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Erwin Schrott - ROJOTANGO So aufregend kann Tango sein
by Marcel Konrath - May 29, 2013
Er ist einer der ganz großen Opernstars. Erwin Schrott gehort zu den faszinierendsten Sangern unserer Zeit und begeistert ein weltweites Publikum ebenso wie Kritiker in großen Rollen zum Beispiel von Mozart, Verdi, Gounod und Berlioz. Die Prasenz seines eindrucksvollen Bassbaritons, seine maskuline Ausstrahlung, der glutvolle Blick, das
Temperament Sudamerikas - all dies macht ihn zum Helden der Oper. Mit „Rojotango" kehrt Erwin Schrott zuruck zu seinen Wurzeln, dorthin, wo Tangos und Milongas ihr Zuhause haben. Von den Ufern des Rio de la Plata aus, eroberte der Tango mit seinen Gegensatzen von Weichheit und Schwermut, Melancholie und Erotik die Welt und ist geradezu ideal fur das Repertoire eines Bassbaritons. (more...)
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Sony Masterworks Salutes 20th Century Musical Visionaries With 'Prophets of the New' Release Series
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013
It's been a century since Igor
Stravinksy's The Rite of Spring ushered in an age of radical musical
transformation that changed the face of music. A succession of great
twentieth century composers went on to create music that transcended
tradition and moved the art form in a direction unlike anything the
world had heard before. Now Sony Masterworks celebrates these musical
visionaries and introduces their groundbreaking works to a new
generation of listeners with a series of releases collectively titled
'Prophets of the New,' available now in digital download format and as
manufacture-on-demand CDs. (more...)
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Pianist Simone Dinnerstein Joins LPR X 5
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2013
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein gained international success from her recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations, which ranked No. 1 on the US Billboard Classical Chart in its first week of sales. Released in 2007 on Telarc, it was named to many "Best of" lists including those of The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The New Yorker. The first classical musician ever featured at (Le) Poisson Rouge(158 Bleecker Street), Ms. Dinnerstein returns as part of LPR X 5: A Celebration of LPR's Fifth Anniversary to perform the Goldberg Variations live on Sunday, June 9 at 7:30pm. (more...)
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Violinist Itzhak Perlman to Conduct and Perform with Atlanta Symphony, 4/25-28
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 25, 2013
Acclaimed violinist Itzhak Perlman will take center stage as violinist and the podium as guest conductor to lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in a program including 'Summer' and 'Winter' from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and Mahler's Symphony No. 1, 'Titan.' The performances will take place April 25 and 27, at 8:00 p.m., and April 28, 2013, at 3:00 p.m., in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center. (more...)
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Kat Edmonson Signs To Sony Masterworks Worldwide
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2013
Kat Edmonson has signed a worldwide deal with Sony Masterworks. The label will launch her album Way Down Low on the OKeh/Masterworks imprint, coinciding with dates this spring and summer in Europe. (more...)
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Olly Murs Release US Debut Album RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME Today
by BWW News Desk - Apr 16, 2013
International Pop Star Olly Murs releases his highly anticipated US debut album RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME on Columbia Records today, April 16, 2013. The album will feature the top 40 summer hit 'Heart Skips A Beat' ft. Chiddy Bang and the BRIT Award nominated #1 pop anthem 'Troublemaker' ft. Flo Rida, which debuted top 30 at US pop radio. (more...)
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The Piano Guys to Release New Album this May
by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2013
The Piano Guys are back with a new album, The Piano Guys - Volume 2, with their unique take on music from Pachelbel to The Turtles to Bruno Mars, available for the first time on CD on May 7, 2013 from Portrait, Sony Masterworks' new adult contemporary imprint. Also available is the Deluxe version which includes the CD plus the 12 corresponding music videos - available for the first time on DVD! (more...)
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Alarm Will Sound Performs World Premiere of Tyondai Braxton's FLY BY WIRE at Carnegie Hall Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 06, 2013
Tonight, April 6 at 9:00 p.m. in Zankel Hall, the innovative contemporary chamber ensemble Alarm Will Sound gives the world premiere of Fly By Wire by former Battles singer and guitarist, composer Tyondai Braxton, a work commissioned by Carnegie Hall. Artistic Director Alan Pierson conducts the program of music written expressly for Alarm Will Sound, which also includes New York premieres by Charles Wuorinen and John Orfe-the ensemble's pianist- as well as Dublin-based composer Donnacha Dennehy, whose scenes from The Hunger will be performed with mezzo-soprano soloist Rachel Calloway. David Lang's 2002 work, increase, completes the program. (more...)
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Boston Symphony Orchestra Returns to Carnegie Hall, Now thru 4/5
by BWW News Desk - Apr 03, 2013
This April, Carnegie Hall presents the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in three performances led by two outstanding maestros, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos and Daniele Gatti (pictured at right), in its annual visit to Carnegie Hall. The BSO begins its series tonight, April 3 at 8:00 p.m. with Mr. Fruhbeck de Burgos conducting Paul Hindemith's Concert Music for Strings and Brass and Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra. Pianist Garrick Ohlsson joins the orchestra for Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. (more...)
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Violinist Itzhak Perlman to Conduct and Perform with Atlanta Symphony, 4/25-28
by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2013
Acclaimed violinist Itzhak Perlman will take center stage as violinist and the podium as guest conductor to lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in a program including 'Summer' and 'Winter' from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and Mahler's Symphony No. 1, 'Titan.' The performances will take place April 25 and 27, at 8:00 p.m., and April 28, 2013, at 3:00 p.m., in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center. (more...)
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