Globetrotting Guitarist Lawson Rollins Comes "Full Circle"
10 May, 2013
Having traversed the world in search of intriguing sounds from virtually every corner of the globe with his beloved Spanish guitar en tow, Lawson Rollins has come full circle on his aptly titled fourth solo album, "Full Circle," which will be released July 16th by his Infinita Records. Adopting a "less ...
| Chicago's Premiere Flamenco Group Joins Forces With Internationally Acclaimed Cellist For A Unique Collaboration
07 May, 2013
After individual sold-out debuts at Chicago's hottest new live music venue, cellist Ian Maksin and Las Guitarras de Espana will be returning to City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St., on Friday, June 21st with a brand new collaborative project. Showtime is 8PM; doors open at 6PM; tickets are $20.
Las ...
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"Tango Piano", Album Of Sheet Music Arranged By Juan Maria Solare, Published By Ricordi Munich
06 May, 2013
Tango Piano (sheet music) 10 famous tangos for piano solo arranged by Juan María Solare. Tango must sound this way! In the first decades of the history of this music genre, some of its most beautiful and well-known pieces were created. With the arrangements of the tango pianist & composer Juan Maria ...
| New O'Connor Composition Sets Classical Record
02 May, 2013
"Combining innovation and originality in a violin concerto with the challenge of improvisation has never been accomplished before Mark O'Connor's 'The Improvised Violin Concerto.'" - Peter M. Thall Author of What They'll Never Tell You About the Music Business
On June 11, Mark O'Connor will release ...
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The Recording Academy Statement On Janos Starker
30 April, 2013
"GRAMMY winner Janos Starker was a masterful cellist known for playing with technical perfection and creating an impeccable sound. With a career that spanned more than half a century, Starker performed countless concerts with numerous orchestras and symphonies around the world, — and was one of the ...
| New Production Of Verdi's Rigoletto, Set In Las Vegas & Directed By Tony Winner Michael Mayer Premieres On Thirteen's Great Performances At The Met On May 17, 2013
26 April, 2013
Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) makes his Met debut with a new production of Verdi's Rigoletto. The new staging moves the opera's tragic events from a decadent 16th-century Italian court to the glitzy, depraved setting of the Las Vegas strip circa 1960, and airs on Great ...
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Boston Ballet Presents Chroma At The Boston Opera House May 2-12
25 April, 2013
On May 2, 2013, Boston Ballet presents two stunning Balanchine classics, and a provocative Company premiere by The Royal Ballet's Resident Choreographer, Wayne McGregor. The program features McGregor's Chroma and two of George Balanchine's monumental works, Serenade and Symphony in C. Performances run ...
| Marin Alsop Leads Time For Three In Jennifer Higdon's Concerto 4-3, May 2 & 4
22 April, 2013
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Music Director Marin Alsop leads the BSO and the string ensemble Time for Three in Jennifer Higdon's Concerto 4-3 on Thursday, May 2nd at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore and Saturday, May 4th at 8 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The performance ...
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Performs Musical Score To Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times, May 10-12
22 April, 2013
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Music Director Marin Alsop leads the BSO in a performance of Charlie Chaplin's cinematic masterpiece Modern Times on Friday, May 10 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 12 at 3 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, and Saturday, May 11 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore. ...
| WCPE Goes Back to Baroque Weekend
18 April, 2013
TheClassicalStation.org announces today a "Back to Baroque" Weekend, April 20-21, 2013. Music Director William Woltz programs a weekend which highlights the language of music that came to be defined as the music we know today.
"There will be glorious music of Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Buxtehude, Purcell ...
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The Greater Cleveland Flute Society Presents The Cleveland Composer's Connection Concert On April 21, 2013
The Greater Cleveland Flute Society (GCFS) will present its final program of the 2012-2013 season this Sunday, April 21, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. This free program will be held at the First Unitarian Church of Cleveland, 21600 Shaker Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 44122.
The concert honors living composers ...
| The Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestras Will Present Their Fourth Concert On Sunday, April 21, 2013
17 April, 2013
The Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestra, currently in its 63rd year, will perform its fourth concert Sunday, April 21 at 3:30PM at Start High School. This unique concert will feature the Concert and Philharmonic Orchestras under the direction of Wasim Hawary and Bob Mirakian.
Also featured will be ...
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RCA Red Seal Celebrates The 85th Birthday Of The Legendary Pianist Byron Janis
16 April, 2013
RCA Red Seal celebrates the legendary pianist Byron Janis ' 85th Birthday with the release of The Complete RCA Collection available on April 16th, 2013. The box set brings together his entire discography on RCA for the first time with no fewer than seven "first on CD" releases. Newly remastered from ...
| The Recording Academy Statement On Sir Colin Davis
16 April, 2013
"Ten-time GRAMMY winner Sir Colin Davis was a brilliant musician who conducted orchestras around the world including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Munich's Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic.
Serving as the longest principal conductor for the London Symphony Orchestra, ...
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Nicola Benedetti's Latest Album Takes Her From The Concert Hall To The Silver Screen Chart Topping And Critically Lauded New Release
10 April, 2013
Fresh from exploring the music of her ancestral homeland in her 2011 Decca CD Italia, violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti now pulls focus on the music of the silver screen in her new album The Silver Violin, to be released in the US on February 19, 2013. Inspired by her passion for the soaringly romantic ...
| "Striking" And "Infectious" (BBC) Nicola Benedetti Wields Her 'Silver Violin'
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05 April, 2013
Violinist Nicola Benedetti continues her streak of high-profile performances and international accolades in 2013, with her new Decca album 'The Silver Violin' out now in the United States. 'The Silver Violin' - which features the Korngold Violin Concerto as its centerpiece and celebrates violin music ...
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Internationally Acclaimed Classical Crossover Artist Mario Frangoulis Brings "Beautiful Things" To The US And Canada This Spring
04 April, 2013
Pasa Concert-goers are in for a rare treat as this world renowned who started his career as Marius in "Les Miserables" in London's West End, Tony in "West Side Story" at La Scala in Milan, and was personally chosen by Andrew Lloyd Webber to play Raoul in "Phantom of the Opera," returns to electrify ...
| The Metropolitan Opera's New Production Of Un Ballo In Maschera Conducted By Fabio Luisi And Directed By David Alden Premieres On THIRTEEN's Great Performances On May 5 At 12 Noon On PBS
03 April, 2013
The Met's new production of Un Ballo in Maschera, Verdi's classic drama of political intrigue and thwarted romance, staged by acclaimed opera director David Alden and led by Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi , airs on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, May 5 at 12 noon on PBS (check local ...
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Joan Jeanrenaud Records At Studio Trilogy For Dance Theatre Of Harlem
27 March, 2013
Pictured in session at Studio Trilogy's SSL 9000K console are (L-R) chief engineer Justin Lieberman and cellist/composer Joan Jeanrenaud with her dog "Jack." Photo by David Goggin.
Grammy-nominated cellist and composer Joan Jeanrenaud has recorded new music for The Dance Theatre of Harlem, which ...
| 'Carmen' Lights Up Sydney Harbour!
25 March, 2013
Fireworks lit up the Sydney skyline above an astonishing opera stage last night, as part of Opera Australia's sensational new outdoor production of 'Carmen'!
This glittering new production brings all the drama of the world's best-loved opera to an unrivalled watertop stage, with the iconic Sydney ...
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