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March 17, 2023

Les Victoires de la Musique Classique Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Dazzling Performances and Award Winners

This year marked the thirtieth anniversary of the Victoires de la Musique Classique, which was recently held at the Dijon […]

March 16, 2023

Jupiter Ensemble pays homage to Vivaldi with all-Baroque program at Chan Centre

When: Sunday, March nineteen, three p.m. : Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, six thousand two hundred sixty-five Crescent Rd., […]

March 16, 2023

Kelly Hall-Tompkins: A Violinist's Journey of Social Justice and Musical Inspiration with Music Kitchen

A prize-winning violinist and entrepreneur, Kelly Hall-Tompkins is the founder of Music Kitchen — a pioneer social justice organization, uniting […]

March 16, 2023

Devonté Hynes Explores Classical Music in New 12-Part Series on BBC Sounds

Devonté Hynes, the mind behind Blood Orange, will be presenting a new 12-part series about classical music on BBC Sounds. […]

March 15, 2023

Alexandra Nowakowski, Praised by Opera News, Returns to the Metropolitan Opera for 2022-23 Season with Several Other Solo Performances and Awards in Her Kitty

Praised by Opera News for her “impassioned singing”, Polish-American coloratura soprano Alexandra Nowakowski returns to the roster of The Metropolitan […]

March 15, 2023

American-Estonian Composer Lembit Beecher Awarded $15K Commission Prize by Lydian String Quartet

The Lydian String Quartet recently named American-Estonian composer and animator Lembit Beecher as the recipient of its Commission Prize for […]

March 15, 2023

Fugitive Footsteps: Remembrance Music" by Laurence Sherr Honors Victims and Survivors of the Holocaust in KSU Bailey School of Music's Upcoming Concert

Kennesaw State University's Bailey School of Music (BSOM) will celebrate the two thousand twenty-three release of a new album by […]

March 14, 2023

Madrid's Reina Sofía School of Music Appoints Uruguayan Conductor Nicholás Pasquet to Lead New Zubin Mehta Chair in Orchestral Conducting

Madrid's Reina Sofía School of Music recently appointed the Uruguayan conductor Nicholás Pasquet to keep its newly established Zubin Mehta […]

March 14, 2023

Gustav Mahler School Accepting Applications for Biennial Program: Join Renowned Musicians and Teachers for a Unique Learning Experience in 2023 and 2024

Italian conductor Claudio Abbado established the Gustav Mahler School to bring together talented youthful musicians and internationally renowned teachers beyond […]

March 14, 2023

Premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass at the Royal Northern College of Music: A Theatrical Triumph

Leonard Bernstein’s Mass has something of the nature of what might've been called a “happening” at the time he wrote […]

March 13, 2023

Lyric Opera of Chicago Revives Georges Bizet's Beloved "Carmen," featuring J'Nai Bridges in Signature Role, but Falters in Execution

In a season that so distant has included a world premiere and a rarity or two, Lyric Opera of Chicago […]

March 13, 2023

Lenny Kravitz performs the “In Memoriam” tribute at the 95th Annual Academy Awards

Tonight at the ninety-fifth School Awards, Lenny Kravitz was on hand to carry out during the annual “In Memoriam” tribute […]

March 13, 2023

Apple Music Classical: Raising the Baton on Streaming for Classical Music Lovers

The whispers swirling around orchestra pits London to NY were true. Tech giant Apple has confirmed that later this month […]

March 12, 2023

& Juliet: A Jukebox Musical with a Queer Twist

Love & Juliet, the jukebox musical of millennial population hits that probably gets five stars its target audience, or one […]

March 12, 2023

Opera San José's Fortieth Anniversary Season Mixes the New and the Old with Emerging Artists and Experienced Hands

“Life doesn’t even obtain excellent till you turn forty!” joked Shawna Lucey, Opera San José’s common director. She was talking […]

March 12, 2023

Israeli Actor and Singer Chaim Topol Passes Away at 87, Leaving Behind an Iconic Legacy in "Fiddler on the Roof" and Beyond

Israeli actor and singer Chaim Topol, best known for his performance as Tevye in the musical and film Fiddler on […]

March 11, 2023

Stephen Layton to Leave Trinity College Cambridge After 17 Years as Director of Music to Pursue Guest-Conducting Career

After seventeen years as director of music, Stephen Layton is to leave Trinity College Cambridge to pursue his guest-conducting career […]

March 11, 2023

Tongues of Fire: Exploring the Unknown through Song-Cycles

“Composing a song-cycle is love writing a philosophical essay,” replies composer and pianist Eric McElroy when I ask him why […]

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