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Concert Artists Guild is pleased to present double bassist Sam Suggs in his New York solo recital debut at The Sheen Center, 18 Bleecker Street, on Tuesday, March 20 at 7:30pm.

IF YOU LIKED I, TONYA, YOU'LL LOVE I, CURLING: THE IRRELEVANT TRUE STORY OF THE SPORT THAT NO ONE WANTS TO PLAY OR WATCH.

Music won and the NBA lost when Amit Peled chose the cello over basketball. Peled, who stands 6-foot-5, says that as a young man he had to decide between a future dribbling basketballs and a future bowing four strings. He chose the life of a musician, although today at 44 he continues to follow his favorite b-ball teams and shoot hoops with his children.

The Charles Wadsworth Piano Competition (CWPC) today announces the eight semi-finalists chosen to compete in the inaugural competition held at The Donald W. Nixon Centre for the Visual and Performing Arts in Newnan, GA: Nadia Azzi (Colburn School, CA), Hilda Huang (Yale University, CT), Aristo Sham (Harvard University, MA), Zhiheng Guo (Manhattan School of Music, NY), Dominic Cheli (Colburn School, CA), Michael Davidman (Curtis Institute of Music, PA), Angie Zhang (The Juilliard School, NY), Peng Lin (The Juilliard School, NY).

American Composers Orchestra (ACO) announces two performances presented by Carnegie Hall in Zankel Hall during the 2018-2019 season. In 2018-2019, under the leadership of Artistic Director Derek Bermel, Music Director George Manahan, and President Edward Yim, ACO continues its commitment to the creation, performance, preservation, and promotion of music by American composers, with programming that reflects the infinite ways American orchestral music illustrates geographic, stylistic, gender, and racial diversity. ACO's concerts at Carnegie Hall include premieres by 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winner Du Yun, by composer and Imani Winds flutist Valerie Coleman, and by Alex Temple, a composer who integrates love for pop culture and the Western classical tradition. Additional 2018-2019 performances and activities will be announced in March 2018.

Concert Artists Guild announces that Jiji, First Prize Winner of the 2016 CAG Competition, will become the first Korean female guitarist to perform solo at Carnegie Hall with her Weill Recital Hall debut on Tuesday, February 13 at 7:30pm.

The Dover Quartet catapulted to international stardom following a sweep of the 2013 Banff Competition, quickly becoming one of the most in-demand and critically acclaimed ensembles in the world.

THE BLACK BOX Classical Series presents 'Spring Mood' this Sunday, January 28, at 4 p.m., featuring violinist Irina Fainkichen and pianist Irina Kotlyar. The program will include music by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Chausson, and Piazzolla. Tea service will be available in the lobby. A suburban hub for great music, THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin.

The Astana Ballet Theater will present the 'Kazakhstan Astana Ballet Gala' at Lincoln Center. The performance, presenting choreographic works of varying genres, is part of the 'Modern Kazakhstan Culture in the Global World,' a project of the Republic of Kazakhstan Ministry of Culture and Sport. The performance will be on January 17, 7 pm, at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, 1941 Broadway, NYC. Admission is free. Tickets will be distributed, first come first served, on January 17 at 6 pm. For information, contact 212.707.8566.

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation's premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, honors trailblazing American composer Joan Tower in a one-night only concert championing five of her orchestral works. In collaboration with the New England Conservatory, the program celebrates the end of her NEC residency as well as her milestone 80th birthday (b. 09.06.38).

The comedy hit Noises Off highlights a full lineup of music and theatrical entertainment at THE BLACK BOX to kick off the New Year this January. A suburban hub for great music and the home of the Franklin Performing Arts Company, THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin.

Concert Artists Guild is thrilled to announce that it has partnered with (le) poisson rouge to bring you a performance by two rising talents, Korean guitarist Jiji and trumpeter and composer Brandon Ridenour, on November 28th.

Concert Artists Guild is thrilled to announce that it has partnered with (le) poisson rouge to bring you a performance by two rising talents, Korean guitarist Jiji and trumpeter and composer Brandon Ridenour, on November 28th.

Concert Artists Guild has announced a special program featuring CAG alumni artists the Brasil Guitar Duo, members of the Enso String Quartet, Christina Jennings, flute, and Tanya Bannister, piano, in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall today, November 14, 2017 at 7:30pm.

Concert Artists Guild has announced a special program featuring CAG alumni artists the Brasil Guitar Duo, members of the Enso String Quartet, Christina Jennings, flute, and Tanya Bannister, piano, in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 7:30pm.

The 2017 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition culminated Wednesday evening, October 18, at CAG's Winners Showcase Concert, featuring performances by the winners of the annual international competition.

Today, at its Annual Meeting, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra celebrated the significant artistic achievements and community impact of its 2016/2017 season.

Members of the NJSO Chamber Players will perform the Aaron Jay Kernis string quartet that the composer later orchestrated as Musica celestis in a special NJSO Accent event with Kernis on Friday, October 13, at 6:45 pm at the Richardson Auditorium in Princeton. The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's 8 pm concert includes the NJSO premiere of Kernis' ethereal work for string orchestra.

Concert Artists Guild's 2017-18 CAG Presents  series features exciting young artists making their debuts, a host of prominent alumni musicians, and three world premieres of CAG commissions.

The Music Institute of Chicago presents its 29th annual Chicago Duo Piano Festival July 7-16.