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March 21, 2010

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Features: Classical Music Features

Wyclef Jean Joins Lang Lang and Eschenbach For March 21 Haiti Benefit
19 Mar 2010
Grammy Award-winning musician Wyclef Jean will join Lang Lang, Christoph Eschenbach and the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra on March 21 at Carnegie Hall for a concert aiding UNICEF and the children of Haiti.

Thomas Adès: From Both Sides of the Music
18 Mar 2010
Often compared to Benjamin Britten, Thomas Adès has been among the most talked about composer-conductor-pianists on the scene for quite some time. Adès will present three Carnegie Hall concerts this month (March 19, 24, 27) in which he performs and conducts.



Preview: Great Expectations for Great Performers' 2010–11 Season
14 Mar 2010 -- Though still many months away, Lincoln Center is hard at work putting the final touches on the 2010-11 Great Performers season. Here is a preview of what audiences can expect in a lineup of concerts and special events that draw focus on Mahler, Schubert and Chopin.

Iván Fischer Leads and the Beethoven Cycle in NY March 25-28
13 Mar 2010 -- The Hungarian maestro Iván Fischer plays "The Nine" with the Budapest Festival Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in a quartet of Lincoln Center concerts between March 25 and 28.

March Madness at Lincoln Center
25 Feb 2010 -- An overview of a particularly busy month of Lincoln Center programming which features opera premieres, special chamber music offerings and a variety of classical events.

Playing Favorites
18 Feb 2010 -- The musicians and staff of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra name a few of their favorite things in 2010.

"Science Meets Art.. and Grief": Zukerman Plays Berg Concerto in NY March 18-20
17 Feb 2010 -- Pinchas Zukerman will play Berg's venerated 1935 Violin Concerto with the New York Philharmonic March 18-20. He explains here how the masterpiece can be at once “numerically complex” and a heart-breaking tribute to “the memory of an angel.”

A Milestone for the Philharmonic Archives
17 Feb 2010 -- As the New York Philharmonic Archives celebrates its 25th anniversary, it launches a forward-thinking project to preserve and make available its treasure trove — digitally. Erik Ryding uncovers the behind-the-scenes story of this ambitious endeavor.

Weilerstein Joins Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall March 20
17 Feb 2010 -- Alisa Weilerstein makes her Orpheus Chamber Orchestra debut this Saturday when she joins the ensemble for Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations at Carnegie Hall.

Abu Dhabi Festival 2010 to Welcome Jablonski, Martinez, Shamma, Marsalis and More
15 Feb 2010 -- The Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation has revealed the eclectic artist lineup for the 2010 Abu Dhabi Festival, to be held March 20-April 7.

Osvaldo Golijov Channels Chopin and Schumann
10 Feb 2010 -- Carnegie Hall will host a number of events celebrating the bicentennial of Chopin and Schumann's births. Osvaldo Golijov premieres a new tribute work, with Dawn Upshaw, March 17.

Kronos Quartet: Shaking Things Up at Carnegie Hall March 11-14
09 Feb 2010 -- The Kronos Quartet’s presents four major Carnegie Hall Perspectives concerts this month, with music from minimalist original Terry Riley, works by composers from the Arctic Circle, performances on newly-built instruments and more.

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