen erhältlich.

Five students from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music will perform February 27 (Sunday), at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The performance is part of the center's Conservatory Project, a weeklong concert series showcasing artists from America's leading music schools.

The acclaimed Art of Time Ensemble presents Take This Waltz, a program that explores the waltz throughout the last 150 years. CBC Radio Two will be recording the concert for future broadcast.

The acclaimed Art of Time Ensemble presents Take This Waltz, a program that explores the waltz throughout the last 150 years. CBC Radio Two will be recording the concert for future broadcast.

This March, it's out with the old and in with the new. Come experience new sights and sounds at Brooklyn Public Library.

Music Director Alan Gilbert will conduct the New York Philharmonic in Aaron Jay Kernis's a Voice, a Messenger, a World Premiere-New York Philharmonic Co- Commission with the Big Band Association, featuring Philharmonic Principal Trumpet Philip Smith, and the New York Premiere of Christopher Rouse's Oboe Concerto, with Principal Oboe Liang Wang, Tuesday, December 28, 2010, Wednesday, December 29, and Thursday, December 30, at 7:30 p.m. Also on the program: Vivaldi's Concerto for Four Violins, RV 580, performed by Philharmonic violinists Sheryl Staples, Michelle Kim, Marc Ginsberg, and Lisa Kim; Hindemith's Horn Concerto, played by Principal Horn Philip Myers; and Ravel's Boléro.

Music Director Alan Gilbert will conduct the New York Philharmonic in Aaron Jay Kernis's a Voice, a Messenger, a World Premiere-New York Philharmonic Co- Commission with the Big Band Association, featuring Philharmonic Principal Trumpet Philip Smith, and the New York Premiere of Christopher Rouse's Oboe Concerto, with Principal Oboe Liang Wang, Tuesday, December 28, 2010, Wednesday, December 29, and Thursday, December 30, at 7:30 p.m. Also on the program: Vivaldi's Concerto for Four Violins, RV 580, performed by Philharmonic violinists Sheryl Staples, Michelle Kim, Marc Ginsberg, and Lisa Kim; Hindemith's Horn Concerto, played by Principal Horn Philip Myers; and Ravel's Boléro.

Looking for a truly unique holiday gift this year? How about a once-in-a-lifetime experience? The upcoming Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA), which holds the spotlight for three and a half weeks next spring (April 7 to May 1), has you covered, with a slate of unprecedented programming featuring virtually every artistic genre, targeted to the young and young-at-heart alike. Today, with an eye towards making this year's gift-giving season the easiest yet, festival organizers announce a full menu of special ticket packages sure to please everyone on your list. Additionally, PIFA Holiday Ticket Packages are discounted 10% when bought together vs. single ticket prices. Any or all of the Ten Holiday Ticket Packages, each including 3 diverse programs, can be purchased online at www.pifa.org, or at the Kimmel Center Box office, and the newly re-designed PIFA website provides easy access to detailed information on all PIFA partner organizations and events.

Looking for a truly unique holiday gift this year? How about a once-in-a-lifetime experience? The upcoming Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA), which holds the spotlight for three and a half weeks next spring (April 7 to May 1), has you covered, with a slate of unprecedented programming featuring virtually every artistic genre, targeted to the young and young-at-heart alike.

The acclaimed Art of Time Ensemble presents Take This Waltz, a program that explores the waltz throughout the last 150 years. CBC Radio Two will be recording the concert for future broadcast.

Music Director Alan Gilbert will conduct the New York Philharmonic in Aaron Jay Kernis's a Voice, a Messenger, a World Premiere-New York Philharmonic Co- Commission with the Big Band Association, featuring Philharmonic Principal Trumpet Philip Smith, and the New York Premiere of Christopher Rouse's Oboe Concerto, with Principal Oboe Liang Wang, Tuesday, December 28, 2010, Wednesday, December 29, and Thursday, December 30, at 7:30 p.m. Also on the program: Vivaldi's Concerto for Four Violins, RV 580, performed by Philharmonic violinists Sheryl Staples, Michelle Kim, Marc Ginsberg, and Lisa Kim; Hindemith's Horn Concerto, played by Principal Horn Philip Myers; and Ravel's Boléro.

THE CORNELIA STREET CAFE has announced an exciting schedule of events for the month of November full of diverse musical styles for all kinds of musical tastes!

Am Sonntag, 24. Oktober 2010, findet um 11.00 Uhr die zweite Matinee der neuen Reihe „Junge Stimmen' im Gustav Mahler-Saal der Wiener Staatsoper statt. Es präsentieren sich die zwei Ensemblemitglieder Anita Hartig (Sopran) und Stephanie Houtzeel (Mezzosopran), die für den erkrankten Benjamin Bruns einspringt, mit einem persönlichen Programm an Arien, Duetten und Liedern von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Maurice Ravel, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Léo Delibes, Charles Gounod, Giacomo Puccini und Jacques Offenbach. Am Klavier werden sie begleitet von der musikalischen Studienleiterin Kathleen Kelly.

Am Sonntag, 24. Oktober 2010, findet um 11.00 Uhr die zweite Matinee der neuen Reihe „Junge Stimmen' im Gustav Mahler-Saal der Wiener Staatsoper statt. Es präsentieren sich die zwei Ensemblemitglieder Anita Hartig (Sopran) und Stephanie Houtzeel (Mezzosopran), die für den erkrankten Benjamin Bruns einspringt, mit einem persönlichen Programm an Arien, Duetten und Liedern von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Maurice Ravel, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Léo Delibes, Charles Gounod, Giacomo Puccini und Jacques Offenbach. Am Klavier werden sie begleitet von der musikalischen Studienleiterin Kathleen Kelly.

THE CORNELIA STREET CAFE has announced an exciting schedule of events for the month of November full of diverse musical styles for all kinds of musical tastes!