Alice Sara Ott Releases "Nightfall" On August 24, 2018
30 July, 2018
On her new album Nightfall, set for release on August 24 via Deutsche Grammophon, Alice Sara Ott takes a very personal look at the magical moment in time and space between day and night, light and darkness, basing her explorations on works by Debussy, Satie and Ravel. The German-Japanese pianist decided ...
| Icelandic Pianist Vikingur Olafsson Announces New Johann Sebastian Bach Album
30 July, 2018
Víkingur Ólafsson is a musical free spirit with a mission. He first made the classical world sit up and listen in early 2017 with his recording of solo piano works by Philip Glass - a fascinating journey through the time and space of their minimalist structures. Glass is now followed by Bach. Set ...
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Suzhou Chinese Orchestra Charms Portland With Folk Music
30 July, 2018
The Suzhou Chinese Orchestra drew hundreds of Chinese folk music-lovers to the Lincoln Performance Hall at Portland State University on Friday with a "Charm of Chinese Music Concert".
The audience was deeply impressed with the young orchestra's great vigor and dedication. After the performance, the ...
| Karen Olson Celebrates Debut Appearance On Billboard New Age Album Chart At #3 And Simultaneously On Billboard Classical Album Chart At #9 For New Album Entitled Songpath
27 July, 2018
Renowned virtuoso musician and music visionary, Karen Olson, celebrates her debut appearance on Billboard's New Age Album Chart with a Highest Ranking Debut in at #3 while simultaneously entering Billboard's Classical Album Chart in at #9 (for the week of July 28th, 2018) with SongPath, a collection ...
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Helene Grimaud Releases "Memory" Set For September 28, 2018
26 July, 2018
Music has been described as a means of rescuing that which is lost - a simple yet persuasive idea and one which informs Hélène Grimaud's working definition of the art form. The French pianist's latest recording addresses music's unique ability to bring images of the past back to life in the present ...
| Classical Masters To Present A Benefit Concert Starring "The Four Phantoms" From Broadway's Iconic "The Phantom Of The Opera"
25 July, 2018
Classical Masters, a nonprofit organization providing music scholarships within the Sacramento region, announced today their Gala Concert programming. This year, the Classical Masters Gala Concert will feature "The Four Phantoms," a quartet including four of Broadway's leading men from The Phantom of ...
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Sergei Babayan Signs Exclusive Contract With Deutsche Grammophon
20 July, 2018
Sergei Babayan, hailed for his charismatic and emotionally charged artistry, has signed an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon. The new relationship was announced today at the Verbier Festival.
Last March saw the release on the yellow label of Prokofiev for Two, an album of Babayan's ...
| String Quartet Well-Strung To Release Third Album This Fall Featuring Pop/Classical Mash-Ups
18 July, 2018
Well-Strung, the innovative and eclectic New York City-based string quartet that derives their unique blend of vocals and strings by fusing classical music with the pop music of today, has announced that their latest album, Under the Covers will be released September 14, 2018. Their third album, Under ...
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Anne Akiko Meyers To Perform Tribute To John Williams At 2018 Grammy Salute To Music Legends
11 July, 2018
The Recording Academy has expanded its lineup for the "GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends," an awards ceremony and live tribute concert celebrating the 2018 Special Merit Awards honorees on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Added to the lineup are four-time GRAMMY winner Yolanda ...
| Dutch Pianist Joep Beving's New Single "Sleeping Lotus - Tom Trago" Out Now
11 July, 2018
Dutch pianist Joep Beving's new single "Sleeping Lotus-Tom Trago's Sixtine Remix'" is out now. The track is the second from Beving's upcoming album Conatus, which is set for release September 7 via Deutsche Grammophon. Joep Beving released his first single "Hanging D-Cello Octet Amsterdam" last week.
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National Geographic: Symphony For Our World To Kick Off North American Leg Of World Tour In LA On October 27, 2018
10 July, 2018
National Geographic and Jason Michael Paul Entertainment, Inc. are presenting the all-new and dazzling National Geographic: Symphony for Our World, which thrilled audiences with a special sold-out preview in San Francisco on Earth Day, April 22. The North American leg of the worldwide tour kicks off ...
| Andre Rieu: Amore, My Tribute To Love In Select Theaters For One Night Only 8/28
29 June, 2018
One of the most popular live acts in theworld, Dutch violinist and concert leader,AndréRieu, has announced that the filmof his 2018 Maastricht concertwill premiereinU.S.theaters nationwide for one night only on Tuesday, August 28 as he performs his hometown Maastrichtconcertwith a celebration of love.
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Layale Chaker Announces New Album 'Inner Rhyme' And Pre-Release Concert
28 June, 2018
London-based composer and violinist Layale Chaker has already enjoyed an international career, despite her young age, sharing aspects of her Lebanese heritage with others through performances of her own works at prestigious venues including Wigmore Hall and the Southbank Centre in London.
As a ...
| Peter Gregson Signs Exclusive Contract With Deutsche Grammophon And Takes "Recomposed" Series Forward
27 June, 2018
Cellist, composer and electro-acoustic alchemist Peter Gregson is a man obsessed with music and sound. "The job of the musician is to be creating stuff that's relevant to his time," he says. "You can get it wrong if all you do is stubbornly stick to your guns. I want to be able to adapt to changing ...
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Great Performances Season 12 Continues Sunday, July 8 On PBS With Rossini's Semiramide
26 June, 2018
Season 12 of GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET continues Sunday, July 8 on PBS (check local listings) with a rare Met performance of Rossini's masterpiece Semiramide, starring Angela Meade as the titular Queen of BABYLON and Elizabeth DeShong as the warrior Arsace. Javier Camarena, Ildar Abdrazakov and ...
| New Album, Hilary Hahn Plays Bach - Sonatas 1 & 2, Partita 1, Out October 5
26 June, 2018
Three-time Grammy Award-winner Hilary Hahn releases Hilary Hahn Plays Bach - Sonatas 1 & 2, Partita 1 via Decca/Universal Music.
When Hahn's Plays Bach came out on Sony in 1997, critics were astounded that a performer would choose solo Bach for her debut album; they were further confounded by her ...
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Musicians Of The San Francisco Opera Orchestra Present Jazz Composer Valerie Capers "Wagner Takes The A Train"
23 June, 2018
The Musicians of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra present a companion piece to Richard Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung cycle in partnership with jazz composer and pianist Valerie Capers and her musical collaborator, bassist John Robinson III. Wagner Takes the "A" Train is a meeting of musical styles ...
| Yo-Yo Ma - Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suites
22 June, 2018
"Almost no one made a sound. Almost no one moved. When a large audience is listening intently, it creates an atmosphere that cannot be measured or recorded, only remembered. Here, it was as if music had stilled the world ... he was following his natural musical rhythms, to the point that it felt less ...
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The Metropolitan Opera Guild Announces Anna Netrebko As Honoree Of 84th Annual Luncheon
20 June, 2018
The Metropolitan Opera Guild today announced that the honoree of the 84th Annual Guild Luncheon will be legendary soprano Anna Netrebko. The celebration will take place on Friday, October 26th at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.
"The Guild is proud to honor the artistry and accomplishments of ...
| Andris Nelsons & The Boston Symphony Orchestra Continue Shostakovich Symphony Cycle With Two Compelling Works Written In Turbulent Times
20 June, 2018
For the latest instalment in their Grammy Award-winning cycle of Shostakovich's symphonies set for international release on July 6 via Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and its Music Director Andris Nelsons turn to two works that highlight the composer's life-threatening ...
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