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Black Oak Ensemble Revives Rarely Heard French String Trios On Cedille Records

Black Oak Ensemble, the Chicago-based string trio with an international profile, performs rarely heard works for violin, viola, and cello written between the World Wars.

Centennial Celebration Of The Fontainebleau Schools to Take Place at Merkin Hall

Acclaimed musicians will gather together to honor 'the Cradle of Modern American Music' in concert at Merkin Hall.

Sony Classical Releases GEORGE SZELL: THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA ALBUM COLLECTION

The first ever collection of George Szell's Complete Recordings for Columbia Masterworks on 106 CDs is now available thanks to Sony Classical. The collection features symphonies, overtures and other orchestral works, concertos and chamber music, recorded from 1946 to 1969, 92 recordings remastered from the original analogue tapes using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology.

The Cleveland Orchestra And George Szell Complete Recordings For Columbia Masterworks CD Collection

“In the heyday of George Szell's tenure as its chief conductor,” declared Gramophone, “The Cleveland Orchestra had few if any peers among the world's great orchestras.” Coinciding with the orchestra's Centennial birthday in December 2018, Sony Classical is excited to announce one of the most ambitious reissue projects of recent times, a comprehensive collection of the Clevelanders' recordings made under the baton of their iconic fourth music director. These span the period between 1947 – a year after Szell inherited a rising national ensemble from Erich Leinsdorf and began transforming it into the elite ensemble it remains to this day – and 1969, a year before his sudden death shocked the musical world. Born in Budapest in 1897, Szell's dream was to create an ensemble that combined “the Americans' purity and beauty of sound and their virtuosity of execution with the European sense of tradition, warmth of expression and sense of style,” in the words of his biographer Michael Charry. That he fulfilled that dream is amply documented in the huge discography that fills Sony's new edition of 106 CDs, “recordings that are prized for their stylistic rightness, clarity of structure, rhythmic tension, and transparency of texture” (The New Yorker).

Hoff-Barthelson Music School's Festival Orchestra Finale Concert Set for June 9th

Hoff-Barthelson Music School's Festival Orchestra closes out its 2017-18 season with "Vienna: Three Generations," on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at 7:00 pm at the Recital Hall at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York.

Pianist Sergei Babayan In CMSDetroit Debut, 3/24

Armenian-born piano virtuoso Sergei Babayan will make his Chamber Music Society of Detroit series debut with a recital on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 8 PM.  The concert takes place at Seligman Performing Arts Center, located at 22305 West 13 Mile Road (at Lahser Road) in Beverly Hills. Mr. Babayan's program features music by 19th- and 20th-century composers who were also virtuoso pianists, including works by Liszt, Chopin, Debussy, Ryabov and Rachmaninoff.

Joshua Weilerstein to Conduct the New York Phil in Program Spotlighting Ravel

Joshua Weilerstein will conduct the New York Philharmonic in a French program spotlighting Ravel. The program he will lead, in which he is replacing Charles Dutoit (who withdrew from the performances), remains unchanged: the Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, with Jean-Yves Thibaudet as soloist; Le Tombeau de Couperin; Valses nobles et sentimentales; Bol ro; and Ravel's orchestration of Debussy's Sarabande et Danse, Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, January 18 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, January 19 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, January 20 at 8:00 p.m.

Charles Dutoit To Conduct Ravel With Jean-Yves Thibaudet As Soloist, 1/17�"20

Charles Dutoit will conduct the New York Philharmonic in a French program spotlighting Ravel, featuring the Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, with Jean-Yves Thibaudet as soloist; Le Tombeau de Couperin; Valses nobles et sentimentales; Bol ro; and Ravel's orchestration of Debussy's Sarabande et Danse, Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, January 18 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, January 19 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, January 20 at 8:00 p.m.

Sergei Babayan Comes to Bates Recital Hall in Classical Piano Recital

Hailed for his emotional intensity, bold energy and remarkable levels of color, Sergei Babayan brings a deep understanding and insight to a stylistically diverse repertoire, which includes a performance history of 54 concertos. Le Figaro has praised his unequaled touch, perfectly harmonious phrasing and breathtaking virtuosity.

Cellist Peter Seidenburg To Perform On Hoff-Barthelson Recital Series, 3/5

Cellist Peter Seidenberg performs a program of Beethoven, Tuur and Rachmaninoff with pianist Helene Jeanney on Hoff-Barthelson Music School's HB Artist Recital Series on Sunday, March 5, 2017, at 5:00 pm at the Greenville Community Church, 270 Ardsley Road, Scarsdale.

Canada's Honens Piano Announces Rules For 2018 Competition

Calgary-based Honens today announced details of its 2018 Piano Competition.  Pianists of all nationalities, aged 20 to 30 on August 30, 2018, with the exception of past Honens Laureates and professionally managed artists, may apply starting February 1, 2017.  The application deadline is October 31, 2017.  The Competition's Quarterfinals take place in Berlin and New York in March 2018.  Semifinals and Finals take place in Calgary from August 30 to September 8, 2018.

Columbus Symphony Announces Ticket Deals for Beethoven Marathon

Conducted by CSO Associate Conductor Peter Stafford Wilson, this all-Beethoven evening offers not only an orchestral concert bookended by two exciting symphonies, but also three additional events to enrich the audience's experience-chamber music performances before and after the concert as well as an illuminating, pre-concert lecture. The chamber recitals and the ingenious "Triple" concerto will showcase the talent of the CSO's own-Alicia Hui, violin; Luis Biava, cello; and Caroline Hong, piano. 

Lang Lang Performs Mozart with Alan Gilbert and the NY Philharmonic Tonight

Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic in a one-night-only all- Mozart program featuring the Piano Concertos Nos. 17 and 24, with Lang Lang as soloist, and Overture to The Magic Flute, tonight, October 21, 2014, at 7:30 p.m.

Lang Lang to Perform Mozart with Alan Gilbert and the NY Philharmonic, 10/21

Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic in a one-night-only all- Mozart program featuring the Piano Concertos Nos. 17 and 24, with Lang Lang as soloist, and Overture to The Magic Flute, Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at 7:30 p.m.

Doug Montgomery to Play Vicky's of Santa Fe, 2/26

For 25 years, music lovers at Vicky's of Santa Fe and around the world have agreed with the Chicago Sun Times, 'There is only one Doug Montgomery.' His unforgettable live performances and his numerous versatile recordings reveal the vast talent of this world-class musician and his repeat engagements at some of the country's premier private and corporate events proves the appeal is surely the music but also the man himself.

Bach Week Festival's 40th Season to Open April 19 in Evanston

The 40th annual Bach Week Festival, where listeners luxuriate in diverse works of Johann Sebastian Bach, will present a signature blend of solo, concerto, orchestral, and choral performances in concerts April 19 and 21 in Evanston and May 5 in Chicago, the festival's first foray into the Windy City.

Jeffrey Kahane To Do Solo Performance Of Mozart Piano Concertos At NY Philharmonic

Jeffrey Kahane will perform as soloist with the New York Philharmonic in Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos. 6, 24, and 25, conducting the Orchestra from the piano, Saturday March 27 at 8:00 p.m.

Jeffrey Kahane To Do Solo Performance Of Mozart Piano Concertos At NY Philharmonic

Jeffrey Kahane will perform as soloist with the New York Philharmonic in Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos. 6, 24, and 25, conducting the Orchestra from the piano, Friday, and Saturday, March 26 and 27 at 8:00 p.m.

Jeffrey Kahane To Do Solo Performance Of Mozart Piano Concertos At NY Philharmonic

Jeffrey Kahane will perform as soloist with the New York Philharmonic in Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos. 6, 24, and 25, conducting the Orchestra from the piano, Thursday, March 25, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., and Friday, and Saturday, March 26 and 27 at 8:00 p.m.