Classical (02/04/2012) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Announces 2012 Summer Season
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announces its programming for the Summer 2012 concert season. The season begins with Baltimore's favorite Fourth of July tradition: The Star-Spangled Spectacular at Oregon Ridge Park (Cockeysville, Md.) on July 3 & 4, featuring favorite patriotic music that culminates ...
| Classical (02/04/2012) WCPE Honors Pesach And Easter With Great Sacred Music
WCPE's Assistant Music Director Kenneth Bradshaw announces special programming for the Jewish and Christian Holy Days. On Friday April 6, 2012 at 6 p.m. an hour long presentation by Leonard Nimoy and Western Wind celebrates Passover. On Great Sacred Music Sunday, April 8, 8-11 a.m., Rob Kennedy features ...
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Classical (30/03/2012) Canandaigua Lakemusic Festival Announces Summer Season
Bon voyage! Canandaigua LakeMusic Festival proudly announces its 2012 season, which explores the theme of Journeys and Voyages from August 15-26. Over the course of four Festival Series programs, held for the first time in a newly built, state-of-the-art concert hall at Finger Lakes Community College, ...
| Classical (29/03/2012) Festival Mozaic 42nd Season Follows In The Footsteps Of Giants
Festival Mozaic has announced its 2012 summer season, which will take place July 12-22 in the most charismatic spaces across California's Central Coast including Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, Chapel Hill in wine country, Hearst Castle overlooking the sparkling Pacific Ocean, and Mission San Miguel. ...
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Classical (29/03/2012) WCPE Salutes Women Of Classical Music
WCPE Volunteer Announcer Dave Bryant announces the celebration of Women's History Month. March is the month worldwide that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society, and in the United States Women's History Month traces back to the year 1911. This coming Monday, ...
| Classical (28/03/2012) World Renowned Classical Conductor Calls Upon UK Musicians To Embrace Athletes' Training Methods To Become Musical Olympians Of The Future
With the London 2012 Olympics mere months away, John Axelrod, one of the world's renowned classical conductors and creator of the Classical Rock genre, is embarking on an initiative to coincide with The Games to improve national musicianship by embracing athletes' training disciplines. John believes ...
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Classical (28/03/2012) David Garrett Comes Full Circle With Legacy
David Garrett comes full circle with his new classical recording of Beethoven and Kreisler, Legacy, to be released June 5th on Decca, along with stand-alone concert DVD Legacy Live. Both represent David's successful dual career, bridging his crossover repertoire with his classical career that began ...
| Classical (28/03/2012) Cellist Bion Tsang Takes The Stage With New Cello To Perform Antonin Dvorak's Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104 With The Austin Symphony Orchestra March 30 - 31
Internationally acclaimed cellist Bion Tsang will make his Austin solo debut with maestro Peter Bay and the Austin Symphony Orchestra on March 30 and 31, performing on a new cello he acquired from the workbench of Wayne Burak in Arlington, Texas.
Bion Tsang perform Antonin Dvořák's Cello Concerto ...
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Classical (27/03/2012) 75th Anniversary Carmel Bach Festival Tickets On Sale April 2, 2012
Tickets for the much anticipated 75th season of the Carmel Bach Festival go on sale Monday, April 2, 2012. Led by world-renowned Music Director Paul Goodwin, the Festival this year carries the theme "Spheres of Influence," celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach's impact on music around the world. It will ...
| Classical (24/03/2012) Famed Italian Born Acoustic Guitarist Peppino D'Agostino Celebrates 'Nine White Kites' - His First New Album of Guitar Compositions in a Decade - With an East Coast Tour in April
Italian-born, U.S. based acoustic guitarist Peppino D'Agostino (www.peppinodagostino.com) is gearing up to fly "Nine White Kites" - the name of his recently released first album of new compositions for the guitar in a decade - in several cities during his upcoming tour, starting on the East Coast on ...
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Classical (19/03/2012) Jun Markl Leads Bso And Violinist Arabella Steinbacher In Beethoven's Violin Concerto, April 26-28
German conductor Jun Märkl will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and violinist Arabella Steinbacher in Beethoven's majestic Violin Concerto on Thursday, April 26 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore, and Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28 at 8 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony ...
| Classical (19/03/2012) Singapore Produces The World's First Classical And Pop Music Album Created Entirely On The iPad
Today, local Singaporean, Ian Low, has just released the world's first classical music album that was recorded and produced entirely using only an iPad and a software app, Apple's own GarageBand. It is entitled The Eternal Broth.
The album is a rearrangement of an earlier instrumental work by Mr. ...
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Classical (16/03/2012) Andrew Heller's "Local Call To Heaven" Picked Up On The First Ring At AC Radio
"Local Call To Heaven," the inspirational new single from classically trained tenor Andrew Heller enters the Top 40, jumping from number 50 to number 39 on this week's FMQB AC chart.
"The sweeping vocal lines were so exciting to tackle," recalls Andrew. "This Ervin Drake gem was originally written ...
| Classical (12/03/2012) Introducing Classical Pianist Adam Gyorgy
Adam Gyorgy is one of most talked about new classical pianists in the world. Even CNN World Report called him "a rising star". His new album is a selection of Liszt, Bach and Mozart, to be released this spring. His fans are quickly growing and their comments range from "infectious" and "charismatic", ...
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Classical (09/03/2012) An Evening With Kirill Gerstein: Rhapsody In Blue And World Premieres Of Brad Mehldau And Chick Corea Pieces
The 2012 Signature Music Series at Berklee wraps up an extraordinary season on Friday, March 30, with An Evening with Kirill Gerstein: Rhapsody in Blue. The Russian-born pianist will perform the world premiere of new works by Chick Corea and Brad Mehldau, commissioned by Gerstein as part of his 2010 ...
| Classical (09/03/2012) I Am Patrizia: Fusing Classical, Opera, Pop & Rock Patrizia Releases New Collection
Fusing classical, opera, pop and rock, Canada's Rock Soprano Diva Patrizia has always been an artist that is hard to define or categorize. The new collection I Am Patrizia, to be released April 3, includes an iconic Queen song "Show Must Go On", a dance pop mix "I Won't Stop Believin'", the famous Carmen ...
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Classical (06/03/2012) Tenor Anthony Kearns To Sing At John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
This March Anthony Kearns with his accompanist, pianist Patrick Healy, performs a series of concerts in six states culminating with a performance at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. Kearns is hailed as the voice of the century and acknowledged by Ireland's Ambassador to the U.S. as Ireland's ...
| Classical (05/03/2012) Portland Cello Project With Emily Wells
In the ultimate test of their quest to find those universal moments of beauty that tie all musical genres together, the Portland Cello Project (or PCP) are releasing Homage on May 1, 2012. Known for their dynamic live shows and inspired arrangements of composers of all aesthetic persuasions, PCP will ...
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Classical (05/03/2012) Musical Cast From London's West End Hit "We Will Rock You" Joins Dayton Philharmonic On March 10, 2012 For The Music Of Queen
In its second season, the Dayton Philharmonic's Rockin' Orchestra Series is playing to sold-out houses at the Schuster Performing Arts Center in Downtown Dayton, Ohio. The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra (DPO) is the first American orchestra to package rock-with-orchestra-based music into a season subscription ...
| Classical (02/03/2012) Edel Munoz And Rovshan Mamedkuliev To Present Scarlatti, Bach, Aguado, Moreno Torroba, Villa-Lobos, Llobet, And Brouwer At Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall
D'Addario is thrilled to introduce virtuoso classical guitarists Edel Muñoz and Rovshan Mamedkuliev who will perform at Weill Hall in Carnegie Hall as part of the ongoing D'Addario Pro-Arte Classical Guitar Concert Series. Taking place on March 15, 2012 at 8 pm at none other than Carnegie Hall's Weill ...
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Classical (01/03/2012) A Bravura Performance On An 1846 Lacote Guitar Shapes The Romantic, Historical Sounds Of Classical Guitarist Patrick Appello
Classical guitarist Patrick Appello delivers a stunning collection of 'romantic guitar' songs on his upcoming CD, 'The Last Rose of Summer'. The album, set for March 6th release, showcases the sounds of Appello's 1846 Lacote guitar and features works by Franz Schubert, Mauro Giuliani and Johann Kasper ...
| Classical (29/02/2012) Marin Alsop And The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Announce 2012-2013 Season
Music Director Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) announce the Orchestra's 2012-2013 season, the sixth full season under the direction of Maestra Alsop. The BSO will embark on a season-long celebration of the impact of film, movie scores and musicals across the decades. Featured ...
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Classical (29/02/2012) 'Il Volo Takes Flight - Live From The Detroit Opera House' CD & DVD Available Today
Italian singing sensations Il Volo soar in their first PBS Special "Il Volo Takes Flight" as well as on their upcoming CD and DVD, "Il Volo Takes Flight - Live From The Detroit Opera House," which was released today, Feb. 28th on Geffen Records. Il Volo will head out on a North American headline ...
| Classical (28/02/2012) Artist Of The Future Meets Piano Of The Future
The artist of the future meets the piano of the future. That's what audiences across the country and around the world are experiencing this season as the Russian-born virtuoso Yana Reznik performs the music of Rachmaninoff and other concert favorites on the revolutionary new Roland V-Piano Grand.
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Classical (28/02/2012) Tenor Anthony Kearns To Reprise Lead Role In Charles Gounod's Faust At Opera Naples
Tenor Anthony Kearns takes the title role in Opera Naples [FL]'s production of Charles Gounod's, Faust - tonight, Friday, Feb. 24 - at 7:30 p.m.This is Mr. Kearns third appearance with Opera Naples, where he previously performed, with much acclaim, as "Romeo" in Romeo and Juliet: Then and Now and as ...
| Classical (24/02/2012) San Francisco Symphony At 100, The Centennial Season Opening Gala Concert Featuring Michael Tilson Thomas, Itzhak Perlman And Lang Lang, Airs On March 30, 2012
San Francisco Symphony at 100, the San Francisco Symphony's Centennial Season opening night gala, conducted by Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, will air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, Friday, March 30 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).
THIRTEEN's Great Performances is a production ...
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Classical (23/02/2012) Music And Memories Of A Life In The Yiddish Theater, Featuring Michael Tilson Thomas And The New World Symphony, To Air On Thirteen's Great Performances On March 29, 2012
The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater, a celebration of Yiddish theater pioneers Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky by their grandson, Michael Tilson Thomas, Artistic Director of the New World Symphony, airs Thursday, March 29 at 8 p.m. (check local listings), on THIRTEEN's ...
| Classical (22/02/2012) The Modern Wind Symphony Concert: The Brooklyn Wind Symphony's Tribute To John Barnes Chance On March 24, 2012
The Brooklyn Wind Symphony, Williamsburg's upstart concert band founded in 2008 by Artist Director Jeff W. Ball, presents a concert honoring the prominent wind band composer John Barnes Chance (1932-1972) in what would have been his 80th birthday year. The ensemble takes the stage at Grand Street Campus ...
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Classical (22/02/2012) Philip Glass's Satyagraha, The Inspirational Opera Based On The Life Of Gandhi, Exploring His Enduring Philosophy Of Non-violent Resistance, To Air On Thirteen's Great Performances At The Met Sunday, March 25 At 12 P.m. On PBS
Philip Glass's inspirational opera Satyagraha (Sanskrit for "truth force"), in the first revival of Phelim McDermottand Julian Crouch's innovative 2008 production, airs on THIRTEEN's Great Performances at the MetSunday, March 25 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will premiere ...
| Classical (20/02/2012) World Renowned Classical Pianist Lang Lang To Perform Live Concert With Oxford Philomusica
Lang Lang, one of the world's most renowned classical pianists who has played to filled concert halls all over the world, will put his talents on display for audience members on February 19 at the Sheldonian Theatre. Lang Lang will move through difficult and historically famous pieces with the Oxford ...
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