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“Impeccable” Appassionata Chamber Orchestra Releases a New Recording of String Serenades Featuring Spectacular HD Sound

Posted on November 8, 2012 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Described by La Presse as “impeccable in every respect,” Montreal’s exciting young chamber orchestra Appassionata presents a radiant new recording, Sérénades tchèques (Czech serenades) featuring music for string orchestra by Josef Suk and Antonin Dvořák, under the direction of its Music Director Daniel Myssyk. Praised by Radio-Canada for its “fluidity, drama and conviction,” the recording also boasts spectacular gleaming sound, due…

Violinist Michael Guttman In Recital with Pianist Stephan Sylvestre in Toronto & Montreal

Posted on October 24, 2012 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 Whether on the stages of Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Tokyo’s Bunka Kaikan, or with his own Pietrosanta in Concerto festival in Tuscany, Belgian violinist Michael Guttman dazzles critics and audiences alike with his “incredible wealth of tone colors”…

From the Titanic to the Speakeasy: Patricia Hammond and her Ragtime Parlour Band in Toronto!

Posted on May 11, 2012 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

“Our listeners are queueing up, writing in and tripping over themselves, desperate to hear Patricia again.” – BBC Radio 3 Possessing a beautifully warm mezzo soprano voice and a passion for the charm and allure of nostalgic music, Patricia Hammond is spearheading a revival of the great songs of the last century – from Victorian and Edwardian “parlour” songs to early…

Over the Stone: A Welsh Celebration with Bryn Terfel & Catrin Finch

Posted on April 15, 2012 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) will welcome “Queen of Harps” Catrin Finch and Metropolitan Opera star Bryn Terfel for a Welsh Celebration at Avery Fisher Hall on Sunday, April 22at 7:00pm. This stirring evening of music will feature Karl Jenkins’ harp concerto Over the Stone, conducted by DCINY Artistic Director Jonathan Griffith. Over the Stone, commissioned at the request…

Deutsche Grammophon Salutes Maurizio Pollini On His 70th Birthday

Posted on March 23, 2012 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

“…his playing is powerful and precise, driven by a probing intellect and executed with steely, virtually infallible fingers.” —The New York Times A pianist of power and precision who brings out the panoramic architecture of old and new music alike, Maurizio Pollini’s illustrious recorded legacy on the Yellow Label, which began in 1971, is celebrated this year on his 70th…

Cuban Virtuoso Jorge Luis Prats Returns to the International Stage Following a 30-Year Absence

Posted on March 15, 2012 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Hailed as a long-lost virtuoso in the grand tradition, Cuban pianist Jorge Luis Prats makes a stunning Decca debut with a live recital in Zaragoza, Spain, due for US release on April 3rd. A prodigiously talented young pianist in the early 1970s, Prats studied in Moscow, Paris and Vienna, winning the Marguerite Long–Jacques Thibaud competition back in 1977 and even…

Shining Light: An Illuminating Festival of Concerts Celebrating Composer Morten Lauridsen

Posted on February 27, 2012 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents Shining Light, an extraordinary weekend of illuminating events. Encompassing a premiere film screening alongside major concerts at Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall, DCINY celebrates the life and music of National Medal of Arts recipient Morten Lauridsen, America’s most frequently performed choral composer. DCINY will host the New York premiere of the documentary film…

Debut Recording From “Astonishing” 21 Year-Old Exclusive Decca Artist Behzod Abduraimov

Posted on February 24, 2012 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

“Electrifying, ” “astonishing” and “magnificent” are just a few of the superlatives that have greeted performances by pianist and exclusive Decca artist Behzod Abduraimov, whose debut recital recording will be released in the U.S. on April 24th, 2012. The extraordinary 21-year-old pianist from Tashkent, Uzbekistan possesses a combination of youthful passion and astounding technique that gives his performances an irresistible,…

Special Guest Clay Aiken joins DCINY’s “Reflections of Life” on February 20 at Carnegie Hall

Posted on February 1, 2012 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents an evening of choral music celebrating the continuous cycle of life and renewal, including world premieres by James Eakin and Greg Gilpin, on February 20th at Carnegie Hall. Special guest Clay Aiken will bring his unique presence and vibrancy to host the second half of the concert, narrating several works by award-winning choral…

A Weekend of Music in Honour of the Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. – January 15 & 16

Posted on December 23, 2011 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents two sublime concerts of choral music on Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, inspired by Dr. King and peacemakers the world over. The concert on Sunday, January 15 at 2pm at Avery Fisher Hall welcomes 2012 with Psalms & Songs for the New Year, featuring John Rutter’s magnificent and emotionally-charged Mass of the Children,…

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