NEW WORLD SYMPHONY CLASSICAL MUSIC COVERAGE

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...)

Regional Orchestra of the Week: Reno Philharmonic, NV

The Reno Philharmonic Association is the largest performing arts organization in the region, with over 60 professional musicians under the leadership of Music Director Laura Jackson. They perform in R... (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...)

Marin Alsop Leads Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in Orff's Carmina Burana, 6/6-6/9

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Music Director Marin Alsop leads the BSO and soprano Robin Johannsen, tenor John Tessier and baritone Brian Mulligan in Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, on Thursday, June... (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...)

Pacific Symphony Announces THE RITE OF SPRING Events, Now thru 6/8

Aaron Copland once characterized 'The Rite of Spring' as the foremost orchestral achievement of the 20th century, and The New York Times proclaimed the significance of the work to be 'to the 20th cent... (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...)

The Phoenix Symphony Announces 2013-14 Season

The Phoenix Symphony announces their 2013/14 season, which promises to bring some of the biggest music and names of the orchestral world to Symphony Hall and beyond. This season marks The Phoenix Symp... (more...)

Houston Symphony to Welcome Pink Martini to Jones Hall, 5/24-26

On May 24, 25 and 26, the Houston Symphony welcomes audiences of all ages and musical backgrounds to an exciting performance with the eclectic 'little orchestra,' Pink Martini. Led by Principal Pops C... (more...)

Patti LuPone, Bebel Gilberto, Paul Taylor Dance, BROADWAY'S NEXT H!T MUSICAL and More Set for Scottsdale Center's 2013-14 Season

Tickets for Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' new 2013-14 season will go on sale to the public on Saturday, May 11, at 10 a.m. Among the offerings are 75 awe-inspiring live performances of da... (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...)

Minnesota Orchestra Offers Musicians Negotiation Dates; Cancels thru 6/2; Adds July Concerts

The Minnesota Orchestra Board Negotiating Committee has offered three proposed dates to the Musicians' Union for negotiating sessions at the end of this month. The Orchestra also announced the cancell... (more...)

SYMPHO Presents ASCENDING DARKNESS: SOUNDTRACK TO A DREAM Tonight

SYMPHO presents two new concert experiences in New York City, Ascending Darkness: Soundtrack to a Dream tonight, May 8, 2013 at 8 p.m. at the Church of the Ascension (Fifth Avenue at 10th Street), and... (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...)

Regional Orchestra of the Week: Park Avenue Chamber Symphony, NY

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony brings quality classical symphonic concerts to audiences in New York City, performing music across four centuries--from Bach through Twenty First Century Composers inc... (more...)

Shattered Glass Ensemble Makes Carnegie Hall Debut Featuring Violinist Elizabeth Woo Tonight

The Shattered Glass Ensemble and its Artistic Director, violinist Elizabeth Woo, will offer a smashing artistic experience when the conductor-less string ensemble makes its Carnegie Hall debut at Zank... (more...)

Jenny Q Chai Brings Rare Performance of John Cage's WATER WALK to Spectrum Tonight

Shanghai/New York based pianist Jenny Q Chai will perform a concert entitled Acqua Alta (High Water), at New York City's Spectrum tonight, May 7, 2013 at 8pm. Spectrum is located at 121 Ludlow St., Ne... (more...)

Cynthia Nixon Narrates Pit Stop Players' THE RITE STUFF Tonight

The Pit Stop Players, a thirteen-member instrumental ensemble composed of veteran Broadway pit musicians, will conclude their fourth season with special guest Cynthia Nixon narrating a new work, plus ... (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...)

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...)

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...)

Pacific Symphony Presents Saint-Saëns' ORGAN SYMPHONY, Now thru 5/4

The mighty forces of the William J. Gillespie concert organ pair with fleeting violin passages and an orchestral rhapsody during Pacific Symphony's next classical concert, 'Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony... (more...)