EVENTS AND FESTIVALSRadiohead Tracks to be Reworked into Classical CompositionJanuary 31, 2012 Radiohead is about to get the classical treatment. Minimalist composer Steve Reich has announced that he will be reworking two songs from Radiohead’s catalog into a classical piece he’s writing called “Radio Rewrite,” according to UK newspaper the Guardian . Reich’s versions of "Everything in Its Right Place" from Radiohead’s 2000 album Kid A and “Jigsaw Falling into Place” from 2007’s In Rainbows will be part of the piece which will be performed on March 5 as part of London’s Southbank Festival.
Culture Music Classical music The Rest is Noise: Southbank festival to celebrate contemporary classical music January 24, 2012 When Alex Ross started writing The Rest is Noise in 2000 he never expected that a book about 20th-century classical music would go on to sell 250,000 copies and win literary prizes around the world – including the Guardian First Book Award. Now the book's extraordinary success has scaled new heights with the announcement of a year-long festival at London's Southbank Centre which aims to bring it to life.
Winter Festival 2012: Immortal Investments January 17, 2012 Profiling Immortal Investments, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Winter Festival, celebrating the enduring results of artistic patronage.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of A King Celebration with Concert, 1/12 January 12, 2012 The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its annual “A King Celebration” concert, a musical tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Thursday, January 12, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. The performance, commemorating the life and work of the celebrated civil rights leader, will take place in Atlanta Symphony Hall.
Classical music on the agenda January 10, 2012 HOW the mix of genres influences the world’s music will be fodder for debate at a symposium running concurrently with the fourth annual Johannesburg International Mozart Festival (JIMF).
Aix-en-Provence Plans Easter-Time Festival December 06, 2011 An ambitious second music festival is now on the calendar for sun-splashed Aix-en-Provence. Few details have been announced so far, but the fest is slated for March 26-April 7, 2013.
Artists Playing With Toys November 29, 2011 Classical music has always had its lighter side. The repertoire is seeded with musical jokes, from cuckoos in Bach and frogs in Telemann to a toy symphony written by Mozart's father, Leopold—it's occasionally still performed with jangling tambourines, whistling panpipes and plastic flutophones. But even Leopold couldn't have envisioned the musical jollity and sheer wackiness of the three-day UnCaged Toy Piano Festival.
Concert of perfect symphony November 21, 2011 SYMPHONIC nirvana will be sought by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and chief conductor Arvo Volmer to celebrate its 75th birthday.
Classical Recording Foundation Announces 2011 Award Winners November 21, 2011 The Classical Recording Foundation (CRF) is pleased to announce the 2011 winners of its tenth annual Classical Recording Foundation Awards. Four prizes will be presented at the Foundation's Annual Awards Concert and Benefit at 8:00 pm on Monday, November 21, 2011 at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.
Lost gems sparkle at Wexford Opera Festival November 14, 2011 Behind a modest terrace on Wexford's high street, a state-of-the-art opera house opens up like a tardis. Since the 1950s the annual Wexford Opera Festival has been a fixture in the international opera calendar. Some of the world's greatest singers have made their debuts here; and forgotten gems have been rediscovered.
CLASSICAL PREVIEW: 2011 Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative Festival November 10, 2011 When you're brought up playing classical music out of a book, you probably cringe when someone asks you, "Can't you just sit down and play something?" For some students of classical, this often-heard phrase is as good as being asked to play ragtime or jazz, genres that evoke that notion of complete abandon from what's on the page. So imagine what happens when 200-plus international organists descend upon Rochester to spend several days talking about and performing improvisations on classical themes from the great J.S. Bach to holy music of the Renaissance to Wurlitzer theater songs.
Northwestern's Lisztomania offers a list of Liszt recitals and receptions October 18, 2011 The Bicentennial of Franz Liszt festival celebrates the 19th-century Hungarian Romantic era composer’s 200th birthday from October 20 through November 5. Presented by Northwestern University’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music, the fest showcases Liszt’s influence on the development of classical music with the following events in Lutkin Hall at 700 University Place, on the University’s Evanston campus.
Frederica von Stade Joins NJSO for Opening Night Concert Oct. 14 October 13, 2011 Music Director Jacques Lacombe and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will usher in the orchestra's 2011–12 season Oct. 14 with an Opening Night Celebration featuring the famed mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade.
Fighting for Felix September 23, 2011 Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Mendelssohn Festival aims to put the composer back on the pedestal where he belongs. Jaap van Zweden conducts the eight-day, four-concert event Sept. 22–Oct. 2.
Cavani String Quartet will be Artist in Residency September 20, 2011 Morehead State University has announced that the Cavani String Quartet will be its 2011 Artist Residency in String. The MSU Artist Residency in String is held in conjunction with The Virginia R. Harpham Honor String Orchestras Clinic for high school and middle school string students.
Live Friday: Remembering Sept. 11 At Trinity Church, NYC September 09, 2011 In Friday night's concert, titled Remember to Love: Let Us Love One Another With a Sincere Heart, the adult choirs will be joined by Trinity's resident contemporary music ensemble NOVUS NY. Guest soloists include violinist Gil Shaham, sopranos Jolle Greenleaf and Angela Meade, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, baritone Dashon Burton and bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni.
Internationally Renowned Pianist Lang Lang Celebrates Franz Liszt's 200th Birthday September 09, 2011 Over 100,000 people will have the unprecedented opportunity to experience internationally acclaimed pianist Lang Lang in a special event to be broadcast live to movie theaters across the country. Sony Classical is proud to announce that on Saturday, October 22, 2011, Lang Lang will celebrate Liszt's 200th anniversary on his exact birthdate with a special, live concert featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra. A re-broadcast of the performance will take place on Monday, October 24th in select movie theaters.
Moab Music Festival's Grotto Concerts provide most spectacular venue in Utah September 07, 2011 The label of chamber music comes from the notion that smaller classical music ensembles would be able to fit inside of a chamber, or small room. But what happens when you take the room out of the equation? That’s the idea behind the Grotto Concerts held during the 19th annual Moab Music Festival, which began Sept. 1 and continues through Sept. 12 in this small, lively Grand County town.
Happy 100th Birthday, San Francisco Symphony September 07, 2011 As the audience in the classical music hall gets grayer and grayer, the San Francisco Symphony does what it can to stay ahead. But it too gets older too, turning 100 tonight. The centenarian does not look any the worse for wear though, with a year-long celebration that kicks off in high gear featuring a grand gala with virtuosos Lang-Lang and Itzhak Perlman.
The World Doctors Orchestra September 11th Concert August 30, 2011 These amateur musicians are also physicians, and they're putting on a 9/11 concert to benefit Whitman-Walker Health.
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