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Trifonov Joins Mariinsky Orchestra for Trifonov at Carnegie
Tickets available here. Daniil Trifonov made his Carnegie Hall debut in a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra. He reunites with them for another composer’s first concerto—his own. Trifonov’s Piano Concerto has pianistic flash, ...
L'Arpeggiata and 'La lyra d'Orfeo' at Zankel Hall
Tickets are available here, as the vocal music of Luigi Rossi is performed by L'Arpeggiata, which the New York Times calls "...the superb early music ensemble with a quirky sensibility." Rossi juxtaposes styles within a single work, often shifting from intense recitative to mellifluous song. ...
Soprano Renée Fleming Sings at Carnegie Hall
Tickets are available here for Renée Fleming at Carnegie Hall. "Vocally, Fleming’s renowned sumptuous sound has only slightly retrenched with age – ever so. She is smart, and she navigates her vocal journey with the shrewdness of that of her character work." That is ...
Orchestra of St. Luke's and Heras-Casado play Mozart and Beethoven ...
Click here for tickets as OSL's fiery conductor laureate Pablo Heras-Casado opens its season at Carnegie with Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor, joined by Camilla Tilling, Susanna Phillips, Thomas Cooley, Michael Samuel and Westminster Symphonic Choir in a performance that will be a season ...
Michael Feinstein With the Music of Harold Arlen at Zankel ...
Tickets are available here for Standard Time with Michael Feinstein: Harold Arlen was one of the great song masters of the 1930s and ’40s, composing such unforgettable hits as “Get Happy,” “Stormy Weather,” and the Academy Award–winning “Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of ...
Carnegie Hall's Exciting Fall 2017 Season Is On Sale Now!
Click here for a great season of Philadelphia, Trifonov, Israel, Nézet-Séguin, Mariinsky, Bronfman, Mehta, Lang, St. Luke's, Corea, Hannigan, Shaham, Matsuev, Hahn, Hadelich, Gergiev and more...
The Young Sphinx Virtuosi Play Music from Vivaldi to Jimmy ...
Click here for tickets as the young Detroit-based performers land at Stern Auditorium for a most interesting concert of string music. They make the New York premiere of the Carnegie Hall co-commission, Jimmy Lopez's Guardian of the Horizon: Concerto Grosso for Violin, Cello, and Strings. ...
Philadelphia Opens Carnegie Season with Bernstein, Gershwin, Lang Lang & Chick ...
Tickets are available here as New York's classical music season begins officially with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra playing a popular program of Gershwin and Bernstein. Popular pianist Lang Lang, jazz icon Chick Corea, and 14-year-old Maxim Lando join Philadelphia for a ...
Howard Crabtree's 'When Pigs Fly' at Stage 42
Tickets available here for "...a raucous, joyful, and unapologetically outrageous romp." Loaded with laughs and brimming with heart, Howard Crabtree’s When Pigs Fly is a celebration of being bold, dreaming big, and wearing your heart on your fabulously-sequined sleeve.
L'Arpeggiata and 'La festa d'Arpeggiata' at Zankel Hall
Tickets available here. An improvised double bass solo with a riff on Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven," a rousing encore of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," and an impassioned Purcell song are some of the delights L'Arpeggiata brings to every performance. Artistic director Christina Pluhar is joined ...
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Celebrates 90!
On Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 9 a.m. the 90th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will begin its familiar route through the streets of New York. More than 8,000 people will participate in the parade, including clowns, balloon handlers and marching bands, while 3.5 million people line ...
Review: American Classical Orchestra Excels in a Revelatory Concert at ...
By Christopher Johnson, Contributing Writer, September 18, 2017 Let’s cut right to the chase: the American Classical Orchestra is one terrific outfit, and their concert this past Saturday evening at Alice Tully Hall was a mind-blower. This is a “period-instrument ensemble,” using “era-specific performance techniques” proper ...
Art Break: Water-Inspired Works by Maya Lin at Pace Gallery
By A. E. Colas, Contributing Writer, September 18, 2017 This week Art Break is highlighting Maya Lin, a unique voice in contemporary art. Among her many strengths as an artist is the ability to use unusual materials, such as water, to invoke a mood or state of ...
The Arts Converge at the 12th Annual NY Art Book ...
By A. E. Colas, Contributing Writer, September 15, 2017 The NY Art Book Fair is a great way to kick off the fall season of art fairs in New York City. Now in its twelfth year with over 370 vendors from 28 countries, this free event showcases the intimate ...
Carnegie Hall Prepares for a Powerful Season of Exciting Programming
By Christopher Johnson, September 14, 2017 Carnegie Hall opens its 2017-2018 season on October 4, with the annual gala in the main hall, this time featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra and a whole slew of bold-face names, including Yanick Nézet-Séguin, Chick Corea, and Lang Lang. Like much ...
ZEALnyc FALL PREVIEW: Arts and Culture in Canada
By Caitlin Leonard, Contributing Writer, September 13, 2017 This fall, Canada’s arts scene is going strong with international ballets, film festivals, and tons of outdoor performances and activities. Venture up North to catch the biggest names in music, art, and the movies, and enjoy the fall ...
Celebrate All Things Italian at San Gennaro
ZEALnyc, September 12, 2017 For the 91st time the Feast of San Gennaro, a faith-based celebration honoring the Patron Saint of Naples, Italy, takes place in the neighborhood of Manhattan affectionately known as "Little Italy" (Mulberry Street between Canal and Houston Streets; the festival stage is located ...
ZEALnyc FALL PREVIEW: Classical Music
ZEALnyc, September 12, 2017 The fall season typically signals a time of new beginnings, as well as the commencement of performances that we've been anticipating since they were first announced months ago, and this year is no exception. This season heralds the initial centennial celebrations for legendary ...
Art Break: All You Need is Love (And Some Great ...
By A. E. Colas, Contributing Writer, September 11, 2017 This week, Art Break is thinking about what artists do to show love, so our choices feature artists who are passionate about creating and connecting with others. Robert Rauschenberg’s friendships, Leon Polk Smith’s joyous colorful forms, ...
Review: NYCO Brings the Old West to Life in Puccini's ...
By Brian Taylor, Contributing Writer, September 8, 2017 New York City Opera has not only successfully risen from the ashes, but is doing so through stimulating programming that fills a needed niche. They have opened this season with Puccini's overlooked, but heavenly, La fanciulla del West, and ...
Jazz Notes: Drummer Matt Wilson Channels Poet Laureate Carl Sandburg ...
By Dan Ouellette, Senior Editor ZEALnyc, September 8, 2017 The kinship between jazz and poetry has been a mainstay of the fine arts world, dating back to the 1920s and most prominently spawned during the Harlem Renaissance, the Beat movement and the hip-hop generation. Most often, the ...