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16 February 2025 | |
3.00pm Symphony Hall 301 Mass. Avenue MA 02115 Details: Web site +1 617 236 0999 $125, $95, $65, $32, $12 for students | Boston Philharmonic Orchestra: Strauss's Four Last Songs & Mahler Symphony No. 4 with soprano Claire Booth Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Benjamin Zander, conductor Claire Booth, soprano Strauss: Four Last Songs Mahler: Symphony No. 4 Boston Philharmonic 2024-25 Season event 3 The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra's third concert of the 2024-25 season features versatile British soprano Claire Booth doing double duty as the soloist for both Strauss's posthumously published Four Last Songs, his last completed work, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, which launched Conductor Benjamin Zander’s conducting career 52 years ago. His encounter with Mahler led to his lifetime passion for the composer, ultimately earning him the Gustav Mahler Society of New York’s first Titan Award in 2023. |
22 February 2025 | |
7.30pm(PT) Berkeley Piano Club 2724 Haste St, Berkeley, CA SF Bay Area 94704 Details: Web site 0-$30 (in-person); livestream (free, donations welcomed | Call for Scores: Solo Piano, Vol. 2 Ensemble for These Times: Dale Tsang, piano Works chosen from E4TT's 2024 Call for Scores for solo piano. Winning scores to be announced in August. E4TT’s second biannual solo piano Call for Scores, performed by emerita pianist extraordinaire Dale Tsang. |
7.30pm(PT) Berkeley Piano Club 2724 Haste St, Berkeley, CA SF Bay Area 94704 Details: Web site 0-$30 (in-person); livestream (free, donations welcomed | Call for Scores: Solo Piano, Vol. 2 Ensemble for These Times: Dale Tsang, piano Works chosen from E4TT's 2024 Call for Scores for solo piano. Winning scores to be announced in August. E4TT’s second biannual solo piano Call for Scores, performed by emerita pianist extraordinaire Dale Tsang. |
2 March 2025 | |
3.00pm Symphony Hall 301 Mass. Avenue MA 02115 Details: Web site +1 617 236 0999 $75, $45, $20, and $12 for students | Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 2024-25 Season: Mahler Symphony No. 6 Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Benjamin Zander, conductor Mahler: Symphony No. 6 Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 2024-25 Season event 2 The difficulties performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 6, Tragic—technical, interpretive, emotional, and even logistical—are legendary. After performing his Symphony No. 5 last season, this year’s Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra musicians will tackle Mahler’s even more emotionally challenging Sixth Symphony. |
3.00pm Symphony Hall 301 Mass. Avenue MA 02115 Details: Web site +1 617 236 0999 $75, $45, $20, and $12 for students | Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 2024-25 Season: Mahler Symphony No. 6 Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Benjamin Zander, conductor Mahler: Symphony No. 6 Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 2024-25 Season event 2 The difficulties performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 6, Tragic—technical, interpretive, emotional, and even logistical—are legendary. After performing his Symphony No. 5 last season, this year’s Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra musicians will tackle Mahler’s even more emotionally challenging Sixth Symphony. |
4 April 2025 | |
7.30pm(PT) Cha Chi Ming Hall, Bowes Center 200 Van Ness Avenue SF Bay Area 94102 Details: Web site FREE (in-person and livestream) | Women in Transit Ensemble for These Times Nanette McGuinness, soprano with Han Lash, dancer Lylia Guion, violin Megan Chartier, cello Taylor Chan, piano Leilehua Lanzilotti: ko-u inoa Han Lash: Suite (WORLD PREMIERE) Tamara McLeod: Sappho Fragments (WORLD PREMIERE) Niloufar Nourbakhsh: Cavities (WORLD PREMIERE), to a new film by Pegah Pasalar Emma O'Halloran: Vertical Fields Zhou Tian: A Crown for Sonia E4TT/TAC Student Multimedia Composition Competition winner Niloufar Nourbakhsh’s commission has been made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by the Mellon Foundation. |
18 April 2025 | |
8.00pm Symphony Hall 301 Mass. Avenue MA 02115 Details: Web site +1 617 236 0999 $125, $95, $65, $32, $12 for students | Boston Philharmonic Orchestra: Mahler Symphony No. 2 with soprano Miah Persson & mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Benjamin Zander, conductor Dame Sarah Connnolly, mezzo-soprano Miah Persson, soprano Chorus Pro Musica Mahler: Symphony No. 2 Boston Philharmonic 2024-25 Season event 4 The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra's final concert of the 2024-25 season features the "achingly poignant” and internationally recognized mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly, who returns to the BPO stage as soloist on Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection with Swedish soprano Miah Persson, as well as Chorus Pro Musica. The themes of life, death, and resurrection resonate deeply on Good Friday, making it a fitting finale to the BPO's season. |
1 May 2025 | |
8.00pm Symphony Hall 301 Mass. Avenue MA 02115 Details: Web site +1 617 236 0999 $75, $45, $20, and $12 for students | Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 2024-25 Season: Debussy, Walton & Rachmaninoff Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Benjamin Zander, conductor Mahler: Symphony No. 6 Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 2024-25 Season event 3 The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra's (BPYO) final concert of the 2024-25 season opens with Debussy's Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to an afernoon of a faun), one of the most intricate and demanding pieces in the orchestral repertoire. Cellist Leland Ko, first prize winner of the 2023 L'orchestre symphonique de Montreal Competition and former BPYO first cellist at age 14), who is now 25, follows as the soloist on Walton's Cello Concerto, which cellist Gregor Piatigorsky commissioned and premiered in Boston. The concert concludes with Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2, which Conductor Benjamin Zander says “has deep romantic themes, overflowing with love.” |
8.00pm Symphony Hall 301 Mass. Avenue MA 02115 Details: Web site +1 617 236 0999 $75, $45, $20, and $12 for students | Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 2024-25 Season: Debussy, Walton & Rachmaninoff Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Benjamin Zander, conductor Mahler: Symphony No. 6 Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 2024-25 Season event 3 The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra's (BPYO) final concert of the 2024-25 season opens with Debussy's Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to an afernoon of a faun), one of the most intricate and demanding pieces in the orchestral repertoire. Cellist Leland Ko, first prize winner of the 2023 L'orchestre symphonique de Montreal Competition and former BPYO first cellist at age 14), who is now 25, follows as the soloist on Walton's Cello Concerto, which cellist Gregor Piatigorsky commissioned and premiered in Boston. The concert concludes with Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2, which Conductor Benjamin Zander says “has deep romantic themes, overflowing with love.” |
9 May 2025 | |
7.30pm(PT) Community Music Center 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA SF Bay Area 94110 Details: Andrew Web site 415-399-9554 $20-28 or with a Festival Pass (in-person or livestream) | Mujeres Ahora Ensemble for These Times Nanette McGuinness, soprano Margaret Halbig, piano with guests Lylia Guion, violin, Vanessa Ruotolo, cello SF International Arts Festival Ticketing link: https://www.sfiaf.org/ Music by Gabriela Lena Frank, Tania León, Carla Lucero Carla Lucero, Claudia Montero, Angélica Negrón, and Gabriela Ortiz |
14 March 2025 | |
8.00pm Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall 154 W 57th St New York 10019 Details: Web site 212-247-7800 $50 | Oxford Philharmonic Piano Trio Oxford Philharmonic Piano Trio - Carmine Lauri, Violin - Peter Adams, Cello - Russell Hirshfield, Piano Program SCHUBERT Notturno in E-flat Major for Piano Trio, D. 897 REENA ESMAIL Saans JENNIFER HIGDON "Pale Yellow" from Piano Trio SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8 Concertmaster Carmine Lauri and cellist Peter Adams of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra perform an intimate chamber music concert alongside pianist Russell Hirshfield. Spanning several musical eras, the program features a diverse selection of rarely heard piano trios, including contemporary works by Jennifer Higdon and Reena Esmail, as well as pieces by renowned composers like Brahms and Shostakovich. |
15 March 2025 | |
8.30pm Carnegie Hall - Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage 881 7th Ave New York 10019 Details: Web site $50-125 | New England Symphonic Ensemble New England Symphonic Ensemble Paul A. Aitken, Andrew Balfour, Carol Beynon, Jo Ann Miller, and Cristi Miller, Conductors PAUL A. AITKEN Missa Pro Terra: A Mass for the Earth (US Premiere) ANDREW BALFOUR "Ambe" ANDREW BALFOUR "Vision Chant" ANDREW BALFOUR "Gaze Upon the Trees" SHERRYL SEWEPAGAHAM "Sleepy Song" BEVERLEY MCKIVER "All That We Are" HUSSEIN JANMOHAMED "Grateful Heart" SHERRYL SEWEPAGAHAM "Yôtin (The Wind)" THOMPSON Frostiana EMILY CROCKER "We Reach" AUDREY SNYDER "The Road Not Taken" TRAD. "The Keel Row" (arr. Cristi Miller) WHITING "Ain't We Got Fun" (arr. Mac Huff) JOSHUAH CAMPBELL "Stand Up" (arr. Rollo Dilworth) DON MCLEAN "Vincent" (arr. Roger Emerson) |
22 March 2025 | |
8.30pm Carnegie Hall - Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage 881 7th Ave New York 10019 Details: Web site $50-125 | New England Symphonic Ensemble New England Symphonic Ensemble Anthony Bernarducci and Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy, Conductors MOZART Mass in C Major, K. 317, "Coronation" TRAD. "Shenandoah" (arr. James Erb) TARIK O'REGAN Triptych |
15 November 2024 until 15 November 2025 | |
6.00pm First Church in Cambridge 11 Garden Street Massachusetts 02138 Details: Web site | Free & open masterclass with world-renowned British cellist Alexander Baillie Masterclass with Cellist Alexander Baillie |
6 April 2025 | |
1.00pm Carnegie Hall - Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage 881 7th Ave New York 10019 Details: Web site $25-$125 | New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Monteverdi, Handel, Vivaldi, Bach, Notareschi and Hagenberg New England Symphonic Ensemble Nicole Baker, Scott D. Glysson, Bradley Miller, Raul Dominguez, and Andrew Bowers, Conductors MONTEVERDI Magnificat a sei voci HANDEL Zadok The Priest HANDEL The King Shall Rejoice VIVALDI Magnificat, RV 610 J. S. BACH Sanctus in C Major, BWV 237 LORETTA K. NOTARESCHI Climate Mass (World Premiere) ELAINE HAGENBERG Illuminare For single tickets call CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or visit carnegiehall.org Box Office is located at 881 Seventh Avenue and 57th Street, New York, NY Student and Senior Discount Tickets Available at the Box Office For group sales of 10 or more, contact groupsales@carnegiehall.org or call 212-903-9705 |
15 February 2025 | |
7.00pm Gallery MC 549 West 52nd Street New York 10019 Details: Gene Pritsker Web site 6465229442 $20 in advance, $30 at the door | Composers Concordance Presents - Octogenarians John Clark, horn David Taylor, bass trombone Gene Pritsker, guitar Laurence Goldman, bass Damien Bassman, cajon/percussion Composers Concordance For Immediate Release - New York, NY - On Saturday, February 15th, 2025 at 7pm, Composers Concordance presents Octogenarians at Gallery MC in Hell's Kitchen. This event features two legendary musicians: John Clark - horn (Gil Evans, Frank Sinatra, McCoy Tyner) and David Taylor - bass trombone (Gil Evans, Duke Ellington, Leopold Stokowski). These extraordinary performers and composers have reached a remarkable milestone and will present a program featuring music written for the occasion by their colleagues, plus their own compositions. Featured compositions on the program include 'Eighty Ain't So Old' by Eugene W. McBride, ‘Resigned’ by Gene Pritsker, ‘Dialogue' by Faye-Ellen Silverman, 'The Taylor/Clark Conundrum' by Jay Rozen and 'Playing it Forward' by Paul Undreiner. Also music by John Clark, Dan Cooper, Larry Goldma |
20 February 2025 | |
7.00pm Westbeth 55 Bethune Street New York 10014 Details: Gene Pritsker Web site 6465229442 Free Event | Composers Concordance Presents - The Painters CompCord Modified String Quartet: Machiko Ozawa, violin Arthur Dibble, viola Gene Pritsker, electric guitar Troy Rinker Jr, double bass Guest performers: Lynn Bechtold, violin Dan Cooper, alto flute For Immediate Release - New York, NY - On Thursday, February 20th, 2025 at 7pm, Composers Concordance presents 'The Painters at Westbeth. 'The Painters' by Gene Pritsker is a 40-minute composition inspired by eight painters (with ten paintings each) who share a connection with the composer. The piece is performed alongside a video projection of the paintings and is scored for a modified string quartet: violin, viola, electric guitar, and double bass. Each of the eight movements focuses on one aspect of a particular painter and is titled as follows: 1 Sophie Dunér - The Art of Music 2 Mark Kostabi - Angels 3 Rainer Gross - Madras 4 Kim Pritsker - People & Pets 5 Paolo Foglia - Abstract 6 David Nicholson - Skulls 7 Rose Hackl - Textures 8 Chuck Connelly - Nudes The event will also feature 'Infinite Monkey' by composer Lynn Bechtold and poet Jim Kempner, inspired by Chuck Connelly's painting Monkey Family (2011), and 'Ballade & Vocalise' by composer Dan Cooper and poet Imelda O’Reilly, inspired by Connelly's painting David Bowie (2016). Both pieces will be performed by the composers and poets. |
20 April 2025 | |
1.00pm Carnegie Hall - Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage 881 7th Ave New York 10019 Details: Web site $25-$125 | New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Mendelssohn, Perkinson and Gjeilo Sterling Poulson, Conductor Cailin Marcel Manson, Conductor Yelena Beriyeva, Piano Participating Choruses: Choral Arts Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (Sterling, Director) Clark University Choir, Worcester, MA (Cailin Marcel Manson, Director) Wasatch Master Chorale, Ogden, UT (Dennis Ahern, Director) MENDELSSOHN Sinfonia X in B minor COLERIDGE-TAYLOR PERKINSON Grass—Poem for Piano and Orchestra OLA GJEILO Sunrise Mass |
23 February 2025 | |
7.00pm Steel Wig Music 939 8th Avenue New York 10019 Details: Gene Pritsker Web site 6465229442 $20 in advance, $30 at the door | Composers Concordance Presents - PRISM Machiko Ozawa, violin Jai Jeffryes, piano Composers Concordance For Immediate Release - New York, NY - On Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 at 7pm, Composers Concordance presents 'Prism,' a concert event inspired by Tango music and more. ViolinistMachiko Ozawa and pianist Jai Jeffryes reunite at Steel Wig Music to perform compositions byGraciela Carriquí, Jai Jeffryes, Makia Matsumura, Lee McClure, Machiko Ozawa, Astor Piazzolla, Brian Tidwell and Gene Pritsker. |
3 March 2025 | |
7.00pm Nublu 151 Avenue C New York 10009 Details: Gene Pritsker Web site 9178803545 $22.66 | Composers Concordance Presents - TromBonafide David Taylor, Dick Griffin, Steve Swell, trombones Gene Pritsker, guitar Jose Moura, bass Damien Bassman, drums Composers Concordance On Monday, March 3rd, 2025 at 7pm at NUBLU, Composers Concordance continues its 'Timbre Tantrum' series with a concert event entitled 'TromBonafide.' The program features three renowned trombonists: David Taylor, Dick Griffin, and Steve Swell, joined by the rhythm section of Gene Pritsker - guitar, Jose Moura - bass, and Damien Bassman - drums, to perform a set of new compositions. Featured on the program are the premieres of Gene Pritsker's 'Tête-à-tête', Dan Cooper's 'Cabfare for the Ramen Fan,' 'Am I Not Here?' by Stephanie Susberich, and 'Three Bones and a Bop' by Steve Swell. Plus music by Seth Boustead, Dick Griffin, Dave Soldier, and David Taylor. |
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