Franz Schubert News

The George and Nora London Foundation for Singers has received a gift of $215,000 from the estate of Lois Kirschenbaum, the famously devoted and ubiquitous New York opera fan who passed away in March 2021 at the age of 88.

The Gilmore Piano Festival returns this year with more than 100 concerts and events featuring appearances by many of the world’s preeminent classical and jazz pianists and artists, from Wednesday, April 24 to Sunday, May 12, 2024. 

Guest conductors Dalia Stasevska and Jukka-Pekka Saraste lead the San Francisco Symphony in two weeks of concerts at Davies Symphony Hall in January and February.

Internationally lauded pianist Michael Stephen Brown joins violinist Stella Chen for a duo recital at the Kravis Center. The concert features a world premiere composition by Brown dedicated to Chen, along with works by Schubert, Ravel, and Beethoven. General admissions are available online. For more information, visit the event page or Michael Stephen Brown's website.

The San Francisco Symphony’s Shenson Spotlight Series, now in its third season, features ascendant artists in their Davies Symphony Hall recital debuts.

MusicaNova Orchestra presents 'Finished Unfinished' at the MIM. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Brooklyn Art Song Society presents Circles IV: Les Six, a program exploring the rebellious French composers who revolutionized music in the early 20th century. Don't miss this unique musical experience.

 Shriver Hall Concert Series (SHCS) — Baltimore’s premier presenter of chamber music ensembles and solo recitalists — welcomes soprano Julia Bullock as she makes her Baltimore recital debut alongside pianist Bretton Brown on Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 5:30pm.

State Theatre New Jersey presents Vienna Boys Choir – Christmas in Vienna on Friday, December 8 at 8pm. Christmas in Vienna showcases these gifted musicians in a program featuring Austrian folk songs, classical masterpieces, popular songs, and holiday favorites. Tickets range from $29-$69.  

Join us at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on December 2, 2023, for a recital by internationally acclaimed pianist Jenny Lin. Experience an exquisite program featuring works by Silvestrov, Glass, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Liszt, and Schubert. Don't miss this captivating performance. Tickets available now.

Pianists Sarah Cahill, Adam Sherkin, and Adrienne Kim will perform the music of Canadian composer Ann Southam in a concert presented by Piano Lunaire. Don't miss this incredible evening of contemporary classical music.

Park University International Center for Music (Park ICM) announced today that their 2023-2024 Season would continue on November 30  at 7:30 p.m., with an entire concert devoted to piano lovers. The concert will be held at the 1900 Building in Mission Woods, Kansas (1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Mission Woods, KS 66205). 

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective makes its U.S. debut at Shriver Hall Concert Series with a program featuring major quintets from American composers Amy Beach and Florence Price, as well as works by Franz Schubert and George Walker.

I wonder why London has had to wait five whole years to see this extremely worthwhile piece?

After reviewing over 1,000 applicants from across the country and abroad, Palm Beach Opera has announced the international roster of 14 resident artists who will train with the company for the next five months. Throughout their 2024 Season residency, the artists appear on the PBO mainstage in supporting roles, perform in local concerts, train with esteemed guest faculty, and more. 

In November, the Boston Symphony Orchestra continues its 2023–24 season with four weeks of compelling programming highlighted by much-anticipated artist debuts and welcome returns, as well as a not-to-be-missed weeklong, multi-faceted festival dedicated to one of the most pioneering composers of the 20th century, György Ligeti (1923–2006). 

Enjoy a recital of lied and operetta by soprano Cristina Ortega and pianist Jozef Olechowski at Munal. Featuring works by Schumann, Schubert, Dvořák, Grieg, R. Strauss, Lehár, O. Strauss, and Kálmán.

This time, the question was: Have there ever been two different productions of the same show on Broadway at the same time?

SAINT-SAËNS’ “EGYPTIAN” AND SCHUBERT’S “THE GREAT” launch South Florida Symphony Orchestra’s 2023/24 season. Guest Pianist Tao Lin performs on November 8 in Fort Lauderdale and November 12 in Miami Beach.

Join renowned mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and cutting-edge string quartet Brooklyn Rider for their captivating performance of Songs of Love and Death at 92nd Street Y in New York City. With a program featuring Schubert and arrangements by Rufus Wainwright and Osvaldo Golijov, this rare NYC appearance is not to be missed. Get your tickets now!