Classical (24/02/2011)
America's Orchestra Celebrates America's Pastimes... Baseball, Movies, And Rock 'n' Roll
 Conductor Keith Lockhart and America's Orchestra, the famed Boston Pops, will present their first-ever Minor League Ballparks tour, visiting 10 cities stretching from Birmingham, Alabama, to Buffalo, New York, August 16-30. Iconic singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins will join Mr. Lockhart and the Boston ...
| Classical (23/02/2011)
City Opera Vancouver Awarded $250,000 Commissioning Grant For The Creation Of A New Chamber Opera
 City Opera Vancouver's (City Opera) Board of Directors is delighted to announce the company has been awarded a commissioning grant of $250,000 US from the Annenberg Foundation, in connection with the philanthropic multimedia organization explore.org. This extraordinary sum is believed to be ...
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Classical (23/02/2011)
Scala & Kolacny Brothers Reimagine 'Use Somebody' As Delicate, Subtly Powerful Anthem
 On Scala & Kolacny Brothers' reinterpretation of Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody," the Belgian rock choir replaces KOL's charging guitars and penetrating vocals with an angelic, ethereal chorus augmented by a subtly placed piano line. It's a deeply moving rendition of the 2008 smash hit - delicate in ...
| Classical (18/02/2011)
Erik Ochsner To Conduct Lord Of The Rings Symphony
 New York-based Erik Ochsner will conduct performances of the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring: Live to Projection at Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, MO. The performances feature Howard Shore's Academy Award-winning score performed live, synchronized to film. Erik Ochsner, known for his clear, ...
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Classical (15/02/2011)
Mark S. Doss To Perform As 'A Night Of Stars' Guest Artist As Opera Tampa Honors Plαcido Domingo
 Global opera star and Grammy Award winner Mark S. Doss is set to perform as a guest artist at Opera Tampa's "A Night of Stars" on February 24, 2011 at 7:30 pm in Carol Morsani Hall at the Straz Center. The evening's host is Sherrill Milnes, world-renowned baritone and Opera Tampa Artistic Advisor, who ...
| Classical (14/02/2011)
Dayton Philharmonic Invites Dayton Area Teachers Free Of Charge To February 25/26 Concerts For A Special Tribute
 The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra's 2010-2011 Miami Valley & Good Samaritan Hospitals Classical Series will continue with the concerts titled Virtuosos at Home on Friday and Saturday, February 25 & 26, 2011, both performances at 8 p.m. at the Schuster Center. These two concert evenings are dedicated ...
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Classical (11/02/2011)
Penderecki String Quartet To Perform With Acclaimed Concert Pianist Grace Fong At Chapman University On February 15, 2011
 The celebrated Penderecki String Quartet, ensemble-in-residence at Chapman University's Conservatory of Music, will perform in recital Tuesday, February 15 at 8 p.m. with internationally acclaimed concert pianist Grace Fong, Chapman assistant professor and director of keyboard studies. The event will ...
| Classical (10/02/2011)
Amc Theatres Brings The Famous Opera 'Carmen' To The Silver Screen In 3d
 AMC Theatres (AMC), a leading theatrical exhibition and entertainment company, today announces that the world's most popular opera, "Carmen," will be available for the first time ever in spectacular RealD 3D with the release of the feature film event CARMEN IN 3D at 167 AMC theatres in 47 markets beginning ...
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Classical (08/02/2011)
Musica Angelica Brings Rarely Performed Mozart Opera To Southern California
.jpg) Mozart never completed the lively opera. Now, 230 years later, fellow Austrian Martin Haselbock "evens" the score, ingeniously interweaving the singspiel with other complimentary works by Mozart. A tale of love, passion, and jealousy is coming to Pasadena and Santa Monica with three exclusive performances ...
| Classical (08/02/2011)
Carmen In 3D Advanced Tickets And Group Sales Now Available
 RealD Inc. (NYSE: RLD) and the Royal Opera House announced today that advanced tickets and group ticket sales are now available in the United States for the theatrical entertainment event, Carmen in 3D, opening nationwide Saturday, March 5thexclusively in RealD 3D-equipped theatres. The first ever live ...
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Classical (08/02/2011)
Opera Company Of Philadelphia Announces 2011-2012 Season
 Highlights include: The return of a classic Carmen featuring Curtis Institute of Music alumna and celebrated star Rinat Shaham, with the OCP debuts of David Pomeroy and Jonathan Beyer A new production of Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio showcasing emerging stars Elizabeth Zharoff, Antonio Lozano, ...
| Classical (08/02/2011)
American Airlines And The New York Pops Announce Major Relationship In New York City
 American Airlines today announced a significant new relationship with The New York Pops, the largest independent pops orchestra in the United States, and the only professional symphonic orchestra in New York Cityspecializing in popular music. As part of the three-year agreement, American Airlines will ...
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Classical (05/02/2011)
Cal Performances Presents The Vienna Philharmonic In Three Concerts Conducted By Semyon Bychkov Friday–sunday, February 25–27, At Zellerbach Hall
 Cal Performances is pleased to present the legendary Vienna Philharmonic with conductor Semyon Bychkov in an historic three-performance concert residency at Zellerbach Hall on Friday, February 25 at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, February 26, at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, February 27, at 3:00 p.m. This is the first ...
| Classical (05/02/2011)
Opera Circle Presents Verdi's Magnificent Masterpiece: Aida
 As such grand dimensions call for grand collaborations, Opera Circle will present "Aida" hand in hand with The Cleveland Women's Orchestra under the baton of Robert Cronquist and The West Shore Chorale, John Drotleff, Chorus Master. The production will feature a select mix of international, out-of-state, ...
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Classical (03/02/2011)
Ethereal Rock Choir Scala & Kolacny Brothers Escalate US Breakthrough With Debut Album, Tour
 Winning over the hearts of critics at the LA Times, NPR, USA Today, Billboard, MTV.com, AOL Spinner and Stereogum, all-female Belgian rock choir sensations Scala & Kolacny Brothers continue their US breakthrough with the release of their full length self-titled debut and a North American tour this spring. ...
| Classical (03/02/2011)
The Philhallmonic Society Will Perform For Reach The World 2011 Benefit Dinner, The Boathouse In Central Park, Nyc
 The Philhallmonic Society will perform at Reach the World's 2011 Benefit Dinner at The Loeb Boathouse in Central Park, February 9, 2011. With the motto, "we sing so others can soar," The Philhallmonic Society is a unique organization under the leadership of international Broadway composer, conductor ...
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Classical (03/02/2011)
New Album From Erkki-Sven Tuur
 Erkki-Sven Tuur Strata Symphony No. 6 "Noesis"-; Concerto for Violin and Clarinet Carolin Widmann: violin Jorg Widmann: clarinet Nordic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anu Tali "My pieces are abstract dramas in sound, with individual characters and an extremely dynamic chain of ...
| Classical (01/02/2011)
Support Young Artists, Attend Seattle Opera Bravo! Club's Winter Ball And Auction
 The Asia America Symphony Association (AASA) led by Music Director & Conductor, David Benoit and President, Ted Tokio Tanaka announced its 2011 Concert Season, featuring a line-up of world renowned and celebrated artists. Heading up the concert series on Saturday, February 26 is award-winning pianist ...
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Classical (28/01/2011)
Support Young Artists, Attend Seattle Opera BRAVO! Club's Winter Ball And Auction
 The Seattle Opera BRAVO! Club invites young Seattleites to Teatro ZinZanni for an evening of live performance, dancing, delicious food, and a chance to bid on exciting items at the Winter Ball and Auction on Monday, January 31. Proceeds will benefit the Seattle Opera's Young Artists Program (YAP), ...
| Classical (28/01/2011)
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein's First Album On Sony Classical Bach: A Strange Beauty Debuts At No 1 On Traditional Billboard Classical Chart
 Pianist Simone Dinnerstein's latest album, Bach: A Strange Beauty (Sony Classical), makes its debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart. Dinnerstein is also the only Traditional Classical artist to grace the Billboard Top 200 chart which compiles the entire music industry's top selling ...
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Classical (28/01/2011)
Music Of The Night: An Evening With Davis Gaines Will Benefit Sosmentor In The Fight Against Childhood Obesity
 Broadway star Davis Gaines, who has performed the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera over 2,000 times, will present Music of the Night: An Evening with Davis Gaines, an intimate concert to benefit SOSMentor, a not-for-profit organization fighting childhood obesity. The concert ...
| Classical (28/01/2011)
Dallas Symphony Orchestra To Give World Premiere Of 'Gamelan D'Drum' By Stewart Copeland Of The Police
 The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will perform the world premiere of "Gamelan D'Drum" by Stewart Copeland, on Feb. 3-5, 2011 (Super Bowl weekend), at 8 p.m. at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas. The DSO's acclaimed Music Director Jaap van Zweden will conduct the performances, with Copeland ...
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Classical (27/01/2011)
Music Director David Benoit And President Ted Tokio Tanaka Announce Asia America Symphony Association's 50th Anniversary And 2011 Concert Season
 The Asia America Symphony Association (AASA) led by Music Director & Conductor, David Benoit and President, Ted Tokio Tanakaannounced its 2011 Concert Season, featuring a line-up of world renowned and celebrated artists. Heading up the concert series on Saturday, February 26 is award-winning pianist ...
| Classical (27/01/2011)
Nashville Symphony Announces 2011/2012 Season With Yo-Yo Ma, Bela Fleck, Wynonna And Trip To Carnegie Hall Among The Highlights
 The 2011/12 SunTrust Classical Series features some of today's leading classical soloists, including pianists Emanuel Ax (October 6-8, 2011), Garrick Ohlsson (January 26-28, 2012) and Jonathan Biss (February 9-11, 2012); violinists Cho-Liang 'Jimmy' Lin (March 8-10, 2012) and Augustin Hadelich (April ...
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Classical (26/01/2011)
Acclaimed Violinist Ray Chen 'Virtuoso'
 Sony Classical announces the release of Virtuoso the debut album on the label from the acclaimed young violinist Ray Chen. Winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition (2009) and the Yehudi Menuhin Competition (2008), Chen has received rave reviews from critics, and high praise from distinguished musicians ...
| Classical (25/01/2011)
Byron Janis And The Arthritis Foundation Announce Alliance
 The legendary pianist Byron Janis, who overcame many years of suffering from psoriatic arthritis in his hands and wrists, and the Arthritis Foundation have announced that they are embarking on an alliance that will fulfill Mr. Janis's humanitarian effort of making a difference and giving back to the ...
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Classical (24/01/2011)
Players' Proposal: $40.1M
 Thursday, in a full day of negotiations, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) proposed to spend an average of $12 million annually on musician compensation during the next three years - precisely the$36 million publically accepted by the union. The proposal included $2 million for extensive education ...
| Classical (21/01/2011)
Itzhak Perlman And Chicago Symphony Orchestra Join Rotary's Effort To End Polio Now
 Sony Classical, in partnership with the Metropolitan Opera, proudly presents the first in a line of CD and DVD releases drawn from both the storied Met broadcast archive and the acclaimed series "The Met: Live in HD." On January 25, 2011, Sony Classical issues four multi-disc sets that represent the ...
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Classical (20/01/2011)
Itzhak Perlman And Chicago Symphony Orchestra Join Rotary's Effort To End Polio Now
 Rotary International joins violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman and members of the world-renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor James DePreist, to present the Concert to End Polio, a benefit performance supporting the global effort to eradicate this disabling childhood disease. The Concert ...
| Classical (20/01/2011)
Lang Lang Invited To Perform At The White House State Dinner Welcoming Chinese President Hu Jintao
 International superstar Chinese pianist Lang Lang has been invited to perform at The White House when President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host a state dinner at The White House on Wednesday, January 19th. Reciprocating The President's State Visit to the People's Republic of China in ...
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