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The new record label will feature performances by Curtis alumni, faculty, and students and will start out big with Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Scheherazade.'
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Tag Archives: classical music
Concert Review (NYC): Juilliard Faculty Recital, 4 November 2022
Four superb musicians performed music by Brahms, Fauré, and contemporary composer Jessie Montgomery at Juilliard.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): ‘Image China: East/West Symphonic Concert’ with the New Jersey Symphony and Soloists (20 July 2022)
An evening of cultural exchange featured music and musicians from China and the U.S.
Read More »Jessie Montgomery and ChamberQUEER Shine with Eastman’s Gay Guerrilla at National Sawdust (12 June 2022)
The rhythmic pulsations of avant-garde composer Julius Eastman cascaded through National Sawdust in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on the closing night of ChamberQUEER’s The Future Is… Festival.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra’s New York Debut at Carnegie Hall with Maxim Vengerov (7 June 2022)
The Oxford Philharmonic played Brahms, Bruch, and Pablo de Sarasate at their Carnegie Hall debut.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Marios Papadopoulos, Artistic Director and Conductor, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, on June 7 Carnegie Hall Debut
The orchestra will perform music by Brahms, Bruch, and Sarasate with featured violin soloist Maxim Vengerov.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms (8 April 2022)
The applause that followed felt almost like an extra musical movement, that's how much I enjoyed hearing it. Why? It signals the continuing robustness of the audience for this great music.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): ‘Midnight Magic,’ Mirror Visions Ensemble’s Brilliant Return to the Concert Stage
The vocal ensemble returns with a thrilling cabaret-style concert of art songs from Mozart to Sondheim to the present day.
Read More »Music Reviews: Lise Davidsen and Leif Ove Andsnes – ‘Edvard Grieg’, and Shani Diluka – ‘The Proust Album’
The Norwegian soprano and pianist pay tribute to Norway's greatest composer, while Shani Diluka evokes Proust with an enchanting set of French music.
Read More »Concert Review: Yo-Yo Ma Joins Youth Music Culture Guangdong Symphony Orchestra at Closing Concert
A stellar concert brought the 2022 edition of YMCG to a close with Beethoven and Dvořák from the past, Yo-Yo Ma from a distance, and much promise for the future.
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