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Taking the form of an imaginary train ride, the performance will feature meticulously-crafted marionettes representing flora and fauna of regions across an imaginary landscape fused with whimsy and a cartoonish sensibility.

Six-time GRAMMY Award-nominated violinist and composer Curtis Stewart has revealed his 2025-2026 season, highlighted by his first public performance of Coleridge-Taylor's Ballade with National Philharmonic, the world premiere of a new work, and more.

GRAMMY Award-winning conductor Cristian Măcelaru announces a 2025-2026 season marking the start of his tenure as Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, among numerous other titled and guest engagements.

Few honors in entertainment are as coveted—or as rare—as achieving EGOT status. This elite distinction marks a career filled with versatility, longevity, and extraordinary talent across multiple mediums. What does it all mean? We're taking a closer look at the artists who have managed to join one of the industry’s most exclusive clubs.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has unveiled its 2025­­­–26 season, the first under the leadership of new Music Director Cristian Măcelaru. This season introduces an ambitious programming vision that balances timeless orchestral works with contemporary voices.

Videmus Inc. has announced that through a new relationship with Boosey & Hawkes, one of the world's leading classical music publishers, it will make available the previously unpublished music of composer Julia Perry.

Through a new relationship with Boosey & Hawkes, one of the world's leading classical music publishers, Videmus Inc. will make available the previously unpublished music of composer Julia Perry.

The Grammy-winning Pacifica Quartet will perform 'American Snapshots: JFK, Vietnam, and Ellis Island' at 92NY, offering a musical reflection on key American historical moments. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Join Experiential Orchestra and Videmus for The Julia Perry Centenary Celebration and Festival in New York City from March 13-16, 2024.

CMS Winter Festival: Quartet Panorama, taking place in February and March showcases the future of string quartets. Learn how to purchase tickets!

African American Voices II includes Margaret Bonds' Montgomery Variations (1964), Ulysses Kay's Concerto for Orchestra (1948), and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson's Worship: A Concert Overture (2001) and will be released worldwide on Linn Records on October 13, 2023 (digital) and October 20, 2023 (CD).

Midori joins Festival Strings Lucerne for a US tour from Nov 3-16. Midori joins the orchestra to perform one of Robert Schumann's last works, his Violin Concerto in D minor, and Beethoven's Romance No. 2 in F major, which she recorded with Festival Strings Lucerne for her Beethoven album (Warner Classics, 2020). 

Merriam-Webster defines “crescendo” as “music that is gradually building.” Much like its definition, the New York Youth Symphony's new program with the same name will do just that by giving young New York City musicians a voice and a chance to expand their musical education through ensemble training and performances.

Merriam-Webster defines 'crescendo' as 'music that is gradually building.' Much like its definition, the New York Youth Symphony's new program with the same name will do just that by giving young New York City musicians a voice and a chance to expand their musical education through ensemble training and performances.

Boston Symphony Orchestra will present VOICES OF LOSS, RECKONING, AND HOPE Festival March 3-18. 

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has announced its 2023-24 season, which celebrates the passing of the artistic torch and the theme of Legacy, with the final farewell concerts of two esteemed American string quartets, both with long histories at CMS.

BBMT is currently delivering a treat for all ages with their spunky rendition of Tchaikovsky’s popular Christmas ballet, complete with a team of evil mice, gracefully dancing sugarplum fairies, a growing Christmas tree, and all manner of delightful surprises.

​​​​​​​Andris Nelsons, marking his ninth season as BSO Music Director, leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the opening concert of the 2022–23 season on September 22 at Symphony Hall. Pianist Awadagin Pratt appears for the first time with the BSO, performing a work written for him by American composer Jessie Montgomery (Rounds, for piano and string orchestra) and J.S. Bach's Concerto in A, BWV 1055.

The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards featured a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, a win for Barlow and Bear's 'Unofficial Bridgerton Musical,' Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett for their 'Love For Sale' Cole Porter duets album, Olivia Rodrigo, and more. Check out the full list of winners now!

The Guthrie Theater today announced 10 ambitious, full-scale productions to commemorate the theater’s 60-year legacy: Qui Nguyen’s love-and-war comedy Vietgone; the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks’ Sally & Tom, produced in collaboration with The Public Theater and more. See the full schedule and find out how to get tickets.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has announced its 2022-23 season with a wide range of repertoire performed by its international, intergenerational roster of world-renowned artists. 

The State Theatre in Easton has announced new shows for the 2021-2022 Season, along with a sneak peek of what’s to come next season! Tickets for these additional shows will go on sale to State Theatre Members Wednesday, Dec 1 at 10 am. Tickets will go on sale to the public Wednesday, December 8 at 10 AM.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has announced an exciting 2021-22 season of intimate concerts, live and with an in-person audience, in the Rose Studio: New Milestones, Rose Studio Concerts and The Art of the Recital, as well as a new season of its popular lecture series Inside Chamber Music and more.

The criteria are that these shows have been nominated for Best Musical from the 3rd Tony Awards (the ceremony that started the Best Musical category) in 1949 to the nominations of what will now be the 74th Tony Awards in 2021. I will be determining their signs based upon their Broadway premiere date. With those rules in mind, here we go!

Recipients to be honored at the 43rd annual national celebration of the arts are: multi-disciplinary artist, choreographer, and actress Debbie Allen; singer-songwriter and activist Joan Baez; country singer-songwriter Garth Brooks; violinist Midori; and actor Dick Van Dyke.