Week of Events
BSO Explores Scriabin
Russian composer Alexander Scriabin had a condition called synesthesia, which allowed him to see colors as he heard musical pitches. On April 4-6, 2024, music director Andris Nelsons will lead the Boston Symphony in an exploration of Scriabin’s colorful perspective. With help from pianist Yefim Bronfman, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and two lighting designers, the […]
Pianist Michelle Cann Makes Indy Debut
In 2022 Michelle Cann won the Sphinx Medal of Excellence. The brilliant pianist will make her Indianapolis Symphony debut on April 4, playing Tchaikovsky’s First Concerto. ISO assistant conductor Su-Han Yang conducts Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 3. https://www.indianapolissymphony.org/event/tchaikovsky-1st-piano-concerto/
Labadie Debuts At National Symphony
On April 4-6, two artists will make their debuts with the National Symphony: conductor Bernard Labadie and bass-baritone Michael Sumuel. Soprano Joèlle Harvey and the Washington Chorus for Fauré’s Requiem. The program opens with Symphony No. 4 by Henri-Joseph Rigel, written in 1774, and Mozart’s Symphony No. 31, Paris, composed four years later. https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/2023-2024/labadie-faure/
McDermott Premieres Expanded ‘Samaa”
In 2022, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott premiered Chris Rogerson’s Samaa’. SPCO and McDermott will reconvene April 5-7 to give the world premiere of Rogerson’s new expansion of that work. McDermott will also join members of the orchestra for chamber works by Chausson and Poulenc. https://content.thespco.org/events/anne-marie-mcdermott-plays-chausson-poulenc-and-rogerson/
SoundBox Features Adès And More
Throughout the 2023-34 season, the San Francisco Symphony will present its SoundBox series, curated by four musicians on each of four weekends. The small Soundbox space is designed to allow for multi-sensory, interactive experiences. Expect the unexpected. Get ready to see musical experiments in action. The details of the SoundBox programs remain under wraps, but […]
Mizzoli’s powerful ‘Breaking the Waves’ at Detroit Opera
What would you do for love if it meant turning against all that you know? Based on the film by Lars von Triers, composer Missy Mizzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek have created a modern masterpiece in their opera Breaking the Waves. This production stars Kiera Duffy and Benjamin Taylor. (April 6-14) https://detroitopera.org/season-schedule/breaking-the-waves/
Premieres Pack LSO Program
There are two world premieres and a U.K. premiere in the April 7 program by the London Symphony Orchestra, appropriately titled Music of Tomorrow. François-Xavier Roth conducts works by Christian Drew, Unsuk Chin, Donghoon Shin, and Stef Conner, on a concert that concludes with Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra. The new cello concert by Shin will […]
Trombone in the spotlight
Trombone in the spotlight
Trombonist Jörgen van Rijen will play the North American premiere of Samy Moussa’s new concerto, Yericho, with the Toronto Symphony. The April 3-6 program, conducted by Gustavo Gimeno, will also feature cellist Joseph Johnson in Richard Strauss’ tone poem Don Quixote. https://www.tso.ca/concerts-and-events/events/r-strausss-don-quixote/
