LA PHILHARMONIC CLASSICAL MUSIC COVERAGE

Lincoln Center Announces 2013 White Light Festival Lineup, 10/24-11/23

Ehrenkranz Artistic Director Jane Moss today announced the roster for Lincoln Center's fourth multidisciplinary White Light Festival, October 24 through November 23, 2013. The Festival's focus is musi... (more...)

Gordon Getty's USHER HOUSE Opera Released; Welsh National Opera's Production to Debut in 2014

Composer Gordon Getty's opera Usher House, with libretto by the composer after Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' was released on the PentaTone Classics label on June 13, 2013. (more...)

Soprano Lisa Delan Featured on THE HOURS BEGIN TO SING

A new CD, The Hours Begin to Sing, with songs by American composers performed by soprano Lisa Delan, has just been released on the PentaTone Classics label (PTC 5186 459). (more...)

Houston Symphony to Perform ROMEO & JULIET OVERTURE at Miller Outdoor Theatre, 6/28

On June 28, the Houston Symphony will perform a free concert as part of the ExxonMobil Summer Symphony Nights series at Miller Outdoor Theatre. The concert will feature the famous Romeo and Juliet Ove... (more...)

Houston Symphony to Play Works by Mozart and More at Miller Outdoor Theatre, 6/22

On June 22, music lovers can hear another free concert by the 100-year-old Houston Symphony at Miller Outdoor Theatre as part of their ExxonMobil Summer Symphony Nights series at Miller Outdoor Theatr... (more...)

BWW Reviews: IL PRIGIONIERO Holds Audience Captive at New York Philharmonic

It's a rare occasion when a concerto--even one as brilliantly played as violinist Lisa Batiashvili's performance of Prokofiev's First--takes a back seat to the second half of the program. But the New ... (more...)

MONKEY: JOURNEY TO THE WEST to Kick Off Lincoln Center Festival, 7/6; Music Lineup Announced!

Lincoln Center Festival, which runs from July 6 through 28, 2013 will unfold in six venues on and off the Lincoln Center campus. Music figures prominently in the 2013 Festival with international produ... (more...)

Michigan Philharmonic Presents 2013-2014 Season

Michigan Philharmonic Presents 2013 2014 Season (more...)

Pianist Conrad Tao to Perform in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, 10/24

Pianist Conrad Tao, the only classical musician on Forbes' 2011 '30 Under 30' list of people changing the world, will be presented in concert by the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding o... (more...)

Patti Austin to Launch MUSE/IQUE's Summer of Sound Festival, 6/29

MUSE/IQUE, known for its counter-conventional performances that feel more like parties than formal concerts, launches 'Summer of Sound' 2013 with 'Lost in the Stars with Patti Austin,' featuring the G... (more...)

James Judd Named New Music Director of The Little Orchestra Society

After an extensive international search, The Little Orchestra Society is excited to announce the appointment of James Judd as its new Music Director, effective June 1st. Mr. Judd will work closely wit... (more...)

NY PHIL BIENNIAL to Run Through June 7 at Lincoln Center Campus

From May 28 to June 7, 2014, the New York Philharmonic will present the inaugural NY PHIL BIENNIAL, a kaleidoscopic exploration of today's music by a wide range of contemporary and modern composers th... (more...)

American Composers Orchestra Names Derek Bermel Artistic Director

American Composers Orchestra (ACO) announced last night at its Spring Benefit at Tribeca Rooftop that composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel will be the orchestra's new Artistic Director, commencing wi... (more...)

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...)

The Church of the Transfiguration to Present BACHFEST: CANTATA 147, 6/7

The Church of the Transfiguration ('The Little Church Around the Corner'), 1 East 29th Street in Manhattan, presents Bachfest: Cantata 147 ('Hertz und Mund und tat und Leben') and Brandenburg Concerto... (more...)

Cornelia Street Cafe to Present THE LIFE I'M LEADING: MUSIC OF DANIEL FELSENFELD, 6/2

Cornelia Street Cafe presents CCi's Serial Underground featuring The Life I'm Leading: Music of Daniel Felsenfeld including several premieres on Sunday, June 2nd at 6pm. Guest Artists include flutists... (more...)

Sphinx Virtuosi, Ballet Preljocaj and More Highlight Harris Theater's 10th Season

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance announced today the exciting performances that will celebrate its first decade. The Theater's inaugural performance was held on November 8, 2003. Today, nearly 1... (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...)

Bach and Sons Set for LA Chamber Orchestra's BAROQUE CONVERSATIONS, 5/9

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's (LACO) enlightening 'Baroque Conversations' series showcasing exceptional Baroque gems concludes with a program of works by Bach and two of his sons on Thursday, May 9,... (more...)

Cornelius Dufallo to Celebrate 5th Anniversary of JOURNALING Series at Spectrum, 6/1

Composer and violinist Cornelius Dufallo presents the fifth anniversary of his Journaling concert series at Spectrum on Saturday, June 1, 2013. (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...)

World and West Coast Premieres, Masterworks and More Highlight LACO's 2013-14 Season

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), considered one of the nation's premier orchestras as well as a leader in presenting wide-ranging repertoire and adventurous commissions, announces its 2013-14 sea... (more...)

Jacques Lacombe to Conduct NJSO in RITE OF SPRING, 6/7-9

Music Director Jacques Lacombe and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra present Stravinsky's groundbreaking, riot-inducing The Rite of Spring on its 2012-13 classical season finale program, June 7-9 in N... (more...)