Paul Chihara

The Seattle Symphony Announces Its 2023/2024 Season At Benaroya Hall

The Seattle Symphony's 2023/2024 season marks the orchestra's 120th season and the 25th anniversary of Benaroya Hall's opening. The season launches with recreations of the Symphony's and the Hall's first-ever concerts; featuring Seattle Symphony Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot and soprano Alexandra LoBianco.

Music Academy Celebrates LOWENTHAL'S LEGEND, March 9

The internationally acclaimed American pianists Ursula Oppens and Jerome Lowenthal will perform in an Music Academy concert on Thursday evening, March 9, 2023, at 7 PM, PST, at Music Academy of the West's Hahn Hall (1070 Fairway Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108). This concert, entitled 'Lowenthal's Legend,' honors and celebrates the extraordinary pianist and preeminent pedagogue Jerome Lowenthal, who has served as a Music Academy teaching artist for half a century.

THE GODFATHER LIVE, with 61 Piece Orchestra, to Play Chicago's Auditorium Theatre

On Saturday, November 12th at 8 pm, ten-time Academy Award-winning masterpiece, The Godfather, will be screened and performed with a 61-piece orchestra in celebration of the iconic film's 50th anniversary, produced by CineConcerts and presented by Massimo Gallotta Productions.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Presents CURRENT: EQUILIBRIUM at Boomtown Brewery In April

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) adds a decidedly contemporary twist to its programming with “CURRENT: Equilibrium,” a visually and aurally immersive program of electro-acoustic classical music, including three world premieres, curated by composer/Artistic Advisor Derrick Skye and led by guest conductor Vincent Womack, on Sunday, April 10, 2022, 5 pm, at Boomtown Brewery in downtown Los Angeles.

The Seattle Symphony Announces E09066 Concert Broadcast

The Seattle Symphony marks the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 with a week-long digital broadcast of the EO9066 program on Seattle Symphony Live. Issued on February 19, 1942, Executive Order 9066 authorized the relocation and incarceration of over 100,000 innocent Japanese American citizens during World War II.

American Symphony Orchestra Offers Free Chamber Music at Brooklyn Bridge Park

The American Symphony Orchestra (ASO) presents three free concerts of chamber music on September 16, 23, and 30 at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 3 Greenway Terrace, as part of the Sounds at Sunset series.

Classical Discoveries With Marvin Rosen Presents WPRB Radio Tribute To Asian American Composers

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, for the next two Wednesday mornings (May 12 and May 19) from 7:00 to 10:00am, Classical Discoveries, with host Marvin Rosen, will air two programs completely devoted to music by Asian American composers. The two-part series is called In The Year of The Ox - WPRB Radio tribute to Asian American Composers.

Smuin Contemporary Ballet Announces SMUIN AL FRESCO

East Bay dance audiences may be pondering not “to be or not to be” but whether 'tis nobler to dance when Smuin Contemporary Ballet takes the stage with Smuin al Fresco at the beautiful outdoor Bruns Amphitheater in Orinda.

Derrick Spiva Jr. Named Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Artistic Advisor

Jaime Martín, Music Director of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), has promoted LACO's Artist-Educator/Composer Derrick Spiva Jr. to Artistic Advisor, announces LACO's Executive Director Ben Cadwallader.

The Broad Stage Announces Classical Hour On Facebook

The Broad Stage announces The Broad Stage Classical Hour, a new, recurring program featuring live classical performances from intimate rooms. The Broad Stage Classical Hour is part of The Broad Stage at Home, a destination offering new, livestreamed content from artistic partners and archival concert footage.

Harlem Quartet Showcases Music Of African American & Latino Composers In Two Eclectic Programs

The Chamber Music Society of Detroit is presenting the Harlem Quartet in two diverse concert programs ranging from classical to contemporary, Latino and jazz.  On Friday, October 11 at 8:00 PM, the quartet performs music of African-American composers at Schaver Music Recital Hall, located at 480 W. Hancock in Detroit, on the campus of Wayne State University.  Then on Saturday, October 12 at 8:00 PM, 14-time Grammy Award winning clarinetist and composer Paquito D'Rivera joins the quartet at Seligman Performing Arts Center, located at 22305 W. 13 Mile Road in Beverly Hills.

Solistas Ensamble interpretará música sacra de Leoncavallo, Puccini, Mascagni, Verdi, Zandonai y Chihara

El llamado verismo nació en Italia como una manera realista de plasmar el mundo, lejos de la idealización romántica y las ilusiones. Este movimiento estuvo presente en la música y formará parte del próximo concierto de Solistas Ensamble de Bellas Artes que ofrecerá el programaMúsica Sacra de Repertorio Verista, con obras de compositores como Leoncavallo, Puccini, Mascagni, Verdi, Zandonai y Chihara.

Noche de Museos y de música con el INBAL

Intensa oferta musical se ofrecerá durante la Noche de Museos de febrero, que, como cada último miércoles de mes, tiene programada una serie de conciertos en diversos recintos.

Soka Performing Arts Center Presents Royal Scottish National Orchestra With Olga Kern

Soka Performing Arts Center presents the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) with world-renowned pianist Olga Kern on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at 8 PM. Founded in 1981, the RSNO is Scotland's national symphonic ensemble and one of the country's five National Performing Companies. The orchestra will perform the US premiere of Paul Chihara's A Matter of Honor, inspired by the words and actions leading up to the forced relocation of Japanese-American citizens during WWII; Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; and Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5.

Richard O'Neill Continues Residency At The Broad Stage, 3/3

The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica presents concerts with violist Richard Yongjae O'Neill, its artist in residence.  On Sunday, March 3, O'Neill performs a program of British composers -- Britten, Bowen, Bridge, Carter and Clarke with pianist Steven Lin; he closes on Sunday, May 26 with a program called L.A. Masters with works by Stravinsky, Schoenberg and Brahms with Jennifer Frautschi (violin), Jesse Mills (violin), Fred Sherry (cello), and Orion Weiss (piano).

Solistas Ensamble De Bellas Artes Ofrecerá Música Sacra De Compositores Veristas En La Primera Noche De Museos Del Año

En el marco del programa Noche de Museos y después de presentarse en el Anfiteatro Simón Bolívar del Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso con una gran respuesta por parte del público, Solistas Ensamble de Bellas Artes, dirigido por Christian Gohmer, ofrecerá un concierto en el Colegio de San Ignacio de Loyola, Vizcaínas, el miércoles 30 de enero a las 19:00 horas

Emociones y melodías en el inicio de la temporada 2019 de Solistas Ensamble

Solistas Ensamble del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), agrupación fundada en 1984 por el maestro Rufino Montero, inició su temporada 2019 el día de ayer en el Anfiteatro Simón Bolívar, y lo hizo frente a un público atento que ansiaba escuchar las melodías.

Inicia la primera temporada 2019 de Solistas Ensamble

Distinguidos tanto por sus interpretaciones de música antigua como contemporánea, la agrupación Solistas Ensamble del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), bajo la dirección de Christian Gohmer, arrancará su primera temporada 2019.

Four Corners Ensemble Presents Three NYC Concerts In November

Four Corners Ensemble is proud to share three upcoming concerts this month in New York City.

Four Corners Ensemble Presents STROLLING ON A WORLD MAP

Four Corners Ensemble presents four dynamic mini-concertos from its 'World Map Concerti Series.' Composed by award-winning composer Shying Li, 'World Map Concerti' is a multi-cultural and multi-national collection with virtuosic soloists and a soloist-level 'orchestra'. These concertos focus on each soloist's unique geographical, cultural and personal identities.