Music Accord, a consortium of ten presenting organizations across the United States dedicated to supporting the cultivation of American chamber music, announces the upcoming premieres of five commissioned works by Mark Adamo, Shulamit Ran, Sebastian Currier, Lowell Liebermann and Brad Mehldau. Launched in 1998 with world premiere compositions from Jake Heggie and Elliott Carter, Music Accord has quietly been commissioning chamber and recital works from leading composers for nearly fifteen years, with the primary goal of both perpetuating the creation of new American works as well as presenting them in leading concert halls across the United States and abroad.
A new album of recordings of world premieres by Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg, written for and performed by Music Director Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic, will be released on May 28 by Dacapo Records — the same label also releasing the Philharmonic's critically-acclaimed cycle of the complete symphonies and concertos of Carl Nielsen. The works, all premiered during Mr. Lindberg's tenure as The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence with the New York Philharmonic from 2009–2012, represent the composer's longstanding relationship with the Orchestra.
Carolina Performing Arts at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) presents The Rite of Spring at 100 (Rite 100), an unprecedented nine-month festival which began in September 2012 and continues through May 2013. Spring season performances include three world premieres commissioned for Rite 100 including new works from Vijay Iyer, Basil Twist and Nacho Duato; a U.S. premiere from Nederlands Dans Theater 1; and a rare chance to see Martha Graham's groundbreaking version of The Rite of Spring.
Carolina Performing Arts at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) presents The Rite of Spring at 100 (Rite 100), an unprecedented nine-month festival which began in September 2012 and continues through May 2013. Spring season performances include three world premieres commissioned for Rite 100 including new works from Vijay Iyer, Basil Twist and Nacho Duato; a U.S. premiere from Nederlands Dans Theater 1; and a rare chance to see Martha Graham's groundbreaking version of The Rite of Spring.
Violinist Laurie Carney and pianist David Friend will give the world premiere of Robert Sirota's Violin Sonata No. 2 as part of a free concert at the Manhattan School of Music's Greenfield Hall (120 Claremont Ave.) on Tuesday, April 2 at 7:30pm. Sirota wrote the sonata for Carney, a founding member of the American String Quartet (ASQ), and dedicated it to their mothers who both passed away recently. The concert will also include Brahms' Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A Major; Messiaen's Theme and Variations; and Faure's Piano Quartet in C Minor with violist Daniel Avshalomov (also of the ASQ) and cellist William Grubb (Carney's husband).
Philadelphia Orchestra Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin and President and CEO Allison Vulgamore today announce the 2013-14 season of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
BroadwayWorld is excited to announce its newest series - the Featured Symphony Orchestra of the Week! Today, we bring you a look at the New Jersey Symphony thrilling audiences with its classical and popular repertoire since its inception in 1922.
Tickets for the 2013 Tanglewood season, June 21-September 1, will go on sale to the public this Sunday, January 27, at 10:00 a.m.; tickets, priced from $9 to $117, can be purchased online at www.tanglewood.org, by phone at 888-266-1200, or by visiting the Symphony Hall box office at 301 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston. For complete Tanglewood ticket information please click "How to Purchase Tickets" or see detailed information below.
The New York Philharmonic's 2013-14 season will be marked by an integration of ongoing artistic initiatives that have become hallmarks of Alan Gilbert's tenure as Music Director, alongside the introduction of new ideas that will advance the Orchestra and its role in the cultural life of New York City and the world.
One of the world's greatest orchestras, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam will perform at Hamer Hall in November for two concerts only as part of its first-ever Australian tour, announced Arts Centre Melbourne Chief Executive Judith Isherwood today.
Renée Fleming and Susan Graham, two of the world's most foremost stars of opera, join together at Walt Disney Concert Hall for a recital of French duets, tonight, January 19, at 8 pm. Accompanied by pianist Bradley Moore, the two powerhouse vocalists take the audience on a comprehensive survey of French song literature from the 19th century, featuring eight composers ranging from the arch-Romantic Hector Berlioz to the late-century Reynaldo Hahn and André Messager, and including rarely performed French duet literature from Debussy and Fauré. This LA Phil Colburn Celebrity Recital event is presented in partnership with the LA Opera.
Renée Fleming and Susan Graham, two of the world's most foremost stars of opera, join together at Walt Disney Concert Hall for a recital of French duets, Saturday, January 19, at 8 pm. Accompanied by pianist Bradley Moore, the two powerhouse vocalists take the audience on a comprehensive survey of French song literature from the 19th century, featuring eight composers ranging from the arch-Romantic Hector Berlioz to the late-century Reynaldo Hahn and André Messager, and including rarely performed French duet literature from Debussy and Fauré. This LA Phil Colburn Celebrity Recital event is presented in partnership with the LA Opera.
Widely regarded as one of the most talented virtuoso pianists performing today, Yefim Bronfman performs at Emory's Schwartz Center for Performing Arts on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 8 p.m. In this solo recital, Bronfman will perform Arabeske in C Major, op. 18 by Robert Schumann; Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, op. 5 by Johannes Brahms; Sergey Prokofiev's Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major, op. 84; and Sisar (New Work) by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Manhattan Saxophone Quartet, along with special guest performers Mika Godbole and Aleksandr Karjaka, will perform works by composers Jacob T.V., Lee Hyla, Quinn Collins, David Noon, and Inhyun Kim at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia theater at Symphony Space, (2537 Broadway, New York City) tonight, November 10th, 2012 at 7:30 pm.
Charismatic pianist Helene Grimaud comes to Walt Disney Concert Hall to perform an imaginative recital program on her birthday, tonight, November 7, at 8 pm. The lineup features music from her 2010 release, Resonances, which is described as a "music journey through the Austro-Hungarian empire tracing the echoes, pre-echoes and historical links between Mozart, Berg, Liszt and Bartok."
Manhattan Saxophone Quartet, along with special guest performers Mika Godbole and Aleksandr Karjaka, will perform works by composers Jacob T.V., Lee Hyla, Quinn Collins, David Noon, and Inhyun Kim at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia theater at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, New York City on Saturday, November 10th, 2012 at 7:30 pm.
Charismatic pianist Helene Grimaud comes to Walt Disney Concert Hall to perform an imaginative recital program on her birthday, Wednesday, November 7, at 8 pm. The lineup features music from her 2010 release, Resonances, which is described as a "music journey through the Austro-Hungarian empire tracing the echoes, pre-echoes and historical links between Mozart, Berg, Liszt and Bartok."
Texas Performing Arts presents an extraordinary evening of chamber music featuring the Canadian String Orchestra, Les Violins Du Roy, Bernard Labadie, Artistic & Music director, with world-renowned flutist, Emmanuel Pahud tonight, October 26, 2012 at Bass Concert Hall, 8:00 pm. Preceding this will be a pre-performance lecture by Dr. Guido Olivieri in the Bass Concert Hall Lobby at 7 pm.
