Week of Events
New Beamish Concerto At LSO
British composer Sally Beamish finally gets to hear her new concerto performed in her native city as the London Symphony plays the U.K. premiere of Distans, a concerto for violin and clarinet. The soloist are violinist Janine Jansen and clarinetist Martin Fröst. LSO principal guest conductor will also lead the orchestra in Prokofiev’s Symphony No. […]
Biss Plays New Shorey Work at Ravinia
Pianist Jonathan Biss returns to Ravinia with works classic and new. He opens the program with two Franz Schubert's Impromptus, following with For Anthony Braxton, a new work that former MacArthur Fellow Tyshawn Sorey wrote to honor his mentor. Schubert's Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major bookends the performance on June 20. https://ravinia.org/Online/Article/062024-JonathanBiss
‘Nixon in China’ Revivified In Berlin
Directing team Hauen und Stechen have created a new production of John Adams’ Nixon in China for Deutsche Oper Berlin. With performances June 22-July 12, the production will be directed by Daniel Carter. The cast includes Kyle Miller as Chou En-lai, Thomas Lehman as Nixon, and Heidi Stober as Pat Nixon. https://deutscheoperberlin.de/en_EN/calendar/nixon-in-china.17580481
