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Pianist Han Chen To be Featured on Clarinetist Eric Schultz's Recording POLYGLOT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 11, 2024

Pianist Han Chen collaborates with clarinetist Eric Schultz on the recording Polyglot, featuring works by Iván Enrique Rodríguez, Johanny Navarro, Chia-Yu Hsu, Gabriel Bouche Caro, and Johannes Brahms....

Afghan Youth Orchestra and Renée Fleming Give Free, Livestreamed Concert From The Ken
by A.A. Cristi - August 05, 2024

This Thursday, August 8, American soprano Renée Fleming makes a special guest appearance with the Afghanistan Youth Orchestra (AYO) at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC....

Rachel Lee Priday Releases New Album 'FLUID DYNAMICS'
by Blair Ingenthron - July 21, 2024

Partnering with oceanographer Georgy Manucharyan and six visionary composers, violinist Rachel Lee Priday will embark on a musically rich project that blends classical music with the visual poetry of fluid dynamics experiments, including a new album, Fluid Dynamics, with pianist David Kaplan out Friday, August 23, 2024 on Orchid Classics. ...

Rachel Lee Priday to Release New Album FLUID DYNAMICS in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 19, 2024

Violinist Rachel Lee Priday releases her new album Fluid Dynamics, featuring works by Smith, Wiancko, Spinei, Andres, Lanzilotti, and Cerrone, with pianist David Kaplan....

New England Conservatory Celebrates Spring With Concerts & Small Ensembles Fest
by Stephi Wild - April 24, 2024

Celebrate spring at New England Conservatory with a full day of music, food and dance during the Contemporary Musical Arts department's Small Ensembles Festival on Sunday, May 5. The department will also celebrate its small ensembles on Wednesday and Thursday, May 1 and 2.  ...

Asheville Chamber Music Series Continues With Pianist Michael Stephen Brown & Cellist
by Stephi Wild - April 22, 2024

The internationally lauded Canellakis-Brown Duo - pianist Michael Stephen Brown and cellist Nicholas Canellakis - will be presented by the Asheville Chamber Music Series in recital....

NEC Appoints Grammy Winning Trombonist/Composer Kalia Vandever to Jazz Studies Facult
by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2024

New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Department has appointed Grammy Award-winning trombonist and composer Kalia Vandever to its faculty beginning in the fall of 2024....

New England Conservatory's Contemporary Musical Arts Department Reimagines The Music
by A.A. Cristi - April 04, 2024

Experience a unique rendition of David Bowie's music at NEC on April 17th. This event offers a fresh perspective on Bowie's iconic sounds, reimagined like never before....

Review: The Rule of Threes: The GNSO Performs Soros, Price and Mahler at Aquinas Hall
by Peter Danish - April 03, 2024

Programming is a key element in the lifeblood of every symphony orchestra.  Finding the right blend of old and new, of familiar and unfamiliar, of modern and traditional, of the accessible and the more challenging; this is the task....

NEC's Contemporary Musical Arts Department Reimagines The Music of David Bowie
by Stephi Wild - March 27, 2024

Hear David Bowie's music as you've never heard it before on Wednesday, April 17 when New England Conservatory's Contemporary Musical Arts Department pays tribute to an icon of pop culture in The Music of David Bowie, a program curated by faculty member Lautaro Mantilla in collaboration with Eden MacAdam-Somer and Anthony Coleman. ...

Pianist Han Chen To Perform In PARISIAN REFRACTION A Micro-Festival Presented By Ense
by A.A. Cristi - March 19, 2024

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....

Coastal Concerts to Present Pianist Michael Stephen Brown & Cellist Nicholas Canellak
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 12, 2024

The Canellakis-Brown Duo - pianist Michael Stephen Brown and cellist Nicholas Canellakis - will be presented by Coastal Concerts in recital in April. See how to purchase tickets. ...

Violinist Nathan Amaral Wins $50,000 Robert Frederick Smith Prize in Sphinx Competiti
by Blair Ingenthron - January 28, 2024

Sphinx Organization, the largest and longest-standing organization dedicated to diversity and inclusion in classical music, announces the winners of the 27th Annual Sphinx Competition in Detroit, MI, which took place from January 25-27, 2024 in the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center. ...

The Orchestra Now Offers Free Concert at Symphony Space and 'Debussy & Matisse: Creat
by Stephi Wild - January 25, 2024

The Orchestral Now begins its winter season in New York City with a return to Peter Norton Symphony Space in a free concert led by resident conductor Zachary Schwartzman. The program features upcoming young soloist Yangxin Song, a winner of the 2022 Bard Conservatory Concerto Competition, in Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2, and includes Mendelssohn's Ruy Blas Overture and Sibelius' Symphony No. 1 (February 18)....

THE MUSIC OF MAX ROACH Celebrates the Centennial of the Legendary Jazz Drummer and Co
by A.A. Cristi - January 24, 2024

New England Conservatory's Jazz Studies Department marks the centennial of a great American jazz drummer and composer with The Music of Max Roach on Thursday, February 15, at 8 p.m. in NEC's Burnes Hall. ...

Jason Moran & NEC Students Celebrate Duke Ellington In MY HEART SINGS, February 8
by A.A. Cristi - January 22, 2024

Acclaimed pianist and NEC faculty member Jason Moran joins NEC students to celebrate jazz legend Duke Ellington's 125th birthday on Thursday, February 1, 7:30 p.m. at Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre....

Wu Man To Premiere Du Yun's New Concerto For Pipa At Zankel Hall in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 22, 2024

Wu Man will premiere Du Yun's new concerto for pipa at Zankel Hall on February 29....

OSNAT NETZER: DOT : LINE : SIGH Debut Album Out February 2 On New Focus Recordings
by A.A. Cristi - January 11, 2024

Dot : Line : Sigh, the debut recording by Chicago-based composer/performer Osnat Netzer, will be released Friday, February 10 on New Focus Recordings. ...

NEC Jazz Studies & Contemporary Musical Arts Departments Launch Winter/Spring Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 05, 2024

NEC Jazz Studies & Contemporary Musical Arts Departments launch dynamic winter/spring season. Stay updated on the latest jazz performances and events....

Pianist Michael Stephen Brown Appears As Guest Artist With Jupiter Symphony Chamber P
by Stephi Wild - December 14, 2023

The internationally lauded American pianist Michael Stephen Brown will be presented in two concerts by the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players on January 22, 2024 at New York City's Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church....

The Music School Of Delaware Names Stephen Beaudoin, MBA, As New President & CEO
by A.A. Cristi - November 29, 2023

After a national search, The Music School of Delaware has named Stephen Beaudoin – an accomplished leader working at the intersection of music, education, business, and social impact – as the organization's new President & CEO. Beaudoin begins with the Music School on February 5, 2024. ...

FROM RAGTIME TO EARLY JAZZ – CELEBRATING NEC'S RAGTIME LEGACY Honors Gunther Schuller
by A.A. Cristi - November 13, 2023

Livestream Nov. 21: 'From Ragtime to Early Jazz' honors Gunther Schuller at NEC...

Renowned Pianist Michael Stephen Brown to Perform in Canellakis-Brown Duo Presented b
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 08, 2023

Join internationally acclaimed pianist Michael Stephen Brown and cellist Nicholas Canellakis for a captivating piano-cello duo recital presented by the Ames Town & Gown Chamber Music Association. ...

Pianist Ursula Oppens Joins All-Star Lineup for Philip Glass's The Complete Etudes at
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 25, 2023

Join pianist Ursula Oppens and a stellar lineup of acclaimed pianists for a marathon concert of Philip Glass's Complete Etudes at Lincoln Center. Celebrate the release of a new special edition boxed set and experience the unforgettable music of Glass on November 19, 2023....

BMOP/Sound Releases 95th Album: 'Samuel Jones Three Concerti'
by Michael Major - October 25, 2023

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. ...





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