At Carnegie Hall, The Underground Classical Guitar Revolution Continues
16 January, 2013
The classical guitar revolution rages on with another pair of extraordinary performances to be held at Carnegie Hall. The D'Addario Performance Series continues on February 28, 2013 with performances by rapidly emerging classical guitarists Vladimir Gorbach and Oman Kaminsky. Part of the burgeoning ...
| Canadian Multi-Platinum Verve Recording Artists The Tenors Set For January 15th U.S. Release Of 'Lead With Your Heart'
12 January, 2013
Verve Music Group recording artists The Tenors (formerly known as The Canadian Tenors), featuring Clifton Murray, Fraser Walters, Remigio Pereira and Victor Micallef, have announced their release week activity for the U.S. debut of their platinum selling album, LEAD WITH YOUR HEART. The multi-platinum ...
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Performing And Recording Artist Aleksandra Maslovaric Acquires Violin From Los Angeles Violinmaker Benning
08 January, 2013
Concert violinist Aleksandra Maslovaric, an artist well-known for her performances and recordings of compositions written by women composers, has recently acquired a violin crafted by master violinmaker Eric Benning. Benning Violins is a distinguished violin shop that has been offering sales of fine ...
| Sony Classical Releases The 2013 New Year's Concert With The Vienna Philharmonic & Franz Welser-Most
07 January, 2013
Sony Classical is pleased to announce the release of the recording of one of the world's most famous classical music events: the 2013 New Year's Concert with the Vienna Philharmonic. Austrian conductor Franz Welser-Most returned to direct the 2013 concert following the success of his debut in 2011. ...
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The Lensic And The Santa Fe Opera Presents Met Opera: Live In HD
24 December, 2012
Opera music comes early to Santa Fe, NM, starting in 2013 when The Lensic and The Santa Fe Opera bring live opera to the big screen via satellite feed with Met Opera: Live in HD - Maria Stuarda. Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, one of the world's most exciting singers, takes on the virtuosic bel canto ...
| Marin Alsop Leads Baltimore Symphony Orchestra In Performance Of Prokofiev's Music Score From Classic Film Alexander Nevsky
21 December, 2012
The concert hall is transformed into the movie theater when the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO), lead by Music Director Marin Alsop, with soprano Irina Tchistjakova and the Baltimore Choral Arts Society perform Sergei Prokofiev's music score from Sergei Eisenstein's classic 1938 motion picture Alexander ...
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Benning Violins Announces That Renowned Master Bowmaker, Ole Kanestrom, To Take Up Part-time Residence At Los Angeles Violin Shop
20 December, 2012
Distinguished Los Angeles violin studio, Benning Violins, widely recognized internationally for both their selection of old, fine violins, as well as those that are crafted in-house, has announced a resident partnership with master bowmaker Ole Kanestrom. According to violinmaker Eric Benning, while ...
| Chart-Topping Singer Katherine Jenkins Stars In Bluefly's Closet Confessions
15 December, 2012
Launching today, Bluefly will unveil the latest edition of their wildly popular Closet Confessions series featuring classical singer and Dancing With The Stars finalist, Katherine Jenkins, who treats viewers to a private tour of her backstage dressing room. On their flash sale site, BelleandClive.com, ...
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WCPE Offers Tribute to Ludwig van Beethoven
11 December, 2012
William Woltz, Music Director for WCPE, TheClassicalStation.org, announces today that in recognition of Ludwig van Beethoven's birthday WCPE is offering a Festival December 14 through 16, 2012.
Here is a listing of the Festival from Quarter Notes:
14 Friday
8:00 a.m. Beethoven: Consecration ...
| William Close & The Earth Harp Collective Releases 'Holidays'!
08 December, 2012
WILLIAM CLOSE has traveled all over the world, amazing audiences with his unique, one-of-a-kind and entirely innovative musical instruments. WILLIAM-who's developed over 100 new types of instruments-now brings his highly original artistic vision to a collection of holiday classics. His new full-length ...
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Grammy Award Winner Mark S. Doss Returns To Chicago As The Bass Soloist In Handel's 'Do-It-Yourself Messiah'
08 December, 2012
World renowned opera star Mark S. Doss is returning as the bass soloist in Chicago's holiday tradition, Handel's Do-It-Yourself Messiah. Celebrating its 36th year, performances will be held on Monday, December 17, 2012 and Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 7 p.m. at the Harris Theatre in Chicago's famous ...
| Chilly Gonzales To Make Lincoln Center Debut Jan 11 With 10-Piece Chamber Orchestra
05 December, 2012
Chilly Gonzales will perform the biggest American show of his career Jan 11, when he makes his Lincoln Center debut with a 10-piece chamber orchestra. The "hybrid classical musician and orchestral rapper" (New Yorker) will perform a pair of free shows at 7:30 & 9:30pm featuring his new piano concerto, ...
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American Baritone Mark Walters' Debut Performance In "Rigoletto"
03 December, 2012
Florida Grand Opera's January 26, 2012 production of Rigoletto broadcasts on the Classical South Florida Public Radio station 88.7 FM.
This broadcast can also be heard at the same date and time online at https://classicalsouthflorida.publicradio.org.
Rigoletto
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
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| Ensemble LPR Announces Music Director Tito Munoz
30 November, 2012
Ensemble LPR, Le Poisson Rouge's bespoke orchestra, which embodies the venue's dedication to aesthetic diversity and artistic excellence, is announcing the appointment of Tito Muñoz as its Music Director. The ensemble will end 2012 accompanying British composer / performer Max Richter in the US debut ...
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SUSAN AQUILA Tracks New Album At T.V.R. RECORDING STUDIOS!!!
29 November, 2012
World-famous violinist SUSAN AQUILA has entered T.V.R. Recording Studios in Rockford, Illinois, U.S.A. to begin tracking the new SUSAN AQUILA (band) album yet-to-be-named which should be out sometime in mid 2013.
All parties involved are very pleased so far with everything and the album is shaping ...
| JetBlue's Live From T5 Concert Features Italian Operatic Teen Trio Il Volo
28 November, 2012
JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), New York's Hometown Airline™, today proudly announces an exclusive live performance by critically acclaimed Italian operatic teen trio Il Volo (Italian for "flight") on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 5 p.m. ET at its world-class Terminal 5 at New York's John F. Kennedy ...
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'Up-Close' Wins Music Prize For Van der Aa
26 November, 2012
"Up-close," a piece by Dutch composer Michel Van der Aa (mee-SHEHL' VAHN'-dur-a) that blends concerto with film, has won the 2013 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition.
The 30-minute work is a highly innovative fusion of musical and visual art, said award director Marc ...
| BBC Symphony Orchestra Performs Music By Janacek, Rolf Hind And Rimsky-korsakov
24 November, 2012
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Barbican Centre will continue its highly distinctive season of concerts on 24 November with a night of specially-commissioned music, world and UK premieres and exclusive performances from some of the most celebrated names in classical music.
As part of a series of ...
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Worldwide Release Of Il Volo's Album/First Single For "We Are Love" Penned By World Famous Producer Mark Portmann & Edgar Cortazar
23 November, 2012
IL VOLO, the musical group featuring Gianluca Ginoble, Piero Barone & Ignazio Boschetto, release their sophomore album and single titled "We Are Love." This single is a first time ever English speaking song that has a multi-language chorus in French, Italian, Spanish and English languages.
Mark ...
| Concert Pianist Jade Simmons An Advocate For Abused, Abandoned And Neglected Children
21 November, 2012
The talents of concert pianist Jade Simmons will inspire and amaze a sold-out audience on Monday, February 25, 2013 at The 22nd Annual Jo Covelli Fashion Show and Luncheon with Special Guest, Jade Simmonsin Stuart, Florida. In addition to the support provided by Mr. & Mrs. Albert and Jo Covelli, as ...
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