The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA has opened its 2026 Paul and Loti Christensen Young Artist Competition with a National Call for Entries, announced by VSO USA's CEO Dr. Igor Shakhman.
Rainer Crosett, a celebrated cellist, will make his Carnegie Hall debut with pianist Victor Santiago Asunción. The program will celebrate Crosett's receipt of the American Recital Debut Award.
Spoleto Festival USA has announced its 2026 season, running May 22–June 7, 2026, featuring more than 110 performances across opera, dance, theater, music, jazz, and community programs.
Brazilian-American cellist Gabriel Martins presents a recital program at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in a program celebrating his receipt of the American Recital Debut Award. Learn more!
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA (VSO) has announced Wilson Liu (piano), Jacob Peizner (alto saxophone), and Hana Gottesman (violin) as the Gold Medalists of its 31st Annual Young Artist Competition, following an extraordinary final round performance on October 12 at First Presbyterian Church in Vancouver.
South Florida Symphony Orchestra opens its 28th season Juxtapositions with Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, Massenet, and Brahms on November 5 at The Parker in Fort Lauderdale.
The nine finalists for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA’s 31st Young Artist Competition were announced today by VSO’s CEO, Dr. Igor Shakhman. The final round of the competition, which is free and open to the public, will take place on October 12.
South Florida Symphony Orchestra will launch its 28th season, Juxtapositions, in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and Key West beginning November 2025. Under the baton of Maestra Sebrina María Alfonso, the season will pair timeless masterworks with today’s most compelling musical voices. Subscriptions are on sale now, with individual tickets available September 5.
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA has announced the launch of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) Youth Virtuosi, USA, made possible through the Ruthie Keller Community Music Initiative in conjunction with the Keller Foundation.
The award-winning 2025 Vancouver Arts & Music Festival has revealed its summer lineup. The festival will take place from July 31 through August 3. Learn more!
The American Recital Debut Award Foundation announces today that cellists Gabriel Martins and Rainer Crosett have been named the award's 2025 recipients. Learn more here!
The Sitka Summer Music Festival, Alaska’s premier chamber music celebration, is set to return in June 2025, offering a month-long series of performances that blend world-class artistry with the natural beauty of Southeast Alaska.
Juxtapositions is the theme of South Florida Symphony Orchestra's (SFSO) adventurous 28th season. Award-winning Maestra Sebrina María Alfonso conducts a curated line-up of celebrated works, including several Symphony premieres emerging with unexpected contrasts.
The 92nd Street Y, New York will present Awadagin Pratt, piano at Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!
On May 30 2025, pianist Simone Dinnerstein releases her new album, Complicité, on the Supertrain Records label. This is her first recording with the string ensemble she founded and directs, Baroklyn (the ensemble's name is a portmanteau of Baroque and Brooklyn, Dinnerstein's home borough), and features the music of J.S. Bach and Philip Lasser.
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA will open its 2025 Annual Young Artist Concerto Competition with a National Call for Entries, announced by VSO's CEO Dr. Igor Shakhman.
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA has revealed its 2025-26 season programming, spotlighting music by John Adams, Carlos Simon and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.
On March 28, 2025, Deutsche Grammophon releases Finnish-Cuban pianist Anton Mejias' first solo album, The Art of Memory, featuring the world premiere recording of Philip Lasser's Twelve Preludes: The Art of Memory, a companion piece to Book II of J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier.
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA has announced Alexander Liu (piano), Hannah Cho (oboe), and Mio Imai (violin) as the Gold Medalists of its 30th Annual Young Artist Competition following a remarkable performance from all nine finalists.
Nine young musicians have advanced to the final round of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA’s National Young Artist Competition. Learn more.
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