Topic: CLASSICALive
IAMIC is almost here! In just a few short days we will be welcoming
delegates from all over the world to New York City for a five-day
conference celebrating new music. Our guests, representing 24 countries from
Canada to New Zealand, are eager to participate in the festivities, and
we hope you will be there too. Of particular note are the IAMIC Public
Sessions on Tuesday, September 27 from 9:30 am to 4 pm, and the annual
IAMIC Concert on Wednesday, September 28 at 7:30 pm featuring the
Firebird Ensemble. Both events take place at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at
Peter Norton Symphony Space and are bargain priced for AMC members—only $11
for the concert, and $20 for the full day of public sessions! This is
an outstanding deal that you won't find anywhere else. Tickets are
available by calling the Symphony Space box office at 212-864-5400 (be sure
to mention your AMC membership to get the discounted rate!) or online
at symphony space (full-price tickets only).
Wednesday, 14 September 2005
Mozart Turns 250 in 2006: Mainly Mozart Throws Lavish, Year Long Birthday Bash in San Diego Region Topic: CLASSICALive
Mainly Mozart, San Diego's resident
Mozart specialist, leads the nation with the most expansive celebration of
Mozart's 250th birthday in all of North America. Lasting from January through
December, 2006 Mainly Mozart not only produces double its usual number of
concerts and events dedicated to the composer, but organizes an army of over
60 regional arts and cultural organizations as collaborators.
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Thursday, 8 September 2005
Topic: CLASSICALive BUCHAREST, Romania The international classical music festival George Enescu kicks off in Romania, marking 50 years since the death of the Romanian composer. ...LINK to complete news story
Wednesday, 7 September 2005
Topic: CLASSICALive Operatic mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade will make an appearance at the Emmy Awards ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on September 18...Von Stade is scheduled to appear with William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk on Star Trek, in a performance of the Star Trek theme. ...LINK to complete news story
Tuesday, 6 September 2005
Topic: CLASSICALive
Following the London Bombings of Thursday 7 July, London's Royal College of Music has announced a new date for the RCM String Player of the Year competition. The RCM has now rescheduled the event for Monday 3rd October at 7.30pm ...LINK to complete news story
Topic: CLASSICALive Mark Padmore is about to perform in the St John Passion without a conductor - in true baroque style. By Erica Jeal ...LINK to complete news story
Sunday, 4 September 2005
Classical music takes Chinese stage Topic: CLASSICALive
The sounds of Mozart echoed around the Central Conservatoire in Beijing, and a young soprano stood beside a sleek black piano, watched by an audience of more than 50 people. ...LINK to complete news story
Monday, 29 August 2005
Topic: CLASSICALive
Prom 55 proved even more eventful than a last-minute substitution might imply. With the indisposition of Sir Andrew Davis, Joseph Swensen not only jumped into his shoes but took on the programme as announced with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. ...LINK to complete news story
Sunday, 28 August 2005
Topic: CLASSICALive
Music fans need to leave their schedule open for the last week of September to catch a variety of concerts presented at the Seoul International Music Festival. ...LINK to complete news story
Monday, 22 August 2005
gender stereotyping Now Playing: Alsop Leads Boston Symphony At Tanglewood Topic: CLASSICALive
The late Harold Schonberg, New York Times chief music
critic from 1960 to 1980, once had a quaint experiment for music lovers....
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Saturday, 6 August 2005
Topic: CLASSICALive For the promising young artists of the Tanglewood Music Center, working with James Levine has been an eye-opening experience ...LINK to complete news story
Friday, 5 August 2005
Topic: CLASSICALive As part of his 85th birthday world tour, Ravi Shankar plays his first ever Prom this week. In the West his music is thought of as 'spiritual' - but he insists that's a load of bunk, says Adam Sweeting ...LINK to complete news story
Tuesday, 2 August 2005
Topic: CLASSICALive Violinist
Itzhak Perlman, an icon in the world of classical music and adored by audiences world-wide, will be first in the Philadelphia Orchestra's lineup of soloists for the 40th anniversary season of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. ...LINK to complete news story
Monday, 1 August 2005
Topic: CLASSICALive Acclaimed classical pianists will be the main attraction at the
inaugural HSBC Classics series from Aug 9 to 14 at the newly opened Kuala
Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac).
...LINK to complete news story
Now Playing: Mostly Mozart Festival 2005 Topic: CLASSICALive
July 28-August 27 at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
-NYC-
The four week, 43-event festival has just begun!
Under the musical direction of Louis Langree, and featuring the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, this season includes beautiful symphonies, stunning dance, late-night concerts, film programs, and much more. Travel the globe as international stars play the Mozart classics of their cities—London, Paris, Prague, and Milan. Special guests Renee Fleming, Emanuel Ax, Emma Bell, Till Fellner, Joshua Bell, Stephen Hough, James Galway, Louis Lortie, Garrick Ohlsson, Gil Shaham, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and more.
MOSTLY MOZART
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