Lang Lang News
Lyric Opera of Chicago in the Black for Its 2012-13 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jun 18, 2013
Anthony Freud, general director of Lyric Opera of Chicago, announced yesterday that the company is projecting a breakeven operating performance for fiscal year 2013. Lyric has operated in the black for 25 of the past 26 years-a record among the country's major not-for-profit music and performing-arts companies. (more...)
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The Town Hall Presents BROADWAY BY THE YEAR Featuring Howard McGillin, Lisa Brescia & More, 6/3
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2013
The Town Hall is proud to announce the season finale of Broadway by the Year featuring The Broadway Musicals of 1988, includingThe Phantom of the Opera, Chess, Legs Diamond, Romance Romance, Carrie, and More! Scott Siegel, the creator, writer, and host of Broadway by the Year has selected a half dozen performers to star in the concert, including Howard McGillin, who holds the record for playing 'The Phantom' longer than any other actor in Broadway history. He will be joined by one of his Christines, Jennifer Hope Wills. Drama Desk Nominees Farah Alvin (The Marvelous Wonderettes) and Kevin Earley (Death Takes a Holiday) return toBroadway by the Year. Lisa Brescia, who starred on Broadway in Twyla Tharp's The Times They Are A-Changin', as Elphaba in Wicked, and as Donna in Mamma Mia! makes her Broadway by the Year debut and favorite Scott Coulter will direct and star in the concert. The cast will be joined by the Broadway by the Year Chorus. (more...)
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Alec Baldwin, Joshua Bell and More to Join Lang Lang at Carnegie Hall, 6/3
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013
The international megastar pianist Lang Lang will give a special one-night only concert, hosted by Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award-winning entertainer Alec Baldwin, at Carnegie Hall in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on Monday, June 3 at 6:30PM. Lang Lang and Friends in Concert, rescheduled from its original date because of Hurricane Sandy, will benefit The Lang Lang International Music Foundation. Presented by CAMI Music, the event will feature Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell, Grammy Award-winning soprano Renée Fleming, nine-time Grammy Award winning recording artist John Legend, and Danish singer-songwriter Oh Land in special guest appearances. (more...)
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Ravinia to Celebrate Audience with Customer Appreciation Day, 5/18
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013
Ravinia kicks off the summer with Customer Appreciation Day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, a day filled with discounts and the chance to purchase limited added Pavilion side seating to sold-out concerts, as well as promotions and samples from Ravinia's supporters and sponsored advertisers. This is the first day that Ravinia's Box Office is officially open for walk-up sales, and all in-person purchases will be discounted by 20 percent (discounts are not available for the July 27 Gala Benefit Evening), making reserved seats for some shows as low as $8. The $7 service fee for ticket orders will also be waived for in-person purchases on May 18. Gates open at 8 a.m. but the Ravinia Box Office opens at 9 a.m. (more...)
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LA Phil and Classical KUSC Kick Off 2013 Broadcasts - PAVANE FOR A DEAD PRINCESS, RITE OF SPRING and More
by BWW News Desk - Apr 07, 2013
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Classical KUSC continue their annual radio broadcast partnership, reaching over half a million listeners in Southern and Central California. The 13 concerts, recorded during the LA Phil's 2012/13 season, feature the orchestra with an impressive roster of guest artists and conductors. The first broadcast features Gustavo Dudamel leading the LA Phil in Ravel's Pavane for a Dead Princess, the world premiere of Steven Stucky's Symphony and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, and airs locally on KUSC-FM 91.5 Los Angeles, tonight, April 7, 2013, at 7 PM. (more...)
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Lang Lang Comes to Mesa, April 27
by BWW News Desk - Apr 02, 2013
After selling out in 2011, Mesa Arts Center is excited for the return of one of the most sought after musicians in the world. The influential and inspirational pianist Lang Lang will be performing on Saturday, April 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets are available through the Mesa Arts Center Box Office at MesaArtsCenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500. (more...)
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2CELLOS Kick Off U.S. Headlining Tour Today
by BWW News Desk - Apr 02, 2013
The innovative Croatian duo 2CELLOS, Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, announce their first U.S. national tour starting April 2013 in support of IN2ITION, their sophomore album available now on Sony Masterworks. (more...)
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2CELLOS Announce U.S. Headlining Tour
by BWW News Desk - Apr 01, 2013
The innovative Croatian duo 2CELLOS, Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, announce their first U.S. national tour starting April 2013 in support of IN2ITION, their sophomore album available now on Sony Masterworks. Recorded around the world in Rome, Nashville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and their native Croatia, and produced by the legendary Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, KISS), IN2ITION is a collection of Sulic and Hauser's classical-pop/rock takes on unmistakable tracks by artists including Rihanna, Muse, AC/DC, Lang Lang, Coldplay and Elton John. 2CELLOS' live show is nothing short of memorable. The energy between the classically-trained pair is palpable as they use their classical instruments to fit a contemporary repertoire. (more...)
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Julio Iglesias to Be Honored as Most Popular International Artist of All-Time
by BWW News Desk - Mar 29, 2013
To honor his extraordinary career in music, marked by success in every country and with global Nº1 hits in a record number of languages, Julio Iglesias will receive not only the First & Most Popular International Artist in China Award from Sony Music Entertainment but the Guinness World Record for the Best-selling Male Latin Artist with over 300 million global record sales. (more...)
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Philip Glass to Open 2013-14 Candler Concert Season at Emory
by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2013
Emory University's Schwartz Center for Performing Arts announces the 2013-14 Candler Concert Series, featuring preeminent artists such as influential composer and musician Philip Glass and superstar pianist Lang Lang, referred to as 'the hottest artist on the classical music planet' ('New York Times'). (more...)
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Lang Lang to be Honored at Music Institute Gala, 5/13
by BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2013
The Music Institute of Chicago, now in its 83rd year, hosts its annual gala Monday, May 13 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, 120 East Delaware Place. The oldest community music school in Illinois and one of the three largest community music schools in the nation, the Music Institute is planning a celebratory evening highlighted by the presentation of the Dushkin Award to internationally acclaimed pianist, cultural ambassador and educator Lang Lang. (more...)
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2CELLOS to Launch First North American Tour in April
by BWW News Desk - Mar 19, 2013
The innovative Croatian duo 2CELLOS, Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser have announced their first US national tour starting April 2013 in support of IN2ITION, their sophomore album available now on Sony Masterworks. Recorded around the world in Rome, Nashville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and their native Croatia, IN2ITION is a collection of Sulic and Hauser's classical-pop/rock takes on unmistakable tracks by artists including Rihanna, Muse, AC/DC, Lang Lang, Coldplay and Elton John. 2CELLOS' live show is nothing short of captivating. The energy between the classically-trained pair is palpable as they use their classical instruments to fit a contemporary repertoire. (more...)
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LA Phil and Classical KUSC Announce 2013 Broadcasts - PAVANE FOR A DEAD PRINCESS, RITE OF SPRING and More
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2013
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Classical KUSC continue their annual radio broadcast partnership, reaching over half a million listeners in Southern and Central California. The 13 concerts, recorded during the LA Phil's 2012/13 season, feature the orchestra with an impressive roster of guest artists and conductors. The first broadcast features Gustavo Dudamel leading the LA Phil in Ravel's Pavane for a Dead Princess, the world premiere of Steven Stucky's Symphony and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, and airs locally on KUSC-FM 91.5 Los Angeles, Sunday, April 7, 2013, at 7 PM. (more...)
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Photo Coverage: Emily Skinner, Christine Andreas, & More in MUSICALS OF 1961
by Stephen Sorokoff - Mar 12, 2013
Two-time Tony Nominee Christine Andreas, Tony Nominee Emily Skinner, Drama Desk Nominees Kerry O'Malley and Jeffry Denman, and two-time Nightlife Award Winner Scott Coulter starred in The Broadway Musicals of 1961 at Town Hall last night, March 11th. The critically-acclaimed new Broadway by the Year Chorus joined them in performing songs from Carnival, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Subways Are For Sleeping, Sail Away, Milk and Honey, and more! BroadwayWorld was there for the concert and you can check out photo coverage below! (more...)
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Thomas Hampson to Make Met Debut as Verdi's Iago in OTELLO, Today; Announces 2013 US Engagements
by BWW
News Desk - Mar 10, 2013
This spring, Thomas Hampson's U.S. engagements take him from opera house to concert and recital hall, and from Verdi and Mahler to the latest in contemporary American composition. The baritone makes his company role debut as Iago in Otello at the Metropolitan Opera (March 11) and premieres new chamber works by Michael Hersch (Feb 26) and Mark Adamo (April 24), before touring the latter to the Boston Celebrity Series (April 26) and New York's Lincoln Center (April 28). Besides singing songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn with the Indianapolis Symphony (Feb 22-23), his orchestral collaborations also take him back to Europe to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Amsterdam's Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in a star-studded gala benefit (April 10) and reprise the title role of Simon Boccanegra with the Vienna Symphony, in a concert performance that will be recorded for future album release (April 13 & 17). (more...)
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