Kazuyoshi Akiyama, VSO mark 40 years of friendship
Kazuyoshi Akiyama, VSO mark 40 years of friendshipVancouver SunThe VSO's focus this weekend is on music (a trio of Mozart/Debussy concerts), not personality or elaborate reminiscences, yet it's a good occasion to cast a retrospective look at the VSO conductor laureate and his enormous contribution to the musical ...and more »
CLASSICAL: Celebration of the Piano: Music for 2 to 16 Hands (5/24)
CLASSICAL: Celebration of the Piano: Music for 2 to 16 Hands (5/24)Rochester City NewspaperPHOTO PROVIDED Just when you thought you'd heard a six-handed fanfare when the Mozart triple piano concerto was performed at the Hochstein School of Music & Dance a few weeks back, now Hochstein faculty members will outdo themselves by performing music ...
Emanuel Ax in Recital at Carnegie Hall
Emanuel Ax in Recital at Carnegie HallNew York TimesIn fact, Mr. Ax juggled the timeline by beginning with Copland's spiky Piano Variations, then playing Haydn's mysterious Variations in F minor. If anything, by his choice and placement of pieces he revealed surprising connections among works that might ...and more »
Summer Festivals for Classical Music and Opera
Summer Festivals for Classical Music and OperaNew York TimesThe lineup for the 20th anniversary of the festival includes works by Mozart, Messiaen, Copland and Derek Bermel. The chamber orchestra version of Bernstein's one-act opera “Trouble in Tahiti” will be directed by his daughter Jamie Bernstein; ...and more »
Arts and entertainment calendar for May 24
Arts and entertainment calendar for May 24Lincolnwood ReviewMay 24, 7:30 pm: Philharmonia performs works by Wagner, Mozart and Schumann. $6; $4 for students. May 31, 7:30 pm: Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra performs works by Copland, Gershwin and others. $6; $4 for students.and more »