String quintets and sextets by Beethoven, Dvorak and Schulhoff launched the CMS's 2022 concert schedule.
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Concert Review: Emerson String Quartet, Renée Fleming, Simone Dinnerstein, Uma Thurman – ‘Penelope’ by André Previn, Tom Stoppard at Carnegie Hall (NYC, 23 January 2022)
A starry concert event showcased Previn's last composition along with Greig, Fauré and Philip Glass plus new music by Kevin Puts.
Read More »Concert Review: Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Guangzhou Symphony Youth Orchestra – Opening Concert, Youth Music Culture Guangdong Festival, China
A concert of programmatic music by Holst, Saint-Saëns and Respighi opened this year's festival in style, back live (and online) after an all-online 2021.
Read More »Music Review: Eric Nathan – ‘Missing Words’ (Based on Ben Schott’s ‘Schottenfreude’) with Neave Trio, International Contemporary Ensemble
A two-CD trip through the inventive mind of a composer who's part translator of the human condition, part trickster.
Read More »Interview: Wray Armstrong and Evita Zhang of Armstrong Music & Arts on Bridging the China-West Cultural Divide
As it manages artists and tours the agency works to facilitate cross-cultural exchange of music, opera, dance and more while building careers.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): The Knights at the 92nd Street Y, 11 December 2021
The Brooklyn orchestral collective performed music by Schubert, Vaughan Williams, Gottschalk and contemporary composer Jessie Montgomery.
Read More »Music Review: Harpsichordist Jean Rondeau – ‘Melancholy Grace’
The French musician performs works by composers of the late 16th and 17th centuries on two harpsichords, one dating from the early 16th century.
Read More »Music Review: Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate – ‘Lowak Shoppala: Fire & Light’
Tate combines traditional Chickasaw sounds and cultural themes with Western classical music through sophisticated orchestration and dramatic storytelling.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Classical Guitarist Berta Rojas (20 November 2021)
The Paraguayan classical guitarist paid tribute to female pioneers of the instrument with a rousing solo concert at the 92nd Street Y.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Philippe Quint and His Tango Band – ‘Astor Piazzolla: Between Angels & Demons’
The violinist and the Aspect Chamber Series celebrated Astor Piazzolla's centenary with tango nuevo, poetry and dance.
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