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THE AZRIELI MUSIC PROJECT: Two $50,000 Prizes for New Orchestral Jewish Music

Posted on January 21, 2015 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

The Azrieli Music Project (AMP), established to celebrate, foster and create opportunities for the performance of high quality new orchestral music on a Jewish theme or subject, is delighted to launch two important new prizes: The Azrieli Prize in Jewish Music, an international prize for a recently composed or performed work by a living composer; and The Azrieli Commissioning Competition,…

Musical Adventurers Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O’Riley Reunite for BEETHOVEN, Period., an Illuminating Traversal of Beethoven’s Seminal Sonatas for Pianoforte and Cello

Posted on January 5, 2015 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O’Riley, two fearless musicians who have bonded over common musical passions of wide range and scope, reunite for BEETHOVEN, Period., an illuminating voyage back to the birth of the cello/piano genre with Beethoven’s Sonatas for Pianoforte and Cello. Grammy-nominated Matt Haimovitz, praised as a musical visionary in pushing the boundaries of classical music performance, and O’Riley, acclaimed for his…

DCINY Presents The Music of Karl Jenkins, Featuring The Peacemakers and Two U.S. Premieres

Posted on December 22, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Distinguished Concerts International New York is proud to present its annual concert featuring the supremely beautiful and inspirational music of Karl Jenkins. One of the most prolific and frequently-performed composers in the world today, Jenkins continues to spread a musical message of peace and unity, impeccably encapsulated in his multi-lingual large-scale work, The Peacemakers, which draws texts from such luminaries…

Belgian Violinist Michael Guttman Returns to Montreal For Two Enchanting Chamber Music Concerts at La Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur

Posted on November 3, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

“A violinist with an incredible wealth of tone colors, with an exquisitely creamy sound … rich-toned and impassioned …” – The New York Times Mahler, Dvorak & Faure Quartets | Thursday, November 13 at 8pm with Pemi Paull, viola; Paul Marleyn, cello; and David Jalbert, piano ****** Pärt, Beethoven, Vieuxtemps & Brahms | Sunday, November 16 at 3:30pm…

Legendary Guitarist, Maestro Angel Romero ~ 2014-15 Concerts and a New Concerto Inspired by Joaquin Rodrigo

Posted on October 31, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Hailed for his superior artistry as the maestro of Spanish guitar, Angel Romero is beloved by audiences across the world as a soloist, recitalist and conductor. Following acclaimed performances as conductor leading the Orquesta de Baja California in September, Maestro Romero offers several guitar concerto and recital performances this season, where audiences will once again have the chance to be entranced by…

Montreal’s Acclaimed Chamber Choir VivaVoce Illuminates Music From Renaissance to Contemporary

Posted on October 1, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Montreal’s acclaimed professional choir, VivaVoce, along with its engaging director Peter Schubert, presents an enthralling three-concert season featuring music from the Renaissance to the 21st-Century, showcasing the twelve-voice ensemble’s stunning virtuosity, intensity and “compelling mastery.” (Le Devoir). With this season’s guest artists, the Elmer Iseler Singers and early brass ensemble La Rose des Vents, VivaVoce continues to make each concert…

A Whirlwind 2014-15 Season for Aeolus Quartet, Graduate Resident String Quartet at the Juilliard School

Posted on October 1, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

“… smoothly meshed technique with a sense of spontaneity and discovery … the surging performance communicated richly at every turn.” – The Baltimore Sun Named for the Greek god Aeolus, who governed the four winds, the Aeolus Quartet breezes into an exciting new season, with a busy schedule across the US, including several residencies, and a tour of South Korea….

Renowned Israeli Vocal Ensemble Profeti della Quinta Interprets Transcendent Prayers & Madrigals

Posted on September 24, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Shaar Hashomayim hosts the superb vocal ensemble Profeti della Quinta, renowned around the world for their vivid and expressive performances of music from the 16th and early 17th centuries. Founded in the Galilee region of Israel by bass singer and harpsichordist Elam Rotem, Profeti della Quinta is now based in Basel, Switzerland, and regularly tours throughout Europe and Israel. In…

Julian Prégardien’s First Recording for Myrios a Diverse Program of 19th-Century Art Song

Posted on September 4, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

“Prégardien’s first and highly auspicious Lied album … a painstakingly researched and meticulously prepared recital focusing on the sort of unrequited love that flourished in the days of the Romantic poets … (five stars)” – BBC Music Magazine The young tenor Julian Prégardien – the son of renowned lyric tenor Christoph Prégardien and a major discovery – takes us on…

JAMES GALWAY: The Man With the Golden Flute

Posted on August 25, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

The Complete RCA Album Collection ~ 71CDs & 2DVDs ~ To be Released September 16th by Sony Classical Universally regarded as the supreme interpreter of the classical flute repertoire, Sir James Galway is a consummate entertainer who crosses all musical boundaries. Idolized by audiences around the world, “The Man with the Golden Flute” has performed continuously with the world’s leading…

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