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Louise Bessette Awarded the Prix Opus for Interprète de l’Année / Artist of the Year

Posted on February 6, 2015 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

At a Gala event on February 1 at Salle Bourgie, Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, Le Conseil québécois de la musique declared pianist Louise Bessette the winner of the Prix Opus for Interprète de l’Année / Artist of the Year. Recognized around the world as an exceptional pianist, and as a pre-eminent interpreter of the music of our time in…

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…

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…

Soprano Sharon Azrieli Perez Performs the World Premiere of The Esther Diaries

Posted on May 8, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

New Song Cycle by Canadian Composer Haralabos Stafylakis Imagines the Internal Narrative of the Old Testament’s Queen of Persia Sharon Azrieli Perez, whose rich spinto soprano has been heard to great acclaim across the globe, takes on the role of the iconic biblical figure Esther, Queen of Persia, in a powerful new song cycle for soprano, piano and orchestra by the…

Coalition For Music Education Raises The Volume On The Importance Of Music!

Posted on April 16, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Canadian Celebrities lend their voices to encourage all Canadians to make a difference and register for the national sing-along and live web-cast in honour of the 10th Anniversary of Music Monday! On Monday, May 5th Music Monday celebrates its 10th anniversary with a live webcast linking simultaneous cross Canada events in St. John’s NL; Halifax Regional Municipality NS; Charlottetown, PEI;…

DCINY Presents The Drop of Dawn – The Music of Grammy Award-Winning Composer Christopher Tin

Posted on March 22, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Distinguished Concerts International New York expands its collaboration with innovative young composer and two-time Grammy Award-winner Christopher Tin with an exhilarating night of Tin’s music at Carnegie Hall. The Drop of Dawn on Sunday, April 13 at 8:30 pm, unites two large-scale, multi-lingual choral and orchestral works: the world premiere of The Drop That Contained The Sea, and a performance…

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