Week of Events
McDermott and Friends Focus on Schubert’s Last Year
As part of the Immersive Experience series at Bravo! Vail, pianist Anne-Marie McDermott and the Dalí Quartet are joined by soprano Susanna Phillips and others to celebrate compositions from the final year of Schubert’s life. The July 16 program includes Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, the Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, and the Cello Quintet […]
Connolly Sings Wallen Premiere in Toronto
Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly and pianist Joseph Middleton will give the Canadian premiere of Night Thoughts by Errolyn Wallen on July 16 at Toronto Summer Music. The recital also includes songs by Barber, Schoenberg, Berg, and Weill. https://torontosummermusic.com/event/connolly-middleton/
NY Phil Members Choose Opening Program
A new work by Augusta Read Thomas will receive its world premiere Sept. 19-21 when KenDavid Masur conducts a program curated by the musicians of New York Philharmonic. The eclectic lineup also includes Mahler’s arrangement of some movements by Bach, Duke Ellington’s Harlem, and Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphoses. https://www.nyphil.org/concerts-tickets/2425/masur-thomas/
NJ Symphony Hosts 10th Composers’ Institute
Witness the future of classical music in the making as the New Jersey Symphony performs works by four emerging composers selected for the Edward T. Cone Composition Institute, celebrating its 10th anniversary. Institute Director Steven Mackey hosts the culminating concert, and Christopher Rountree takes the podium for this July 20 program. https://www.njsymphony.org/events/detail/new-scores-2024-edward-t-cone-institute-concert
A New Take on Purcell’s ‘Fairy Queen’
Renowned for his fusion of classical influence and contemporary innovation, French-Algerian director and choreographer Mourad Merzouki has staged a new production of Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, with William Christie’s Les Arts Florissants. The July 20 performance at Caramoor features soloists from Les Jardins des Voix. https://caramoor.org/event/purcells-the-fairy-queen-summer-2024/
From Buxtehude to Bach: Music@Menlo
The 2024 season opener on July 20 at Music@Menlo is titled Baroque Tableau. Festival chamber players will perform music of the late Baroque, from Buxtehude and F. Couperin to Rameau and Rebel. Telemann and J.S. Bach make an appearance too. https://musicatmenlo.org/cp/?evt=1745
