Week of Events
Toronto: Veteran Canadian Pianist’s Recital
Veteran Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska will perform in the Music Toronto series on March 18. The program opens with Weber’s Invitation to the Dance, continuing with a collection of short works by Grieg and Chopin, plus the Schumann Op. 12 Fanstasiestücke. https://musictorontoconcerts.com/concerts/janina-fialkowska
Kidjo Sings Glass’ ‘Yoruba Songs’ in Montreal
Angélique Kidjo will sing Philip Glass’s entrancing Ifé, Three Yorùbá Songs on March 19. The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal will be conducted by Elena Schwarz, in a program that also includes Janáček’s, The Cunning Little Vixen Suite and Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, the Pastoral. https://www.osm.ca/en/concert/angelique-kidjo-sings-glass
New ‘Arabella’ Arrangement in Pittsburgh
On March 21-23, Manfred Honeck will conduct the world premiere of his new arrangement of Strauss’ Suite from Arabella with the Pittsburgh Symphony. Also on the program are Nine Shekhar’s Lumina, Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto (featuring Sheku Kanneh-Mason), and Strauss’ Don Juan. https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/production/92959/sheku-kanneh-mason-performs-shostakovich
Eight Is Just Enough Timpani for Grand Rapids Program
One doesn’t often get to hear the powerful rumble of 8 timpani, but lucky listeners will get that chance March 21-22 when the Grand Rapids Symphony plays the Symphony with Eight Obbligato Timpani by Johann Carl Christian Fischer (featuring timpanist Daniel Karas. Marcelo Lehninger conducts this program, which also includes Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 […]
Vancouver: New Work Inspired by Nature
The Vancouver Symphony, conducted by music director Otto Tausk, will play the world premiere of Marcus Goddard’s Mountain Visions, described as “a celebration of our natural world.” The March 21-23 program also features Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9. https://www.vancouversymphony.ca/event/dvoraks-new-world-symphony/
Wild Up Brings ‘Darkness Sounding’ Fest to New York
On March 21-23, Los Angeles-based music collective Wild Up presents the New York premiere of their acclaimed Darkness Sounding festival. The festival of concerts, conversations, and workshops convening around themes of mindfulness and nature explores how sound and music shape our understanding of the world. Christopher Rountree, artistic director. https://www.92ny.org/event/wild-up-1
‘Salome’ for San Diego’s 60th
As part of its 60th anniversary season, San Diego Opera will perform Strauss’ Salome, based on the Oscar Wilde play. Marcy Stonikas and Kirsten Chambers share the title role, with Dennis Petersen as Herod and Kyle Albertson as Jochanaan. Yves Abel leads the San Diego Symphony. (March 21-23) https://www.sdopera.org/shows/salome/
Emerging Composers Showcased in Chicago Area
The world premiere of new works from the Illinois Philharmonic’s two emerging-composer initiatives will open the March 22 program, under the baton of Stilian Kirov. Principat clarinet Trevor O’Riordan will solo in Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, and the evening culminates in Schubert’s Symphony No. 5. https://ipomusic.org/2024-25-season/
Mirrors and Enigmas in Tulsa
On March 22 the Tulsa Symphony presents the world premiere of Arsentiy Kharitanov’s Violin Concerto, Miroirs, with concertmaster Rossitza Goza as soloist. Guest conductor Daniel Hege leads the orchestra in the Prelude to Wagner’s Die Meistersinger, Barber’s Essay No. 1, Op. 12, and Elgar’s Enigma Variations. https://www.tulsasymphony.org/calendar/v-elgars-enigma-variations
CSO’s MusicNOW Promises Eclectic Fusion
In its spring edition of the MusicNOW series on March 23, the Chicago Symphony orchestra will provide players to perform works chosen by composer/curator Jimmy López Bellido. These include Boulez’s Domaines, Quinn Mason’s Weapon Wheel, Adam Schoenberg’s Reflecting Light, and two compositions by López Bellido. https://cso.org/performances/24-25/cso-musicnow/inner-dialogues/
ASO Debuts at Geffen in 1920s Program
On March 23, the American Symphony orchestra will perform at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for the first time. The program focuses on music of composers who came of age in the 1920s, including Edgar Varèse, John Alden Carpenter, Erwin Schulhoff, and William Grant Still. Leon Botstein conducts, and pianist Orion Weiss joins as […]
