Antonio Domingos - The Musician Who Lost Everything But Fought Back To Become A World Record-Breaking Pianist
06 September, 2017
Antonio Domingos seemingly had everything to look forward to - European orchestras inviting him to perform with them as a soloist; a plush new pad in a glitzy European capital on offer. It seemed like his childhood dream of becoming a world-famous concert pianist was only a step away...when it came ...
| America's Best Kept Classical Secret, Roger Rudenstein, Reveals His Epic X-Rated Opera To A European Audience
01 September, 2017
Based in New Hampshire, Roger Rudenstein has very effectively mounted a concerted feather-ruffling campaign. As one of the busiest composers of operas currently active, Roger has already very firmly nailed his colours to the mast, with full-length satirical works including "The Devil and George Bush" ...
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Mihail Doman Releases Immersive Neo-Classical Project "Arhythmology", With Pro-Feminist Video
23 August, 2017
Two years in the making, Mihail Doman's first full-length release is an epic realisation of his view of the human condition, as told through his music, which manages to be both minimalist and thought-provokingly complex. Arhythmology is a story of rebirth and new beginnings.
Born and raised in ...
| World Premiere Of Giovanni Allevi Concerto Launches Orchestra Kentucky's New Season
23 August, 2017
The world premiere of the latest composition by Italian conductor and pianist Giovanni Allevi happens this Saturday, August 26, in Bowling Green, KY. His Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, No. 1 will be performed by Orchestra Kentucky, conducted by musical director Jeffrey Reed and featuring pianist ...
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The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra Closes Its Summer Series By Turning The Dial To WKPR In Cincinnati
23 August, 2017
The KSO closes its 23rd Summer Series on September 2nd with a combination of local lore and sit-com nostalgia. Between 1978-82 shots of Cincinnati (the skyline, downtown street-scapes, the River, Fountain Square) rolled across the nation's television screens each week in the opening of the 30-minute ...
| Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos And Yo-Yo Ma In First Recording Together - The Complete Piano Trios Of Brahms Available September 15, 2017
22 August, 2017
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his longtime collaborator, pianist Emanuel Ax, are joined by violinist Leonidas Kavakos in their first recording together for Sony Classical, of the piano trios of Johannes Brahms. Ax and Ma have collaborated in a distinguished catalog of Brahms recordings for Sony Classical, but ...
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Christina 'The Nightingale' Johnston Releases "Blessing" On September 22, 2017
18 August, 2017
Christina Johnston is said by many to be one of a kind in the music world. Despite her young age she is already making a name for herself in the classical sphere with a vocal range that most could only dream of. She has toured in Europe, Asia and South America and counts Presidents and State Officials ...
| The Texas Tenors: Rise Premieres August 2017 On PBS
05 August, 2017
America's favorite tenors are back with RISE, an all-new concert filmed in stunning 4K resolution at the beautiful Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston, TX. In their second special for PBS, The Texas Tenors follow up their Emmy Award-winning PBS special "You Should Dream" with a live orchestra and choir ...
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Nationally Syndicated Talk-Show Host Dennis Prager To Conduct The Santa Monica Symphony At The Walt Disney Concert Hall
02 August, 2017
Author and talk-show host Dennis Prager conducts the Santa Monica Symphony in a rarely heard performance of Haydn's Symphony No. 51. Music Director Guido Lamell shares the podium for Mozart's Marriage of Figaro Overture and Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Prager is donating his services to support this ...
| The Piano Guys Release New Music Video For "Perfect" With Romantic Restaurant Scene From La La Land
28 July, 2017
The "Perfect" video takes viewers into the infamous scene of multi-Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning film La La Land. Schmidt impeccably mimics actor Ryan Gosling's persona in the famed restaurant scene when Sebastian's piano playing catches Mia's eye. The video depicts several couples enjoying ...
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Orchestra Moderne NYC To Celebrate Legacy Of Immigration With "Journey To America: From Repression To Freedom" Concert October 7, 2017
26 July, 2017
The legacy of the American immigration experience will be spotlighted as Orchestra Moderne NYC makes its Carnegie Hall debut October 7, 2017 with The Journey to America: From Repression to Freedom.
Orchestra Moderne NYC is the new, diverse ensemble comprised of New York's top musicians and founded ...
| Pianist Chen Jie To Shock The Stage Of NY By Four Seasons Of China
24 July, 2017
"We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort." And having played the piano since the very ripe age of 3 and a half years-old, it's safe to say that Chinese pianist Chen Jie has realized the true meaning ...
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Austin, TX Honors Opera Singer Bob Schneider Sr. With "Robert L. Schneider Day" On July 17, 2017
05 July, 2017
Austin, TX issued a proclamation declaring July 17, 2017 "Robert L. Schneider Day," in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Bob Schneider Sr.'s professional opera stage debut in Ann Arbor, Michigan and for his continuing efforts to spread the wonder of opera throughout Central Texas.
"Bob Schneider ...
| Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Welcomes New York Philharmonic To 2017 MISA
03 July, 2017
The New York Philharmonic will join the 8th Music in the Summer Air (MISA) in Shanghai from July 2-8, 2017, for its third annual performance residency as part of the Shanghai Orchestra Academy and Residency Partnership.
Since 2010, MISA has been bringing high-quality, low-cost concerts to Shanghai ...
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The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra Celebrates National Freedom With An Eclectic Patriotic Pastiche
03 July, 2017
A partiotic song is an emotion - Irving Berlin
This week the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra flies the colors to open its 23rd Summer series in Devou Park, along with performances across the region with "Let Freedom Sing." The program considers the cost of freedom through a musical retrospective of America's ...
| Celtic Journey - The Live Show
26 June, 2017
'Celtic Journey' is a stage show featuring music, dance and story that celebrates the Celtic nations, their traditions, and the international ties that unite them as one in a world of hardship, hope and new beginnings. Starring the vibrant Welsh Folk-Crossover group The Meadows (aged 13 to 23) and US ...
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Varese Sarabande Records To Release John Williams: Themes And Transcriptions For Piano
19 June, 2017
Varèse Sarabande will release the JOHN WILLIAMS: THEMES AND TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR PIANO digitally and on CD July 7. The album features the original music composed by John Williams from classic films like LINCOLN, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, SCHINDLER's LIST and HARRY POTTER, among others. All pieces were ...
| Sony Classical Releases Joshua Bell - The Classical Collection
16 June, 2017
Sony Classical announces the release of Joshua Bell - The Classical Collection, a 14-CD set of albums of classical repertoire that the internationally acclaimed, Grammy® Award winning violinist has recorded for the label over the past twenty years. The collection is available worldwide on August 18th, ...
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Announcing The 77th Opera Season In Miami & Fort Lauderdale
06 June, 2017
Under the leadership of General Director and CEO Susan T. Danis, Florida Grand Opera's 2017-18 season continues the upward trajectory of the past few seasons. The company will offer an exciting mix of works, from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries, in compelling productions cast with some ...
| The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra Preps 23rd Summer Series In Covington's Devou Park
06 June, 2017
The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra continues a nearly 80-year tradition of fun, family-gatherings at the concert bowl in Covington's Devou Park. The KSO began its annual summer series of concerts in 1995. This summer's programs extend the KSO's efforts to enlighten, entertain and educate through a variety ...
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