Ludovico Einaudi Releases New Album Nightbook NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Doreen D'Agostino Media) - After debuting at No 1 in four European countries, the follow up to the critically acclaimed 'Divenire' release, Ludovico Einaudi's 'Nightbook' is bowing in the U.S. today. Nightbook is, according to Einaudi, a record about the transition between light ...
| Classical Guitarist/Composer Maya Le Roux Releases Debut U.S. Album NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Doreen D'Agostino Media) - Maya Le Roux, a Swiss guitarist and composer, has just released a new album which is her debut U.S. release 'Symphonic and Guitar". When speaking about her musical philosophy and about the collection, Maya passionately comments that she believes memory ...
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Teen Violin Prodigy Sam Weiser Celebrates 'Sam I Am' Debut with Limited Five Date CD Release Tour New York (Top40 Charts/ Sony Music Entertainment UK) - On his debut album 'Sam I Am' (Disappear Records, Feb. 16), 15-year-old violin prodigy Sam Weiser shines with staggering technique, youthful ebullience and mature poise. Combining many musical traditions, Sam will bring his album to the stage with ...
| Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras Presents: Don Giovanni Semi-Staged Production January 24, 2010 At Sanders Theatre At Harvard University New York (Top40 Charts/ Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras) - The BYSO premier ensemble, Boston Youth Symphony (BYS), will perform Mozart's Don Giovanni at Sanders Theatre at Harvard University on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010, at 3 p.m. with professional soloists and choral singers. This semi-staged production ...
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Additional Songs From Tenor Anthony Kearns' Bipartisan Holiday Performance In Washington, D.C. Now Available On YouTube WASHINGTON, DC (Top40 Charts/ Kirsten Fedewa & Associates) - Six additional video clips from world renowned Tenor Anthony Kearns' solo performance on December 17, 2009 at the prestigious Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C. are now available on YouTube. "These songs allow me to showcase some of the ...
| Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed A Dream' - Biggest Selling Release Of 2009 - Dominates No 1 Spot For 6th Consecutive Week NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed A Dream' (Columbia/Syco) is the biggest selling release of 2009 after only six short weeks since being released on November 23, 2009. 'I Dreamed A Dream' continues to hold the No 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for the sixth consecutive ...
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Valery Gergiev Brings Tchaikovsky's Six Symphonies To Paris New York (Top40 Charts/ Late Rooms Official Website) - With all the rushing around that comes with Christmas, many music lovers may have been denied the opportunity to go to the theatre and enjoy a festive show. If this is the case, they could be itching to put on their gladrags and sit back to take ...
| Songs from Tenor Anthony Kearns' Holiday Performance In Washington, D.C. Now Available On YouTube WASHINGTON, DC (Top40 Charts/ Kirsten Fedewa & Associates) - Two video clips from world renowned Tenor Anthony Kearns' solo performance on December 17, 2009 for members of Congress, media, and V.I.P. guests are now available on YouTube. Kearns, who is recognized as "Ireland's Finest Tenor," sings "Silent ...
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Julie Andrews Hosts, Georges Pretre Conducts Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Day Special On THIRTEEN’s Great Performances On PBS NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ WNET.ORG) - Stage, screen and recording legend Julie Andrews rings in the new year as she hosts FromVienna: The New Year�s Celebration 2010 on Friday, January 1 at 2:30 and 9 p.m. (ET) on THIRTEEN�s Great Performances on PBS (check local listings). Joining her for the annual ...
| Tenor Anthony Kearns Brings Holiday Cheer to Nation's Capital Washington, D.C. (Top40 Charts/ Kirsten Fedewa & Assoc.) - World renowned Tenor Anthony Kearns brought Irish holiday cheer to Washington, D.C. on Thurs., Dec. 17, 2009 at a special solo performance for members of Congress, media, and V.I.P. guests. Ireland's Ambassador to the United States, The Honorable ...
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Sony Masterworks Celebrates the Bicentennial of Haydn With Haydn: The Complete Symphonies Box Set NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Sony Masterworks) - To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Haydn's death, Sony Masterworks releases Haydn: The Complete Symphonies box set. This 37-disc collection began eleven years ago, when in 1998, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra conducted by Dennis Russell Davies laid the ...
| Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed A Dream' Takes No 1 Spot For Third Consecutive Week; Certified Triple Platinum and Biggest Selling Album of 2009 NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed A Dream' (Columbia Records) dominates the charts holding down the No 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for the third consecutive week with 581,966 copies sold. The album has also received RIAA-Triple Platinum Certification for shipping over ...
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Opera's Reigning Diva Renee Fleming & The Russian National Orchestra Descend On South Florida To Head Stellar Line-up New York (Top40 Charts/ Centre For The Arts) - For centuries, the world has celebrated the artistry of Russian culture. Composers, musicians, writers and dancers with names such as Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Tolstoy, and Baryshnikov have inspired audiences. The fourth annual Festival of the Arts BOCA, ...
| Susan Boyle: I Dreamed A Dream Continues To Break Sales Records In The U.S!! LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts/ Sony Music Entertainment UK) - Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed A Dream" continues to hold the No 1 spot on the Billboard 200 with another milestone, becoming the fastest selling debut album over a two-week period after release. The album earned the highest second week sales of 2009 ...
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Sony Masterworks To Release Unprecedented Series Of Horowitz Recordings, Documenting Legendary Pianist's Greatest Years As An Interpretive Artist NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Sony Masterworks) - Sony Masterworks, in collaboration with the Vladimir Horowitz Estate, presents an unprecedented collection of never-before-available historic recordings, photographs and ephemera highlighting legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz. Focusing on the full range ...
| RARE HAYDN SONGS AND CANZONETTAS ALBUM BY WILHELM PFEIFFER NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Wilhelm Pfeiffer Official Website) - Finally, art songs and canzonettas by grand composer Joseph Haydn won't be an unknown treasure still to be discovered any more. Wilhelm Pfeiffer is happy to showcase - together with Larissa Swarovsky - his new album 'JOSEPH HAYDN - Englische ...
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15-Year-Old Violin Prodigy Sam Weiser Takes On Santana And Eddie Vedder For Debut Album 'Sam I Am' NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Fifteen-year-old Sam Weiser is a most unusual violin prodigy, he started playing at age three, was a concertmaster by 10, and will make his album debut with 'Sam I Am' out on Disappear Records on February 16th. 'Sam I Am' incorporates compositions from Carlos ...
| Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed A Dream' Enters Charts With Top First Week Sales Of 2009 And Biggest Selling Female Debut Album In History NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed A Dream' (Columbia Records) made a historical introduction to the charts today as the album achieved the highest first week sales of 2009 as well as the largest ever debut for a female artist on the Billboard 200 in the Soundscan era. ...
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Selections From Frank Zappa's 'Yellow Shark' To Be Performed By LA Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By John Adams New York (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Selections from Frank Zappa's 'Yellow Shark' album will be performed on December 1 by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra with John Adams conducting. The concert is presented as part of the West Coast, Left Coast Festival celebrating California composers. ...
| Susan Boyle Invites Fans To Celebrate November 23rd Global Release At NBC's Today Show (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Susan Boyle will take over New York City's Rockefeller Plaza this Monday, November 23rd to celebrate the worldwide release of her debut album 'I Dreamed A Dream' on NBC's "Today Show." Fans are encouraged to join Boyle on the plaza for her first public performance ...
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