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Juanjo Mena to Lead LA Phil in Four Performances at Walt Disney Hall, 5/30-6/2

One of Spain's most distinguished conductors, Juanjo Mena, makes his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut, leading the Los Angeles Philharmonic in four performances, Thursday, May 30, at 8 pm, Friday, May 3... (more...)

Houston Symphony and David D'or to Recognize Israel at 65 Years in 5/23 Concert

On May 23, the Houston Symphony, in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, will present a concert at Jones Hall recognizing the 65th anniversary of the founding of the State of Isr... (more...)

Dvorak and Brahms to Conclude Utah Symphony's 2012-13 Season, 5/24-25

Utah Symphony Associate Conductor Vladimir Kulenovic brings the Utah Symphony's 2012-13 Masterwork Series to a spectacular close by conducting two master composers' stunning works. (more...)

Maestro Hans Graf to Bid Farewell to Houston Symphony, 5/17-18

Maestro Hans Graf will conduct the Houston Symphony in his final concerts as Music Director on May 17 and 18. Ending his 12-year tenure, Graf will celebrate with the orchestra, staff and patrons in a ... (more...)

Spectrum Welcomes Pianist Beth Levin Today

Spectrum presents an afternoon recital with virtuoso pianist Beth Levin today, May 5th at 3. The program features a world premiere by Andrew Rudin, a New York premiere by David Del Tredici and works b... (more...)

Handel and Haydn Society Present HANDEL JEPHTHA, 5/3 & 5

Handel and Haydn Society Presents Handel Jephtha, conducted by Artistic Director Harry Christophers, in celebration of the 2015 Bicentennial. The piece premiered in the US by H&H in 1855. Performances... (more...)

Mandy Patinkin and Pasadena POPS to Kick Off Zev Yaroslavsky Signatures Series, 6/9

To coincide with the 20-year anniversary of the Ford Partnership Program, which nurtures locally based artists and arts organizations, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission presents the inaugural Zev... (more...)

Spectrum to Welcome Pianist Beth Levin, 5/5

Spectrum presents an afternoon recital with virtuoso pianist Beth Levin on Sunday, May 5th at 3. The program features a world premiere by Andrew Rudin, a New York premiere by David Del Tredici and wor... (more...)

Pacific Symphony Presents THE BRILLIANCE OF BRAHMS Today

Romantic and riveting: Pacific Symphony uncovers the intricate mastery of Johannes Brahms' chamber music during 'The Brilliance of Brahms,' the last Cafe Ludwig concert this season. Pianist Orli Shaha... (more...)

Houston Symphony to Perform Beethoven's EROICA; Janina Fialkowska to Play Chopin, 5/9-12

On May 9, 11 and 12, Maestro Hans Graf will conduct the Houston Symphony in a moving program beginning with Weber's Overture to Euryanthe and ending with Beethoven's epic Symphony No. 3, Eroica. Graf'... (more...)

Pianist Inon Barnatan to Highlight Riverside Symphony Concert at Lincoln Center, 6/6

Music Director George Rothman will lead Riverside Symphony in a program of musical gems reflecting the cross-pollination of jazz and indigenous music with traditional European compositional technique.... (more...)

Carnegie Hall Announces Tour by National Youth Orchestra of the USA

Carnegie Hall today announced details for the inaugural July 2013 tour by the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, a remarkable new ensemble, which, beginning this summer, annuall... (more...)

Miller Theatre Continues Composer Portraits Series with Oliver Knussen Tonight

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts continues the 2012-13 season of its Composer Portraits series with Oliver Knussen, tonight, April 18, 2013. (more...)

Handel and Haydn Society to Present HANDEL JEPHTHA, 5/3 & 5

Handel and Haydn Society Presents Handel Jephtha, conducted by Artistic Director Harry Christophers, in celebration of the 2015 Bicentennial. The piece premiered in the US by H&H in 1855. Performances... (more...)

Handel and Haydn Society Present VIVALDI VIRTUOSI, 4/5 & 7

Handel and Haydn Society presents Vivaldi Virtuosi, led by Ian Watson tonight, April 5, 2013 at 8pm and Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 3pm at NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, Mass. (more...)

Pacific Symphony to Present THE BRILLIANCE OF BRAHMS, 4/28

Romantic and riveting: Pacific Symphony uncovers the intricate mastery of Johannes Brahms' chamber music during 'The Brilliance of Brahms,' the last Cafe Ludwig concert this season. Pianist Orli Shaha... (more...)

Regional Orchestra of the Week: Handel & Haydn Society, MA

In this week's featured regional orchestra of the week, we're thrilled to spotlight The Handel & Haydn Society operating in Boston under the leadership of Artistic Director Harry Christophers. (more...)

Mohammed Fairouz's IN THE SHADOW OF NO TOWERS Premieres at Carnegie Hall Tonight

Composer Mohammed Fairouz's latest large-scale work, In The Shadow of No Towers (Symphony No. 4 for Wind Ensemble), will have its world premiere in the Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall tonight,... (more...)

Philip Glass to Open 2013-14 Candler Concert Season at Emory

Emory University's Schwartz Center for Performing Arts announces the 2013-14 Candler Concert Series, featuring preeminent artists such as influential composer and musician Philip Glass and superstar p... (more...)

Columbia's 'Composer Portraits' Series Continues with Composer Sofia Gubaidulina Tonight

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts continues the 2012-13 season of its Composer Portraits series with the works of Russian composer SOFIA GUBAIDULINA, featuring the International... (more...)

Miller Theatre to Continue Composer Portraits Series with Oliver Knussen, 4/18

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts continues the 2012-13 season of its Composer Portraits series with Oliver Knussen, April 18, 2013. (more...)

Handel and Haydn Society to Present VIVALDI VIRTUOSI, 4/5 & 7

Handel and Haydn Society presents Vivaldi Virtuosi, led by Ian Watson on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 8pm and Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 3pm at NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, Mass. (more...)

Fall Festival, THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN, Benjamin Britten and More Set for Cleveland Orchestra's 2013-14 Season

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its 2013-14 season. Music Director Franz Welser-Most will introduce a Fall Festival, pairing symphonies by Beethoven and Shostakovich, and an all-Brahms weekend w... (more...)

Pacific Symphony Pops Present THE GERSHWINS: HERE TO STAY, Now thru 3/16

Strike up the (big) band for a one-of-a-kind concert experience as Pacific Symphony Pops celebrates the greatest team of collaborators in American music history: George and Ira Gershwin. 'The Gershwin... (more...)

New Jersey Symphony Presents Mussorgsky's PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION, Now thru 3/3

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition on a program of Russian and French Romantic music tonight, March 1-3 in Newark and New Brunswick. (more...)