Mark O'Connor Brings 'An Appalachian Christmas' To NPR's 'Here And Now'
12 December, 2011
Mark O'Connor's 'An Appalachian Christmas' rings in the holiday season with heaps of praise and, this week, hits #12 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart after last week‚s top 20 Billboard debuts on 3 charts (Bluegrass, Classical, Crossover). This week, he brought the multi-genre holiday collection ...
| Simone Dinnerstein's Second Album On Sony Classical Traces The Shared Vocal Aspects In The Music Of Bach And Schubert
08 December, 2011
Sony Classical will internationally release pianist Simone Dinnerstein's second album Something Almost Being Said: The Music of Bach and Schubert on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. The new album combines J. S. Bach's Partitas Nos. 1 and 2, with Schubert's Four Impromptus, Op. 90, and was recorded at the ...
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Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel And The La Phil Celebrate Gershwin On Thirteen's Great Performances Friday, January 6 At 9 P.m. On Pbs
07 December, 2011
Los Angeles Philharmonic Music Director Gustavo Dudamel and Creative Chair for Jazz HerbieHancock launched the LA Phil's 2011/12 season with a sparkling George Gershwin gala at Walt Disney Concert Hall in September. "This is the first time as a professional musician that I'll be playing a piece that's ...
| Julie Andrews Returns As Host Of From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2012, This Year Conducted By Mariss Jansons, On Thirteen's Great Performances Sunday, January 1 On PBS
02 December, 2011
Stage and screen legend Julie Andrews returns for the third time to host the merry annual New Year's celebration with the Vienna Philharmonic, under the direction of Mariss Jansons from Vienna's Musikverein. This is Jansons' second time at the podium of this much cherished event. The famed Vienna Boys' ...
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Door2Tour Announces Popularity Of Andre Rieu Tour Packages Among Customers
23 November, 2011
Door2Tour.com, the website tour consolidator, has announced that its tour packages to watch Andre Rieu in concert are incredibly popular among the site's customers. Even though Andre Rieu will not be touring the UK until December 2012, the demand for tickets to see him perform is higher than any other ...
| The Little Mermaid From San Francisco Ballet Comes To Great Performances Friday, December 16, 2011 At 9 PMm. As A Presentation Of The PBS Arts Fall Festival
23 November, 2011
John Neumeier - director and chief choreographer for Hamburg Ballet - blends dance, dramatic storytelling and spectacle into a unique interpretation of a classic Hans Christian Andersen's tale. With choreography, sets, costumes, and lighting, all by Neumeier, this ballet—as much theater as it is dance—takes ...
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Mark O'Connor's NYC Christmas Jam And Revue Adds Jonathan Batiste, Heather Masse And More To Long List Of All-Star Guests
22 November, 2011
Mark O'Connor's Christmas Jam and Revue at NYC's Le Poisson Rouge Dec 21 will feature an ever-growing list of special and surprise guests including NOLA jazz pianist Jonathan Batiste and 'A Prairie Home Companion' regular Heather Masse. The informal jam will see guests joining O'Connor on stage in unique ...
| Ondine And Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky Begin Recording Collaboration
20 November, 2011
Ondine (https://www.ondine.net/), a label within the Naxos Label Group (https://www.naxos.com/), is pleased to announce the start of a recording partnership with baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky (https://www.hvorostovsky.com) who is internationally recognized as one of the greatest vocal performers of our ...
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Christmas With The Kyiv Chamber Choir
17 November, 2011
Platinum Concerts International presents the world-renowned Kyiv Chamber Choir in concert on Friday December 2/11, at 7:30p.m., in National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. N.W. (at Van Ness N.W.) in Washington, D.C.
This is one of 9 concerts the Choir will perform in the United States ...
| Carlo Ponti Honors Mom Sophia Loren With Neapolitan Classic
16 November, 2011
Carlo Ponti, the international award-winning conductor who is "changing the face of classical music," leads the Russian National Orchestra with "Neapolitan Song," a tribute to his iconic mother Sophia Loren featured on 'Scherhazade' out now on PentaTone Classics.
Hear the stunning arrangement here:
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Tenor Michael Londra Gives Classic U2 The Celtic Treatment
16 November, 2011
Michael Londra, the Irish-American tenor currently captivating audiences nationwide with his 'Beyond Celtic' live spectacular, gives a nod to his fellow countrymen with his cinematic reimagination of U2's 'Ground Beneath Her Feet.'
Hear it here: https://soundcloud.com/michaellondra/the-ground-beneath-her-feet
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| Reflections: Ten Years Later
16 November, 2011
Composed in commemoration of the tragic events of September 11 by renowned Russian musician Efrem Podgaits, his striking piece New York Mass will serve as the centerpiece for a concert featuring the Russian Chamber Chorus of New York (RCCNY)on Friday, November 18, 8:00 p.m. at The Riverside Church, ...
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Grammy Award Winner Mark S. Doss Returns To Chicago As Soloist In Do-it-yourself Messiah
15 November, 2011
Global opera star Mark S. Doss is returning to the Chicago stage next month as the bass soloist in Handel's Do-It-Yourself Messiah, one of Chicago's most beloved holiday traditions. Celebrating its 25th year, this season's performances take place on December 19 and 20, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. CT at the Harris ...
| 2011 Do-It-Yourself Messiah Tickets Available November 15 At Noon From Harris Theater Box Office
15 November, 2011
On Monday, December 19 and Tuesday, December 20, the Do-It-Yourself Messiah, presented by the International Music Foundation, will take place at the Harris Theater. This famed holiday tradition, where the audience serves as the chorus and is accompanied by an orchestra and world-class soloists, celebrates ...
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Beloved Tenor Andrea Bocelli Set For National TV Appearances In Support Of Andrea Bocelli Concerto: One Night In Central Park
10 November, 2011
The internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli is making several high profile TV appearances in support of his forthcoming CD/DVDAndrea Bocelli Concerto: One Night in Central Park available November 15th on Sugar/Decca. Last night Bocelli was accompanied by trumpeter Chris Botti for a special performance ...
| Sony Masterworks Celebrates Another Groundbreaking Sales Week With "The Goat Rodeo Sessions"
10 November, 2011
Sony Masterworks celebrates another record-breaking week in cellist Yo-Yo Ma's career with the sales and chart success of The Goat Rodeo Sessions. The newly released recording, featuring the talents of cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bassist Edgar Meyer, mandolinist Chris Thile and fiddler Stuart Duncan, debuted ...
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Il Volo To Release 'Christmas Favorites' Five Track Digital EP On November 21, 2011
08 November, 2011
Italian teen heartthrobs Il Volo will release Il Volo - Christmas Favorites on November 21st. The five song digital EP includes "Silent Night" and the German version "Stille Nacht," "Panis Angelicus," "The Christmas Song" featuring Pia Toscano (of American Idol fame) and a medley of classic Christmas ...
| Pianist Ayse Taspinar Performs At Turkish Earthquake Fundraiser
08 November, 2011
The Los Angeles Turkish American Association (LATAA) will present pianist Ayse Taspinar at the Turkey Earthquake Relief Piano Recital on November 19 in Santa Monica, an event dedicated to victims of the October earthquake in Van, Eastern Turkey.
"Many people were affected as the result of this ...
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Boston Pops, Keith Lockhart, And Rockapella Bring Boston's Beloved Holiday Tradition To Cities Across The Midwest And Northeast
07 November, 2011
Boston Pops, Keith Lockhart, And Rockapella Bring Boston's Beloved Holiday Tradition To Cities Across The Midwest And NortheastThe Boston Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart will bring New England's beloved Holiday Pops to nine cities across the Midwest and Northeast during the orchestra's 2011 holiday ...
| Jaime Laredo And Sharon Robinson To Join Cleveland Institute Of Music
07 November, 2011
It is with a sense of great anticipation that the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) welcomes violinist, violist and maestro Jaime Laredo and world-renowned cellist Sharon Robinson to its instrumental and chamber music faculties beginning fall 2012.
Concerning their appointment, President Joel ...
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