Paul Chihara

The Springfield Chamber Players Clarinet Quintet Opens 2024-25 Season at 52 Sumner Next Month

The Springfield Chamber Players will launch its 2024-25 season with a performance by the Springfield Chamber Players Clarinet Quintet. The first of a six-concert series will be on Saturday, October 26, at 8:00 PM at 52 Sumner. Springfield's newest performance venue is on the corner of Sumner Avenue at Fort Pleasant Avenue in Springfield, MA.

The Springfield Chamber Players Announce 2024-25 Season At New Performance Venue, 52 Sumner

Springfield Chamber Players will launch a six-performance season at Springfield's newest performance venue, 52 Sumner.

Chamber Music Marin Unveils Line-Up For 2024-2025 Concert Series

Chamber Music Marin has unveiled its 2024-2025 concert series. Learn more about the programming and see how to purchase tickets.

Cellist John-Henry Crawford to Release New Album Of Dvořák & Tchaikovsky With San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

Cellist John-Henry Crawford has released a new album featuring works by Dvořák and Tchaikovsky, performed with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra under the direction of Martin West.

Interview: Quynh Nguyen of CELEBRATE ASIA at Benaroya Hall

The event highlights the city’s all-important dynamic Asian community and features the American premiere of veteran composer Paul Chihara’s Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra

Quynh Nguyen Will Perform the American Premiere of Paul Chihara's Concerto - Fantasy for Piano & Orchestra

Award-winning Vietnamese American pianist Quynh Nguyen’s (pron. Quin Nwen) will perform the US premiere of Paul Chihara’s Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra on January 28 at 4pm at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony. 

2024 Laguna Beach Music Festival Returns In February

The Philharmonic Society and Laguna Beach Live! are excited to announce the 2024 Laguna Beach Music Festival, featuring Grammy-nominated violinist Anne Akiko Meyers as Festival Artistic Director. Meyers will lead a week of inventive and thought-provoking musical collaborations, including a world premiere by Philip Glass. Don't miss this incredible event from February 12 to February 18.

MUSIC AT KOHL MANSION Welcomes The 2024 Winter/spring Season Of World Renowned Chamber Musicians In 5 Not-to-be Missed Concerts

Experience the 2024 Winter/Spring Music Series at Kohl Mansion featuring world-renowned chamber musicians in 5 unforgettable concerts. Don't miss out on these exceptional performances. Tickets now on sale at musicatkohl.org.

Music at Kohl Mansion To Launch Chamber Music Season October 22

Music at Kohl Mansion (MAKM), the Bay Area's “prestigious  chamber music presenter,” will launch the 2023-24 international chamber music season Sunday,  October 22 at 7 p.m. with the virtuosic Israeli Chamber Project, as part of a 7-concert series on Sunday evenings at the historic Kohl Mansion's Great Hall.

The 92nd Street Y Adds Caleb Teicher And Veronica Swift To MIDSUMMER MUSICFEST Lineup

The 92nd Street Y, New York announces Caleb Teicher and Veronica Swift, the first-ever collaboration from the acclaimed dancer and vocalist, as part of Midsummer MusicFest, a new summer festival debuting this year in celebration of 92NY's 150th anniversary. 

AN EVENING WITH NORM LEWIS is Coming to 92NY in July

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present An Evening with Norm Lewis as part of Midsummer MusicFest, a new summer festival debuting this year in celebration of 92NY’s 150th anniversary.

The Seattle Symphony Announces Its 2023/2024 Season At Benaroya Hall

The Seattle Symphony's 2023/2024 season marks the orchestra's 120th season and the 25th anniversary of Benaroya Hall's opening. The season launches with recreations of the Symphony's and the Hall's first-ever concerts; featuring Seattle Symphony Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot and soprano Alexandra LoBianco.

Music Academy Celebrates LOWENTHAL'S LEGEND, March 9

The internationally acclaimed American pianists Ursula Oppens and Jerome Lowenthal will perform in an Music Academy concert on Thursday evening, March 9, 2023, at 7 PM, PST, at Music Academy of the West's Hahn Hall (1070 Fairway Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108). This concert, entitled 'Lowenthal's Legend,' honors and celebrates the extraordinary pianist and preeminent pedagogue Jerome Lowenthal, who has served as a Music Academy teaching artist for half a century.

THE GODFATHER LIVE, with 61 Piece Orchestra, to Play Chicago's Auditorium Theatre

On Saturday, November 12th at 8 pm, ten-time Academy Award-winning masterpiece, The Godfather, will be screened and performed with a 61-piece orchestra in celebration of the iconic film's 50th anniversary, produced by CineConcerts and presented by Massimo Gallotta Productions.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Presents CURRENT: EQUILIBRIUM at Boomtown Brewery In April

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) adds a decidedly contemporary twist to its programming with “CURRENT: Equilibrium,” a visually and aurally immersive program of electro-acoustic classical music, including three world premieres, curated by composer/Artistic Advisor Derrick Skye and led by guest conductor Vincent Womack, on Sunday, April 10, 2022, 5 pm, at Boomtown Brewery in downtown Los Angeles.

The Seattle Symphony Announces E09066 Concert Broadcast

The Seattle Symphony marks the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 with a week-long digital broadcast of the EO9066 program on Seattle Symphony Live. Issued on February 19, 1942, Executive Order 9066 authorized the relocation and incarceration of over 100,000 innocent Japanese American citizens during World War II.

American Symphony Orchestra Offers Free Chamber Music at Brooklyn Bridge Park

The American Symphony Orchestra (ASO) presents three free concerts of chamber music on September 16, 23, and 30 at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 3 Greenway Terrace, as part of the Sounds at Sunset series.

Classical Discoveries With Marvin Rosen Presents WPRB Radio Tribute To Asian American Composers

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, for the next two Wednesday mornings (May 12 and May 19) from 7:00 to 10:00am, Classical Discoveries, with host Marvin Rosen, will air two programs completely devoted to music by Asian American composers. The two-part series is called In The Year of The Ox - WPRB Radio tribute to Asian American Composers.

Smuin Contemporary Ballet Announces SMUIN AL FRESCO

East Bay dance audiences may be pondering not “to be or not to be” but whether 'tis nobler to dance when Smuin Contemporary Ballet takes the stage with Smuin al Fresco at the beautiful outdoor Bruns Amphitheater in Orinda.

Derrick Spiva Jr. Named Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Artistic Advisor

Jaime Martín, Music Director of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), has promoted LACO's Artist-Educator/Composer Derrick Spiva Jr. to Artistic Advisor, announces LACO's Executive Director Ben Cadwallader.