Kaufman Music Center Announces 2022/23 Season
Kaufman Music Center has announced its 2022/23 concert programs at Merkin Hall, along with the season's groundbreaking Artists-in-Residence who will be featured on stage, in the classroom, and in the community: visionary pianist and composer Aaron Diehl; the Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet; and the acclaimed British vocal ensemble VOCES8.
Rite Of Summer Music Festival Presents The Knights Tomorrow!
Rite of Summer Music Festival launches their 10th Anniversary season on Saturday, June 19th with two free concerts at 1pm and 3pm featuring The Knights. Artistic Directors Pam Goldberg and Blair McMillen are thrilled to present this very special season in Nolan Park on Governors Island, New York City.
Pianist Yael Weiss Plans 12-Hour Beethoven Marathon as Part of Multi-Year Initiative 32 Bright Clouds
On Wednesday, December 16, in celebration of Beethoven's 250th Anniversary, pianist Yael Weiss will present an all-day marathon concert featuring performances of Beethoven sonatas and newly commissioned works from around the world written for her project 32 Bright Clouds as well as conversations with the composers and special guests. Along with world premieres by composers from Cambodia and Hong Kong, Weiss will also perform new pieces by composers from South Africa, Myanmar, Philippines, Turkey, Colombia, and more—alongside specific Beethoven Sonatas.
The 10th Annual Rite of Summer Music Festival on Governors Island Postponed to 2021 Season
Rite of Summer Music Festival's 2020 Season has been postponed to Summer 2021 as a result of COVID-19 precautions and Federal, State, and Local guidelines. Due to mark its 10th Anniversary this summer on Governors Island, Rite of Summer Music Festival will celebrate this milestone with special extended festivities next year. The safety, health, and happiness of ROS audiences, artists, and crew are of primary concern to Artistic Directors Pam Goldberg and Blair McMillen.
BRILLIANCE & FERVOR: Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Scarlatti & More is Coming to Revelation Gallery
Shizuka 'ShiZ'ka' Saeki is a classical pianist who began playing at age 4. She studied with renowned Japanese teachers, Toshimi Sakou, Keita Kosaka, Makoto Yamahata, and Mako Okamoto, before she built up her reputation as an exciting and nuanced performer. Her talents have taken her throughout Japan and the United States. At the age of 17, ShiZ'ka was a finalist in the Japan Classical Music Society competition. In college, she studied at Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, supplementing her classical training with studies in jazz. While living in Japan, she studied with famed jazz pianist Makot Takenaka and then with Yoko Yamamoto, at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
ON HOLLYWOOD AND WEIMAR Comes To Feinstein's/54 Below, November 13
What started as an idea of a tribute to the remarkable composers who found themselves in exile in California in the first half of the last century turned out to be a highly acclaimed and sold-out show in New York City. Following performances at the Triad Theater and Off-Broadway's York Theatre both artists now look forward to performing at the prestigious Feinstein's/54 Below.
PANGEA PRIDE Adds New Shows To Three-Week Fest
The Downtown supper club Pangea celebrates fifty years of Pride in an excitingly decadent and stylish performance festival, "Pangea Pride," which began on Monday June 10 and runs to Sunday June 30.
Todd Crow Set for Recital at Carnegie Hall
Todd Crow is a pianist whose artistry has brought him critical superlatives in the U.S. and notably in England – there largely through regular appearances on the BBC. The New York Times has described his playing as “heroic, [showing] endless flair, color and stamina.” The Times of London has praised his performances as “spine-chilling” and “exhilarating,” and The Wall Street Journal said that his playing exhibited “stunning control and a wonderful sense of musical architecture.”