New Opera Considers Refugee Children’s Plight
Composer Layale Chaker and librettist Lisa Schlesinger will see the world premiere of their opera Ruinous Gods May 24-June 1 at Spoleto USA. With stage direction by Omar Abi Azar […]
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Pärt Meets the 16th Century at Spoleto USA
In a May 31 program, the Spoleto Festival USA Chorus blends the atmospheric music of Arvo Pärt’s The Deer’s Cry and The Woman with the Alabaster Box with two early-music […]
Esmail Quartet to Premiere at Spoleto USA
Spoleto USA will present the world premiere of Reena Esmail’s String Quartet. The June 5-6 chamber program also includes Darius Milhaud’s Suite for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano, and the Schumann […]
Saariaho at Sunrise in Ojai
Under the curatorship of music director Mitsuko Uchida, the 2024 Ojai Music Festival will give special focus to three composers: Kaija Saariaho, Helmut Lachenmann, and Sofia Gubaidulina. All three are […]
Uchida Closes Ojai with Mozart
For the final festival program of 2024, Ojai music director Misuko Uchida will lead the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in Haydn’s Symphony No. 46 and Jörg Widmann’s Chorale Quartet. To complete […]
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 […]
‘Water Nymphs’ Along Lake Michigan
The Grant Park Festival Orchestra, under the baton of guest conductor Ludovic Morlot, will present the world premiere of Water Nymphs by the eclectic Brazilian-American composer Clarice Assad. Two tried-and-true […]
Abeo Premieres New String Quartet at Caramoor
The world premiere of Jessica Mays’ A Shoreline Willow will be performed at Caramoor as part of a concert by the Abeo Quartet on June 27. The Abeo, which has […]
Victorian London Comes to Glimmerglass
Created by composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell, Elizabeth Cree is a highly suspenseful and theatrical opera taking place in 1880s London. The new production at Glimmerglass is directed […]
All-Bach Opening for Oregon Bach Festival
At their June 28 opening concert, the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus and Period Orchestra explore the universal human experiences of grief, healing, acceptance, and joy. Conductor John Butt leads Bach’s […]
Denk Premieres Clyne Concerto at Bravo! Vail
Bravo! Vail has commissioned a new work by Anna Clyne. Her ATLAS for piano and orchestra will be premiered at the festival by the Dallas Symphony with Jeremy Denk as […]
Aspen Festival Opens 75th Season
To open its 75th anniversary season, the Aspen Music Festival has co-commissioned a new work by Alan Fletcher, called Three American Songs. The soloist will be soprano Renée Fleming, who […]
World Premiere Opens String Quartet Marathon
A world premiere by Annie Nikunen will be included on the June 30 program that opens an all-day String Quartet Marathon at Tanglewood. Also on the bill are works by […]
Four by Ives and a New Work at Tanglewood
Tanglewood’s Fellows will present a new work by Composition Fellow Gala Flagello at the July 7 program, which also includes four works by Charles Ives. Strauss’ Serenade, Op. 7, completes […]
Oregon’s Organ Institute Turns 10
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Oregon Bach Festival’s Organi Institute, alum Greg Zelek will give a solo organ recital on July 8. Repertoire includes works of Bach, Florence […]
American Music for Reed Quintet at Bravo! Vail
The Akropolis Reed Quintet makes its Bravo! Vail debut on July 9. Their program includes works by two American composers: Marc Mellits’ Splinter and Jeff Scott’s Homage to Paradise Valley. […]
Shaham Brings Bates Concerto to Bravo! Vail
The Philadelphia Orchestra, led by music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, will play the Bravo! Vail Festival premiere of Mason Bates’ explosive Nomad Concerto, featuring violinist Gil Shaham. The July 11 program […]
Owls Quartet Spreads Wings Across Styles at Caramoor
Owls are an exciting new quartet collective that shatters all expectations and throws labels out the window with their unmissable, lively, and deeply personal performances. Their July 11 program at Caramoor […]
‘Fairy Queen’ Opens Toronto Summer Music
A new production of Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen opens the 2024 Toronto Summer Music on July 11. William Christie and Paul Agnew share the job of music director while […]
A Comic Orpheus in Rural NH
Billed as “a comedic romp through Hades,” Opera North’s July 11-14 production of Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld will be sung in French but include English dialogue. The work is […]
