Oakland East Bay Symphony Presents ENIGMA VARIATIONS Featuring Cellist David Requiro, 1/24
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 12, 2013
Oakland East Bay Symphony and Music Director Michael Morgan continue their 25th anniversary season Friday, January 24, 2014, at 8 pm at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland with cellist David Requiro on a program featuring a host of evocative music. The young cellist will perform Kabalevsky's second Cello Concerto on a program with Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet overture, late Bay Area composer Conrad Susa's The Blue Hour and Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations. Requiro returns to Oakland East Bay Symphony after a successful performance of the Dvo?ák Cello Concerto in 2012. The concert will be preceded by a 7 pm talk by music historian John Kendall Bailey and is free to all ticket-holders. For more information, visit www.oebs.org .
The Peninsula Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Three Eras of Jazz and Symphonic Synergy with Concerts, 1/17-1/18
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 22, 2013
Los Altos, CA, November 22, 2013 – With a signature flair for programming and a nod to three of history's great jazz artists who are equally at home in the symphonic scene, Music Director and conductor Mitchell Sardou Klein has programmed an evening of music by Bay Area composer/pianist Taylor Eigsti and his artistic predecessors Dave Brubeck and George Gershwin in two performances January 17 and 18. The program includes the world premieres of new works by Bay Area native and internationally recognized jazz artist Taylor Eigsti along with Eigsti performing Gershwin's game-changing Rhapsody in Blue and a special tribute to late Bay Area composer/pianist and jazz innovator Dave Brubeck in works to be announced featuring Eigsti and saxophonist Dayna Stephens. Rounding out the evening will be Gershwin's overtures to Girl Crazy and Strike Up the Band. The concert will be given Friday, Janaury 17, at 8 pm at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center and Saturday, January 18, at 8 pm at Flint Center/DeAnza College. For information and tickets, visit www.peninsulasymphony.org .
Peninsula Symphony Orchestra Opens 65th Season Featuring Soloist John O'Conor Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 25, 2013
The Peninsula Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Mitchell Sardou Klein will open the venerated and innovative ensemble's 65th season with a pair of concerts in San Bruno and Cupertino featuring the return of popular soloist John O'Conor (performing both the Grieg Piano Concerto and Beethoven's Choral Fantasy), the Masterworks Chorale and music by Brahms, Handel, and Walton. The program will be given tonight, October 25, at 8 pm at the beautiful new Capuchino High School Auditorium in San Bruno.
The Peninsula Symphony Orchestra Opens 65th Season Featuring Soloist John O'Conor, 10/25
by Christina Mancuso
- Sep 17, 2013
The Peninsula Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Mitchell Sardou Klein will open the venerated and innovative ensemble's 65th season with a pair of concerts in San Bruno and Cupertino featuring the return of popular soloist John O'Conor (performing both the Grieg Piano Concerto and Beethoven's Choral Fantasy), the Masterworks Chorale and music by Brahms, Handel, and Walton. The program will be given Friday, October 25, at 8 pm at the beautiful new Capuchino High School Auditorium in San Bruno. For information, visit www.peninsulasymphony.org .
LA Chamber Orchestra Names Four Musicians to Roster
by Kelsey Denette
- Aug 15, 2012
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) Music Director Jeffrey Kahane announces the appointments of Robert Brophy, viola (Los Angeles 90042); Sandy Hughes, flute (Portland, OR); Carrie Kennedy, violin II (Pasadena); and Joel Pargman, violin II (Pasadena) to LACO's roster, one of the nation's leading orchestras renowned for its wide-ranging repertoire and adventurous commissioning initiatives. The 2012-13 season marks the first full season with the Orchestra for Brophy, Kennedy and Pargman; and the first time that Hughes has performed with LACO. Kennedy and Pargman are husband and wife.
Music Institute of Chicago Presents The Cantare Chamber Players 1/22/12
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Nov 22, 2011
Celebrating the multiple talents of the accomplished musicians on its faculty, the Music Institute of Chicago presents a performance by the Cantare Chamber Players Sunday, January 22 at 3 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston.
Colburn School Student Triumphs at International Tchaikovsky Competition
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jun 30, 2011
It was announced today that The Colburn School Conservatory of Music graduate Nigel Armstrong (class of 2011) was the highest placed American at the prestigious XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition. Armstrong, who has studied at the Colburn School for four years, came in fourth position, taking the $7,250 prize.
Colburn School Student Down to Final Eight at Prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition
by Kelsey Denette
- Jun 21, 2011
Colburn School Conservatory student Nigel Armstrong arrived in Russia this week to compete at the prestigious XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition. Armstrong recently came to international attention with his silver-medal wins in the 2010 Menuhin Competition's Senior Division and the First International Violin Competition of Buenos Aires. Armstrong, 21 years-old, currently studies at The Colburn School under the esteemed Robert Lipsett.
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