New Jersey Symphony to Present 16th Annual UJA Benefit Concert, 4/21

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ present the 16th annual benefit concert in support of the United Jewish Appeal of MetroWest NJ (UJA) on Sunday, April 21, at 3 pm, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark. Clarinetist David Krakauer joins the Orchestra for Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, along with traditional klezmer works Synagogue Wail and Der Heyser Bulgar. Guest conductor Stefan Sanderling leads the Orchestra in the one-performance-only program, which opens with Copland's Appalachian Spring. (more...)

BWW Reviews: Emanuel Ax in Recital of Beethoven and Chopin Through Gretna Music

Noted pianist Emanuel Ax delighted the audience at Leffler Performance Center in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania with his performance of the 'Pathetique' and other works (more...)

BWW Reviews: Brahms and Tchaikovski Make a Fine Pair

Brahms two piano concertos, written some twenty years apart (as their opus numbers 15 and 83 display) were not referred to as concertos at all at the time of their premiers but rather as 'symphonies with piano obligato,' and it's easy to see why. They both feature some ravishing string parts that practically almost suggest concertos of their own and require almost super-human virtuosity and above all stamina (the 2nd in particular) on the part of the soloist. (more...)

NJ Symphony to Present an All-Gershwin POPS Program, 4/19-20

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents an all-Gershwin NJSO POPS program in New Brunswick and Newark, April 19-20. Conductor Gerald Steichen returns to the NJSO stage to conduct the Orchestra in Gershwin favorites including An American in Paris, Cuban Overture and selections from Porgy and Bess and Girl Crazy, along with songs from the composer's rich canon. (more...)

BWW Reviews: American Symphony Blows a Kiss to DER VAMPYR at Carnegie Hall

I've always been a sucker for a good vampire story--and Heinrich Marscher's opera DER VAMPYR fits the bill. And while I don't expect it to turn up at the Metropolitan Opera (or even New York City Opera, for that matter), this 1827 singspiel sung in German with dialogue in English, performed by the American Symphony Orchestra under Leon Botstein, provided an exhilarating introduction to the work. (more...)

Clarinetist David Krakauer to Perform as Soloist with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, 4/21

Clarinetist David Krakauer will be the featured soloist with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra led by Stefan Sanderling on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 3pm, at The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (One Center Street, Newark). This is a rare opportunity to hear Krakauer perform both classical and Klezmer music with an orchestra - he will play Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, as well as his unique arrangement of the traditional Klezmer tune Der Heyser Bulgar and his own Synagogue Wail. The concert also includes Copland's Appalachian Spring. The performance, which is open to the public, is the 16thAnnual United Jewish Appeal Federation Benefit Concert. (more...)

Alan Gilbert and the NY Philharmonic to Present A DANCER'S DREAM in Collaboration With Giants Are Small

The New York Philharmonic will present A Dancer's Dream: Two Works by Stravinsky, a multidisciplinary, theatrical reimagining of the ballets The Fairy's Kiss and Petrushka, created by Giants Are Small. Sara Mearns, New York City Ballet principal dancer, will star in the production, which will be conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert, directed and designed by Doug Fitch, choreographed by Karole Armitage, and produced by Edouard Getaz - Thursday, June 27, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, June 28 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, June 29 at 8:00 p.m. (more...)

Allegro's 'Appetizer Series' to Kick Off at The Ware Center, 4/19

On Friday, April 19, at 6:45, the popular chamber orchestra 'Allegro' presents a brand new, very different way to enjoy classical music: 'Music in the Round - Lancaster's Music Hour', aptly named the 'Appetizer Series.' (more...)

BBC Magazine's Recording of the Year is The Hallé Orchestra's The Apostles by Elgar

The Hallé Orchestra and conductor Sir Mark Elder's “magnificent” (Financial Times) new recording of Elgar's oratorio The Apostles, a retelling of Christ's Passion from the viewpoint of His followers, arrives at last in North America, following a cluster of superlative reviews in the UK. The Sunday Telegraph declares it a performance of “such insight, splendour and breadth of interpretive vision that one can't imagine it being surpassed” while Gramophone insists, “a set absolutely not to be missed.” The live performance, recorded in Manchester's Bridgewater Hall in 2012, appears on the orchestra's own Hallé label on 2 CDs, available now from Allegro Classical. (more...)

NJSO Hosts FRIDAY NIGHT OUT LGBT Event Featuring Music by Strauss Tonight

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents Friday Night Out-an LGBT event-tonight, April 5, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark. The NJSO will host a post-concert champagne and dessert reception-set to the jazz-age sounds of the Michael Arenella Trio-for ticketholders who are LGBT community members and friends. (more...)

Pacific Symphony to Present Saint-Saëns' ORGAN SYMPHONY, 5/2-4

The mighty forces of the William J. Gillespie concert organ pair with fleeting violin passages and an orchestral rhapsody during Pacific Symphony's next classical concert, 'Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony,' featuring music by the French Romantics. The program opens with Emmanuel Chabrier's 'España,' the composer's most famous orchestral composition, inspired by Spanish music and dances. Taking place Thursday through Saturday, May 2-4 at 8 p.m. in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. (more...)

St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble Announces Final Concerts of the Season

On its final Chamber Music Series concerts of the season, St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble will trace the evolution and diversity of the trio with works of varied instrumentation by Schubert, Brahms, and Bartok. Three Part Inventions will be presented in three concerts taking place at Brooklyn Museum and The Morgan Library & Museum. (more...)

William Christie to Conduct Les Arts Florissants in DAVID ET JONATHAS at BAM, 4/17-21

Following their landmark revival of Atys in 2011, esteemed conductor William Christie and his early music ensemble Les Arts Florissants return to BAM with another French Baroque gem: David et Jonathas, in a production directed by the general manager of Zurich Opera House Andreas Homoki, making his US debut. (more...)

NJSO Hosts 'Ms. Maestro: Women Leaders in Music': A Special Q&A Event with Susanna Mälkki

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra hosts "Ms. Maestro: Women Leaders in Music"-a special Q&A event featuring highly regarded guest conductor Susanna Malkki-on Saturday, April 6, at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, following the Orchestra's 8 pm concert. NJSO Assistant Conductor Gemma Newwill lead the discussion with Malkki; the two will speak about their extraordinary careers in a traditionally male-dominated field. (more...)

William Christie Conducts Les Arts Florissants in DAVID ET JONATHAS at BAM, Now thru 4/21

Following their landmark revival of Atys in 2011, esteemed conductor William Christie and his early music ensemble Les Arts Florissants return to BAM with another French Baroque gem: David et Jonathas, in a production directed by the general manager of Zurich Opera House Andreas Homoki, making his US debut. (more...)

Christine Baranski, Irina Dvorovenko, Shonn Wiley to Star in ON YOUR TOES

Christine Baranski, Kelli Barrett, Walter Bobbie, Jeremy Cohen, Dalton Harrod, Randy Skinner, Shonn Wiley, Karen Ziemba,New York City Ballet Principaldancer Joaquin De Luz and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Irina Dvorovenkowill star in Rodgers and Hart's On Your Toes, the final Encores! presentation of the 2012-13 New York City Center season. Directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, On Your Toes will have guest music direction by Encores! founding music director Rob Fisher and will play seven performances, from May 8 - 12 at New York City Center, W. 55th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues). The "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" ballet, originally choreographed by George Balanchine, will be staged by Susan Pilarre, who served as a Ballet Mistress of the show's 1983 Broadway Revival. (more...)

BWW Remembers: Maria Tallchief--January 24, 1925 - April 11, 2013

Maria Tallchief, the first Native American to win acclaim as a prima ballerina, passed away on April 11, 2013. While she worked with many companies and choreographers, she is most renowned for her collaboration with George Balanchine, first at The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and then, most importantly and famously, at the New York City Ballet. She was married to Balanchine from 1946 until 1952 when the marriage was annulled. Despite this interruption in their private lives they continued their professional association. (more...)

New Jersey Symphony Performs All-Tchaikovsky Program, Now thru 4/14

Music Director Jacques Lacombe and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra present an all-Tchaikovsky program featuring Variations on a Rococo Theme, performed by NJSO Principal Cello Jonathan Spitz, tonight, April 12-14 in Trenton, Red Bank and Englewood. The Polonaise from Eugene Onegin opens the program, which culminates in Tchaikovsky's mighty Fifth Symphony. (more...)

Works by Mackey, Tchaikovsky and Wagner Set for New Jersey Symphony Concert, 5/16-19

Music Director Jacques Lacombe and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra present Tchaikovsky's mighty Fifth Symphony on a concert program that features the East Coast premiere of Steven Mackey's Stumble to Grace Concerto for Piano and Orchestra with pianist Orli Shaham. The Orchestra performs the Princeton University professor's concerto as part of the New Jersey Roots Project, which celebrates the music of composers whose artistic identity has been influenced by their time in the Garden State. (more...)

US Airways Education Foundation To Award $270,000 In Grants To Nonprofits In Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix And Washington

The US Airways Education Foundation will award $270,000 in grants this year to nonprofit organizations in the airline's hub cities of Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. Organizations may apply for a minimum of a $10,000 grant from the Foundation's Community Education Grant program at usairways.com/corporategiving starting April 1. Grants will be awarded to children's educational programs aimed to increase academic achievement for those they serve. Since 1992, the US Airways Education Foundation has awarded nearly $4.9 million in scholarships and grants. (more...)

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