GRAMOPHONE

Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an ambitious 2024-25 season featuring 13 performances at Carnegie Hall, including a series in each of Carnegie’s three halls, and innovative presentations of contemporary music and world premieres both at the orchestra’s home, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, and with partners in all five boroughs. ...

M​​​​​​​ultiple Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer will kick off its new season of performances at home in the Bay Area and on tour across the U.S. with the new “Without a Song” program. Learn more!...

Cedille Records has announced the release of Rachel Barton Pine's new album, featuring 'Corelli Violin Sonatas, Op. 5,' available on September 13....

Following his “consistently impressive” (Gramophone) traversal of Mozart's complete Piano Sonatas for Sony Classical - winner of an Opus Klassik Award - Japanese pianist Mao Fujita will present a similarly ambitious project: matching sets of 24 Preludes by three composers, Frédéric Chopin, Alexander Scriabin and Akio Yashiro....

GRAMMY-nominated Sandbox Percussion and composer Michael Torke release their new album BLOOM on August 30 via Ecstatic Records. The album features interlocking rhythms and will be available on major streaming platforms....

Zephyr Records releases all sixteen volumes of Chopin: The Complete Works, featuring pianist and conductor Ian Hobson, the first to record all of Chopin's piano works....

Between 1959 and 1972 – with the full Cleveland Orchestra, the somewhat smaller Cleveland Pops and the chamber-sized Cleveland Sinfonietta – Louis Lane made a series of critically acclaimed recordings for Columbia. They display the “exceptional breadth and impeccable taste” for which this gifted but perennially undervalued conductor was lauded in a tribute by the orchestra’s executive director. ...

Chiaroscuro Quartet has announced that French violinist Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux has joined the award-winning ensemble. Charlotte will perform alongside violinist Alina Ibragimova, violist Emilie Hörnlund, and cellist Claire Thirion, replacing Pablo Hernán Benedí, who has been a member of the quartet since 2010....

The London Philharmonic Orchestra will embark on a U.S. tour from October 9-21, 2024, led by Principal Conductor Edward Gardner. The tour features violinists Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Randall Goosby....

According various sources, Jaap van Zweden will step down as the music director of the New York Philharmonic after 6 seasons....

The Czech Philharmonic, under Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon Bychkov, commemorates the centennial of the Year of Czech Music in 2024 with a variety of programs around the world, with performances at major world concert halls featuring renowned guest soloists. ...

Renowned harpsichordist Kristian Bezuidenhout returns for performances on May 10, 11, and 12. Explore Transformations: Bach & Rameau under his guest directorship....

Join the four-time GRAMMY-nominated Clarion Choir and The Clarion Orchestra for a one-time performance of Bach's monumental MASS IN B MINOR at the Park Avenue Christian Church. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Join renowned pianist Han Chen at the Parisian Refraction micro-festival, a unique musical event presented by Ensemble NEW SRQ, Southern Methodist University Meadows School of the Arts, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on April 23 and 28, 2024....

Tafelmusik has revealed the details of its 2024/25 season. Learn what to expect from the programs and see how to purchase tickets....

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, and American Composers Orchestra partner to share the world premiere performance of Ukrainian composer Victoria Vita Poleva’s Symphony No. 4 'The Bell' for cello and orchestra....

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....

BMOP/sound releases debut album of Samuel Jones's three concerti. Performances by Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), Flutist Jeffrey Khaner, Violinist Michael Ludwig, and Trombonist Joseph Alessi, Led by Conductor Gil Rose. ...

Naxos releases Zoltán Kodály's orchestral works, featuring JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic. This album completes the full collection of Kodály's orchestral compositions....

Don't miss renowned pianist Ian Hobson as he continues his Robert Schumann Cycle with a captivating 'Marches and Etudes' program at Tenri Cultural Institute in New York. Discover the concert details and program highlights in this article. ...

Discover the exciting 23/24 season of composer and violist Jessica Meyer, featuring world premieres and New York premieres. Don't miss the highly-anticipated performances of In the Path of Totality and with a gift for burning....

This 2023/2024 season, Reif kicks off his inaugural season as Chief Conductor of the Gävle Symphony Orchestra in Sweden, a title that he will hold through 2025/2026....

Byrd Ensemble celebrates their 20th anniversary and the 400th anniversary of William Byrd's death with the release of their new album, 'Penitence & Lamentation.' The album features a world premiere by Nico Muhly and will be available on November 3, 2023....

Pianist Orion Weiss reveals his exciting 2023/2024 season, including performances with the NSO and CSO conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, recitals with violinist Augustin Hadelich, and chamber music with the Ariel Quartet. Find out more about his upcoming engagements and tour dates....

Don't miss the highly anticipated US debut of the Australian Haydn Ensemble! Catch their program of Haydn, Mozart, and J.C. Bach as they explore 18th-century reflections on the times of day. With seven concerts across the East and West Coasts from October 12 to 21, 2023, this is a tour you won't want to miss. Find out the tour dates and locations here....