May 26, 2013

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Credit: Benoit Linero

Mostly Mozart Festival 2013: Viennese Connections
In 1787, at age 16, Ludwig van Beethoven traveled alone from Bonn to Vienna with the intention of studying with Mozart. The timing was not propitious. Mozart was immersed in composing Don Giovanni for its fall premiere in Prague.

Shostakovich and Ballet
When the curtain rises at the end of this month on the three ballets set to the music of Dmitri Shostakovich, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky for American Ballet Theatre, audiences are sure to gain a new understanding of this uniquely multifaceted composer.




A Chat With: Virginia Arts Festival Conductor JoAnn Faletta

A Chat With: Virginia Arts Festival Conductor JoAnn Faletta The Virginia Symphony and Richmond Ballet will present “The Rite of Spring” on May 29th as part of the Virginia Arts Festival - a festival of extraordinary arts experiences that lasts through June. The performance will take place at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk, Virginia.

Live the Dream

Live the DreamJoin ballet star Sara Mearns as she steps into a fantasy world created by Stravinsky, the Philharmonic, and Giants Are Small. Mindy Aloff explores the aesthetics behind this genre-bending production.

American Spring: American Music Festival Kicks Off Spring at NYCB

American Spring: American Music Festival Kicks Off Spring at NYCBFor the first three weeks of New York City Ballet’s 2013 Spring Season, music by American composers will resound throughout the David H. Koch Theater, sounds that fit a Company with New York City in its name to a T.

Chick Corea Festival with Elio Villafranca

Chick Corea Festival with Elio VillafrancaJazz at Lincoln Center has been celebrating its 25th anniversary with six festivals featuring simultaneous performers on all main stages at Frederick P. Rose Hall. The last one of the season is the Chick Corea Festival highlighting the great work of this magnificent musician from May 16–18.

A Chat With: Rioult Dance Artistic Director Pascal Rioult

A Chat With: Rioult Dance Artistic Director Pascal RioultAn interview with Rioult Dance Artistic Director/Choreographer Pascal Rioult. The ensemble will be performing at the Joyce Theater from June 4 – 9.

Lincoln Center Festival 2013

Lincoln Center Festival 2013Since its inaugural year in 1996, Lincoln Center Festival has presented some of the most original and diverse works in Lincoln Center history.

A Chat With: Virginia International Tattoo Director J. Scott Jackson

A Chat With: Virginia International Tattoo Director J. Scott JacksonThe Virginia International Tattoo is a signature annual event of the Virginia Arts Festival – a festival of extraordinary arts experiences that lasts through June. Virginia International Tattoo performed April 25-28 at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.

A Chat With: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Guest Pianist Orli Shaham

A Chat With: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Guest Pianist Orli ShahamAn interview with New Jersey Symphony Orchestra guest pianist Orli Shaham. The talented musician will be featured with the Orchestra from May 16 – 19 in Newark, New Brunswick and Princeton, New Jersey.

20 (PLUS) QUESTIONS WITH: Mezzo-Soprano Isabel Leonard

20 (PLUS) QUESTIONS WITH: Mezzo-Soprano Isabel LeonardThe fast-rising mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard adds another remarkable accomplishment to a growing list of stellar achievements with the announcement this week that she has won the 2013 Richard Tucker Award, often referred to as the “Heisman Trophy of Opera.”

Heroic Pair

Heroic PairRobert Lepage’s landmark production of Wagner’s epic Ring cycle is back on the Met stage this spring— with Deborah Voigt and Jay Hunter Morris reprising their acclaimed performances as Brünnhilde and Siegfried.

A Chat With: New York Choral Society Music Director David Hayes

A Chat With: New York Choral Society Music Director David HayesAn interview with New York Choral Society Music Director David Hayes. The ensemble will perform two exquisite chorale works, both inspired by poems, at Carnegie Hall on April 25th.

The Bad Plus

The Bad PlusFor more than a dozen years, The Bad Plus has pushed the boundaries of what we have come to know as the jazz trio, playing everything from David Bowie to Pink Floyd as part of their repertoire.

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