National Philharmonic Reveals 2023-2024 Season
National Philharmonic (NatPhil) announced its 2023-2024 Season, which includes six classical programs conducted by Music Director Piotr Gajewski, one classical concert led by guest conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson, and two choral performances presented in partnership with The Washington Chorus (TWC) and conducted by TWC Artistic Director Eugene Rogers. All season concerts will be held at The Music Center at Strathmore, the Orchestra’s longstanding home in Montgomery County.
National Philharmonic Announces 2022-2023 Season
National Philharmonic has announced its 2022-2023 season, which includes eight classical programs conducted by Music Director Piotr Gajewski and two by Chorale Artistic Director Stan Engebretson; two pops shows led by Principal Pops Conductor Luke Frazier; and a piano recital.
LIPF Returns to Ware & Winter Centers, 7/19-28
The Lancaster International Piano Festival (LIPF) returns to The Ware & Winter Centers of Millersville University beginning on Saturday, July 19 and running through Monday, July 28, 2014. This inspiring and informative program offers young aspiring concert pianists, teachers, amateurs, and piano lovers at large an intensive educational program along with an outstanding concert series performed by world-class pianists open to the public.
Ravinia Announces Upcoming August Events
Legendary soprano Kiri Te Kanawa returns to Ravinia Festival in a rare intimate Martin Theatre recital at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 18. This performance also features director of the Steans Music Institute vocal program Brian Zeger on piano. The program includes works by Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Handel, Liszt, Strauss, Rachmaninoff, Ginastera, Guastavino and Canteloube.
Photo Flash: Jose Iturbi Foundation Music Competition
If there were an International Idol ... The José Iturbi International Music Competition would be it. José Iturbi was recognized as the world's greatest classical pianist during the 1930's - 1970's. He appeared in several Hollywood films of the 1940s, notably playing himself in the 1943 musical, Thousands Cheer and in the 1945 film, Anchors Aweigh. He worked with legendary talents including Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Cornel Wilde, and many more. Today, the name José Iturbi has a legacy that still lives through The José Iturbi International Music Competition. It is appropriate that one of the most sought after awards by those who have devoted their lives to music, be dedicated to this remarkable man.
Ravinia Festival Announces Lineup for its 2010 Season, 6/3-9/7
Offering up greater variety, including more than 50 debuts from Sting to Wagnerian tenor John Treleaven, Ravinia Festival Chairperson Pamela B. Strobel and President and CEO Welz Kauffman today announced details of the 2010 season, including a Chicago Symphony Orchestra residency that celebrates major anniversaries of Mahler, Chopin, Schumann, Barber, Bernstein and Copland, as well as milestone birthdays of Music Director James Conlon, Christoph Eschenbach and Stephen Sondheim. The season, featuring 117 separate events, runs from June 3 through September 7.
Ravinia Festival Announces Lineup for its 2010 Season, 6/3-9/7
Offering up greater variety, including more than 50 debuts from Sting to Wagnerian tenor John Treleaven, Ravinia Festival Chairperson Pamela B. Strobel and President and CEO Welz Kauffman today announced details of the 2010 season, including a Chicago Symphony Orchestra residency that celebrates major anniversaries of Mahler, Chopin, Schumann, Barber, Bernstein and Copland, as well as milestone birthdays of Music Director James Conlon, Christoph Eschenbach and Stephen Sondheim. The season, featuring 117 separate events, runs from June 3 through September 7.
arts>World Financial Center Seeks Aspiring Pianists To Play Chopin
Chopin 200, a weeklong celebration of Frederic Chopin's 200th birthday featuring 200 hours of the
composer's works performed by an eclectic mix of nearly 200 pianists, including NPR's 'From the Top' host Christopher O'Riley; Jeffrey Swann; Vassily Primakov; Claire Huangci, winner of the Chopin Competition of Europe; Kimball Gallagher; and the winner of this month's Chopin Competition in Miami.
arts>World Financial Center Seeks Aspiring Pianists To Play Chopin
Chopin 200, a weeklong celebration of Frederic Chopin's 200th birthday featuring 200 hours of the
composer's works performed by an eclectic mix of nearly 200 pianists, including NPR's 'From the Top' host Christopher O'Riley; Jeffrey Swann; Vassily Primakov; Claire Huangci, winner of the Chopin Competition of Europe; Kimball Gallagher; and the winner of this month's Chopin Competition in Miami.
arts>World Financial Center Seeks Aspiring Pianists To Play Chopin
Chopin 200, a weeklong celebration of Frederic Chopin's 200th birthday featuring 200 hours of the
composer's works performed by an eclectic mix of nearly 200 pianists, including NPR's 'From the Top' host Christopher O'Riley; Jeffrey Swann; Vassily Primakov; Claire Huangci, winner of the Chopin Competition of Europe; Kimball Gallagher; and the winner of this month's Chopin Competition in Miami.