Composer

With the end of the 2024/2025 season, Axel Kober has stepped down as General Music Director of the Duisburg Philharmonic. It was a long and fruitful collaboration, for which the conductor is now being honored with the 2025 Duisburg City Music Prize, sponsored by the Köhler-Osbahr Foundation. For him, the award is a wonderful acknowledgment – ​​"to receive feedback, so to speak, after the years spent together that what we have done has left its mark." And, of course, he will try "to continue to remain connected to Duisburg's musical life." A promise he immediately fulfills in the 4th Philharmonic Concert. After programming Arnold Schoenberg's powerful "Gurre-Lieder" in his farewell concert as General Music Director, he returns to his former orchestra conducting works by two American composers and combining them with Beethoven's Symphony No. 7: Charles Ives' "The Unanswered Question" sounds mystical and transcendental, creating an iconic work of American modernism. Meanwhile, in Samuel Barber's popular Violin Concerto, violin virtuosity and voluptuous melodies enter into a delightful liaison. Dance-like rhythms then characterize Beethoven's Seventh, which, with the Allegretto, also contains one of the greatest hits of the Viennese classic.

American and European classics

CityPalais

From Aaron Copland’s soaring Appalachian Spring to Charles Ives enigmatic classic, The Unanswered Question, conductor Andrew Crust takes us on an emotional journey full of discovery. Experience the complex beauty of Earthfall from former VSO Composer in Residence, the late Jocelyn Morlock. Grammy® and Emmy®-winning ensemble, Time for Three, defies conventions with genre-bending excellence. TF3’s recent commission, Contact, has enjoyed performances with the leading orchestras and receives its Vancouver premiere.

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Appalachian Spring

Centennial Theatre

Orpheum

Aurora

University of Alabama

Join the Culver City Symphony Orchestra and the SoCal Chorale in Veterans Auditorium for an uplifting tribute honoring courage and unity.

Summon the Heroes - a Culver City Symphony Orchestra Veterans Day Concert

Veterans Memorial Park Culver City

Francesca Dego, who thrilled Richmond audiences in her 2024 debut, returns for Beethoven’s towering Violin Concerto. Of her Beethoven, the Dallas Morning News raved: “She proved that pianissimos can be as gripping as fortissimos. Her gleaming tone was striking, with commitment, facility, and finesse. A rock-star ovation was rewarded.” Valentina Peleggi also conducts Charles Ives’s truth- searching meditation, The Unanswered Question, and an orchestral blockbuster by Respighi, the roaring Roman Festivals.

Beethoven Violin Concerto

Dominion Energy Center

*World premiere of New York Times bestselling author Amanda Gorman’s poetry set to symphonic music, creating a powerful fusion of words and orchestral expression.

Reflections and Hope

Shermerhorn Symphony Center

Of Thee I Sing kicks off CSO’s Celebrating America Season with vocal fireworks from soprano Christie Conover! She will join the orchestra for songs by beloved American composers Barber and Bernstein. In addition, you’ll hear Bernstein’s Candide Overture and play “name that tune” with the American folk songs quoted in Ives’ Symphony No. 2.

Of Thee I Sing

Cheyenne Civic Center

Voices Of America: American Icons

Sandler Center for the Performing Arts

Gustavo Dudamel opens his season as the Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Music and Artistic Director Designate with a program spanning the American musical landscape. As the NY Phil marks the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding, the Orchestra presents a World Premiere by Kanaka Maoli composer Leilehua Lanzilotti and Symphony No. 2 by the forefather of American classical music, Charles Ives. Yunchan Lim is soloist in Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3, dating from the Hungarian composer’s time as a New York–based émigré.

Gustavo Dudamel & Yunchan Lim

David Geffen Hall

We can often understand music even better when we hear the words it is based on. In a delightful blend of concert and reading, the Studio Orchestra Duisburg and narrator Natalia Hüskens juxtapose musical and lyrical pairs of works—concrete, as in the artistic encounter between Gabriel Fauré and Paul Verlaine, or Ralph Waldo Emerson and Charles Ives, but also imaginary ones. Antonín Dvořák drew inspiration for his "Czech Suite" from the sounds of his homeland, while Mendelssohn Bartholdy found it for his "Hebrides Overture" in the magnificent natural scenery of Scotland. What would the appropriate poems sound like? The first serenade concert provides the answer.

1. Serenade Concert

Hamborn Abbey

The myth of Prometheus, who brings freedom with fire, is the theme of the show "Freedom Unbound ," which features a medley of songs sung by Thomas Hampson . Pieces by composers such as Beethoven and Schubert will be performed by the Vienna Academic Orchestra under the baton of Ilia Korol . The show features the renowned Hamburg Ballet, with choreography by Edvin Revazov .

Thomas Hampson & Hamburg Ballet

Teatro Cultura Artística

Two free chamber concerts this weekend by the wonderful musicians of Symphonicity! Here are details for the second one which takes place on Sunday, August 17th 4 PM at Wycliffe Presbyterian Church! It will be a wonderful afternoon of music. Please help us spread the word!

2025 Summer Chamber Music Concert 2

Wycliffe Presbyterian Church

“The rich diversity of American society has fostered a vibrant tapestry of musical voices, each shaped by their own distinct backgrounds. Michael and I curated this program for violin and piano to celebrate that spirit of innovation and cultural exchange, highlighting works composed during the twentieth century. We begin with Fritz Kreisler’s Praeludium and Allegro, a lush reimagining of Baroque melody. Charles Ives follows with his inventive Violin Sonata no. 4, blending hymns, folk tunes, and bold harmonies to create a vibrantly eclectic soundscape of American life. The first half closes with Ernest Bloch’s Violin Sonata no. 2, Poème mystique, which shifts to a more introspective tone, offering profound emotional depth rooted in his Jewish heritage. The second half opens with John Adams’s Road Movies, a rhythmic portrayal of contemporary life, and continues with Amy Beach’s Romance for Violin and Piano, honoring one of America’s pioneering female composers. We conclude with Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess Suite, a brilliant fusion of classical and jazz traditions–a testament to the cultural mosaic of twentieth-century American music.”

Kristin Lee, violin; and Michael Stephen Brown, piano

Menlo School Campus

Respect – a word that is as essential in music as it is in everyday interaction. Without respect for one another, there is no harmonious interaction, neither on stage nor in society. The concert, compiled exclusively for KulturPur, is dedicated to this central theme and impressively demonstrates how music builds bridges, creates connections, and inspires hope.

Respect! – Concert at KulturPur 2025

Großes Zelttheater

Bamberger Symphoniker in Munich

Gasteig HP8

»I love surprises and breaking with conventions, as long as they are subtle.« When it comes to developing dramaturgically sophisticated concert programmes, Jakub Hrůša always proves to be a creative mind and also enjoys experimenting. He is now combining two deeply profound musical creations: Charles Ives’ famous work from 1908 revolves around the question of existence. It ultimately remains unanswered in the room, and the magical piece ends on the exact same note with which Shostakovich»s Symphony No. 11 begins – so that the two compositions merge into one another impressively in our concert. The gripping symphony is subtitled »The Year 1905« and refers to the »St Petersburg Bloody Sunday« — but the work also reflects the just as tragic events of 1957 when it was written. Our Chief Conductor has selected the violin concerto by a composer who originated from his home town of Brno and had to seek refuge in exile in America: Korngold kept his head above water there by writing film music, which left traces in his violin concerto – for which we welcome Bomsori Kim as soloist. An exciting programme full of mesmerising undertow that is thought-provoking but also goes straight to the heart – especially through the conducting of Jakub Hrůša, who said of his favourite recipe: »It is important to find a balance in which you create with emotional charge and at the same time respect the craft. That’s when the best moments happen. And when the audience engages in this kind of valuable interaction, nothing stands in the way of happiness.«

Guest of the BRSO subscription

Jakub Hrůša, Bomsori Kim

Bamberg Concert Hall

Featuring the full range of American choral music, we celebrate the music brought to our shores by Americans who arrived from all over the world. Our concert will celebrate that rich diversity with music by Americans from Europe, Asia, and Africa. Pieces range from the German-American composer Johann Friedrich Peter who worked in a Moravian Church around the time of the American Revolution, to the heritage of 19th and 20th century Jewish composers from Central Europe, to the evocative sounds of contemporary Korean-American composer Bora Yoon.

American Voices: Barber, Hogan, Ives & Bora Yoon

Church of the Ascension

Called “a brilliant musician and an extraordinary visionary” by The Wall Street Journal, pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard is renowned for his masterfully intuitive performances of works both cutting edge and deeply historic. This afternoon performance of musical fantasias is a prime example, opening with a piece by J. P. Sweelinck—a foundational Dutch fantasia composer of the late 16th century—and proceeding through roughly 400 years of works from the expansive, evolving tradition. Discover musical innovations and explorations by Sweelinck, Mozart, C. P. E. Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Ives, and Carter.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano

Carnegie Hall

Memories and Mysteries

Idaho State University

Idaho State-Civic Symphony and Choir Concert "Memories and Mysteries"

Stephens Performing Arts Center

### Event Description: Pipe Dreams - Atlantic Classical Orchestra

**Event Title:** Pipe Dreams

**Dates:** April 10-11, 2025

**Guest Artist:** Andrew Galuska, pipe organ

**Overview:**
The Atlantic Classical Orchestra presents "Pipe Dreams," a captivating concert that places the organ at the heart of its fourth Masterworks series. This event features the brilliant Andrew Galuska, Director of Music and Fine Arts at the Community Church of Vero Beach, Florida, as the guest artist. Galuska, an award-winning organist, will guide the audience through a rare opportunity to experience Horatio Parker’s Concerto for Organ. Parker, a late-19th Century American composer and renowned pedagogue, was a significant figure in his time, having served as both a professor and dean at Yale.

The concert opens with a piece originally composed for organ by one of Parker’s students, Charles Ives. The orchestral arrangement by William Schuman retains the wit, charm, and humor of the original. The second half of the program features Edward Elgar’s magnificent Enigma Variations, a theme and fourteen variations, each portraying a friend, showcasing a range of emotions from virtuosic to poignant, hilarious, and sentimental.

**Program:**
1. **Ives/Schuman:** Variations on America (16 min.)
2. **Parker:** Concerto for Organ (19 min.) - Solo organ: Andrew Galuska
3. **Elgar:** Enigma Variations (31 min.)

**Performers:**
- **Music Director & Conductor:** David Amado
- **Violin I:** Aleksandr Zhu (Concertmaster), Ekaterina Gorkhover (Asst. Concertmaster), Monica Cheveresan, Kaitlin Richardson, Michael O’Gieblyn, Samvel Arakelyan, Gustavo Correa
- **Violin II:** Dina Kostic (Principal), Sha Zhang, Tinca Belinschi, Dale Sandvold, Eduardo Martinez, Daria Apostolova
- **Viola:** Valerie Judd (Principal), Anna Ivanova, Jill Jaffe, Laura Sinclair, Laurice Buckton
- **Cello:** Ashley Garritson (Principal), Christopher Glansdorp, Megan Savage, Georgiy Khoklov
- **Double Bass:** Janet Clippard (Principal), Juan Carlos Pena
- **Flute:** Christina Apelgren (Principal), Karen Fuller
- **Oboe:** Erika Yamada (Principal), Sara Luciani
- **Clarinet:** Daniel Giaccobe (Principal), Will Doh
- **Bassoon:** Gabriel Beavers (Principal), Geronis Bravo
- **Horn:** Karen Schubert (Principal), Stan Spinola, Molly Flanagan
- **Trumpet:** Jesse Cook (Principal), Benedetto Salvia
- **Tuba:** Jay Bertolet (Principal)
- **Timpani:** Andrew Proctor (Principal)
- **Percussion:** Neel Shukla (Principal), Isaac Hernandez, Juanmanuel Lopez, Jordan Holley
- **Harp:** Kay Kemper (Principal)
- **Keyboard:** Tao Lin (Principal)

**Schedule:**
- **Vero Beach: CCOVB**
  - Thursday, April 10, 2025, 4:00 pm
- **Stuart: The Lyric**
  - Friday, April 11, 2025, 3:30 pm
  - Friday, April 11, 2025, 7:30 pm

**Tickets:**
- Available for purchase online. 

Join us for an evening of extraordinary music and experience the grandeur of the pipe organ in a masterful orchestral setting.

Pipe Dreams

Lyric Theatre

Vero Beach Country Club

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the degree Doctor of Musical Arts. Anna-Sofia Botti is a student of Brian Connelly.

Anna-Sofia Botti, Piano

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Join us for an exquisite evening of chamber music featuring the remarkable talents of Kristin Lee on violin and Michael Stephen Brown on piano. This special performance is part of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's esteemed concert series, set to take place in the intimate setting of the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio.

**Date and Time:** Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 7:30 pm. The concert will include an intermission and has a total duration of 2 hours.

**Location:** Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio at CMS, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, New York, NY 10023.

**Program Highlights:**
- Fritz Kreisler's "Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani" for Violin and Piano, a piece that showcases the violin's lyrical and virtuosic capabilities.
- Charles Ives' "Sonata No. 4 for Violin and Piano, Children's Day at the Camp Meeting," offering a unique blend of traditional and innovative sounds.
- Ernest Bloch's "Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano, Poème Mystique," a work rich in emotional depth and complexity.
- John Adams' "Road Movies for Violin and Piano," a contemporary piece with rhythmic vitality and melodic appeal.
- Amy Beach's "Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23," a beautiful example of late Romantic chamber music.
- Paul Schoenfield's "Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano," a vibrant and eclectic mix of styles.

**About the Artists:**
- **Kristin Lee**, a violinist known for her versatility and impeccable technique, has garnered acclaim on the world's finest concert stages. Her accolades include an Avery Fisher Career Grant and top prizes in several prestigious competitions.
- **Michael Stephen Brown**, a pianist and composer celebrated for his compelling performances and compositions, has received numerous awards, including a 2018 Emerging Artist Award from Lincoln Center and a 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant.

This event promises to be a memorable night of music, showcasing the extraordinary talents of two of the chamber music world's leading figures. Don't miss the opportunity to experience the artistry of Kristin Lee and Michael Stephen Brown in a program that spans the breadth of the chamber music repertoire.

**Tickets:** Not yet on sale. Stay tuned for ticket availability and ensure your spot for this must-see performance.

For more information and to stay updated on ticket sales, please visit the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's website.

Kristin Lee & Michael Stephen Brown

Samuel B. & David Rose Building

The UMD Wind Ensemble is joined by faculty soloists Teri Bickham, soprano, and Jonathan Bisesi, xylophone, for “And the Whole Earth Dreams”.

And the Whole Earth Dreams: UMD Wind Ensemble

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The fact that a classical conductor is also declared one of the best artists at a traditional jazz festival is unusual and offers special opportunities - for example, inviting him with an American program: from Gershwin to Bernstein to the symphonic jazz of Duke Ellington. But it is not just his awards as a jazz pianist at festivals in Chicago and Wisconsin or his performances as a chansonnier with songs by the music satirist Georg Kreisler that make Patrick Hahn stand out from the wide field of young conductors. The Austrian, General Music Director in Wuppertal since 2021, also has qualities in the classical profession that are rarely found in this form at such a young age. What Patrick Hahn recognized early on is the psychological aspect of the conducting profession: If a conductor knows how to encourage the musicians to achieve top performances and if he is an inspiration to the musicians, then they simply play better. A simple equation that absolutely works for Patrick Hahn. The soloist in Gershwin's "Concerto in F" is Frank Dupree, a pianist who also has a second source of income in jazz. Hahn and Dupree: when it comes to the "American style," these two are pulling in the same direction.

American Style

Bertramstraße 8

That a classical conductor is simultaneously declared one of the best artists at a long-established jazz festival is unusual and offers unique opportunities – for example, inviting him with an American program: from Gershwin and Bernstein to the symphonic jazz of Duke Ellington. But it's not only his awards as a jazz pianist at festivals in Chicago and Wisconsin, or his performances as a chansonnier with songs by the musical satirist Georg Kreisler, that make Patrick Hahn stand out from the broad field of up-and-coming conductors. The Austrian, General Music Director in Wuppertal since 2021, also possesses qualities in the classical field that are rarely found in such a pronounced form at such a young age. What Patrick Hahn recognized early on is the psychological aspect of conducting: if a conductor understands how to inspire musicians to peak performance and if he is an inspiration to them, then they simply play better. A simple equation that works perfectly for Patrick Hahn. The soloist in Gershwin's "Concerto in F" is Frank Dupree, a pianist who also has a strong affinity for jazz, which is why he has invited two other jazz musicians to join him for his interpretation of the concerto. Hahn and Dupree: when it comes to the "American style," these two are on the same page.

Hessischer Rundfunk

Ryan Bancroft is a favourite among Philharmonia fans. Tonight, he conducts the Orchestra in Leicester for the first time in music by Beethoven and Strauss.

The opening of Also sprach Zarathustra might be one of the most recognisable in classical music. But there’s much more to the work than its 2001: A Space Odyssey fame. In its half-hour span, Strauss takes us on a philosophical journey exploring the meaning of life. With blazing brass and sumptuous strings, he creates a listening experience full of intense feeling. It’s a real highlight of the orchestral repertoire and gives our players a chance to show off the renowned Philharmonia sound.

Leicester: Ryan Bancroft conducts Beethoven & Strauss

De Montfort Hall

Charles Ives described the opening of The Unanswered Question as a ‘cosmic landscape’ and this concert is very much rooted in landscapes of all types, from Ives’s exploration of the human spirit’s connection to the realm of nature to the pastoral idyll of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony. Gavin Higgins’s Horn Concerto was written for our soloist, Ben Goldscheider, and is inspired by the Forest of Dean, where Higgins grew up. There are echoes of hunting calls and Wagner in a work that finishes with a movement uniquely inspired by the forest floor and titled Mycelium Rondo.

The Great Outdoors

Ulster Hall

Music Director Ken-David Masur conducts a powerful program highlighting three generations of American composers. In Aaron Copland’s stirring musical portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the composer begins by suggesting “the mysterious sense of fatality that surrounds Lincoln’s personality” and ends by attempting “to draw a simple but impressive frame about the words of Lincoln himself.” MSO Principal Clarinet Todd Levy performs Richard Danielpour’s From the Mountaintop, dedicated to the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The evening concludes with Charles Ives’s Second Symphony, which samples classic American folk tunes such as “America the Beautiful,” “Turkey in the Straw,” and “Camptown Races” — the last of which Lincoln himself used as a campaign song, bringing the concert full circle.

American Voices

Warner Grand Theater

Join us for an extraordinary musical experience as The Cleveland Orchestra presents "Adès Conducts Adès" at the Severance Music Center's Mandel Concert Hall. This special event, taking place on February 20 and 22, 2025, features the world-renowned conductor Thomas Adès leading the orchestra in a captivating program.

Event Dates:
- Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 7:30 PM
- Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 8:00 PM

The program includes a rich selection of works:
- SIBELIUS: The Oceanides
- SAARIAHO: Oltra Mar
- THOMAS ADÈS: America: A Prophecy (US Premiere TCO co-commission)
- IVES: Orchestral Set No. 2

Performing alongside The Cleveland Orchestra will be the talented mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, promising an evening of unforgettable musical artistry.

Venue:
Mandel Concert Hall, Severance Music Center, is Cleveland’s premier destination for symphonic music. The center is dedicated to making everyone feel welcome, with doors opening three hours prior to most performances. For those attending, the most convenient parking option is Case Western Reserve University's CWRU Lot 29 Campus Center Garage, located directly adjacent to Severance Music Center.

Accessibility:
Severance Music Center is committed to accessibility for all guests. Features include wheelchair access & seating, companion wheelchair seating, assistance for the deaf or hard of hearing (including Infrared Assistive Listening Devices), assistance for the blind or persons with low vision (including large print programs and Braille texts upon request), and service animal accommodation. Fully accessible restrooms are available in the Smith Lobby.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to witness Thomas Adès conduct a program of both classic and contemporary works, including the US premiere of his own composition. Subscribe now for "Adès Conducts Adès" and be part of a memorable musical journey with The Cleveland Orchestra.

Adès Conducts Adès

Severance Music Center

**Event Description:**

**Chelsea Guo, Soprano & Piano Concert**

**Date:** Wednesday, February 19, 2025  
**Time:** 7:30 PM  
**Venue:** Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC  
**Tickets:** Starting from $20 (Tickets on sale from July 10, 2024)

Join us for an enchanting evening with Chelsea Guo, a remarkable talent who will be performing both as a soprano and pianist. This concert, generously sponsored by Miriam Benbassat, promises to be a captivating experience showcasing the intricate relationship between vocal and piano literature.

**Program:**
- Fauré: Ballade, Op. 19
- Chopin: Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2
- Ravel: Selections from Miroirs
- Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2, III. The Alcotts
- Songs by Pauline Viardot, Kurt Weill, Stephen Sondheim, and more

Chelsea Guo's debut program is inspired by the friendship and mutual inspiration between Polish composer Frédéric Chopin and Spanish mezzo-soprano and pianist Pauline Viardot in 19th century Paris. This concert will explore the fascinating connectivity and dramatic contrasts between composers from different traditions who converge in the same artistic space.

**Note:** This performance is an external rental presented in coordination with the Kennedy Center Campus Rentals Office and is not produced by the Kennedy Center.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to witness a blend of vocal and piano mastery in one unforgettable evening. Secure your tickets early!

Chelsea Guo, Soprano & Piano

Kennedy Center

### Event Description: BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

#### Dates and Times:
- **February 15, 2025** at **7:30 PM**
- **February 16, 2025** at **3:00 PM**

#### Location:
- **Sunset Center**
  - **Address:** San Carlos Ave & 9th Ave, Carmel

#### Conductor and Performers:
- **Jayce Ogren**, Music Director and Conductor
- **Simone Rubino**, Percussion

#### Program:
1. **GABRIELI** - *Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2*
   - **Running Time:** 5 minutes
2. **IVES** - *The Unanswered Question*
   - **Running Time:** 6 minutes
3. **Avner DORMAN** - *Eternal Rhythm*
   - **Running Time:** 25 minutes
   - **Featuring:** Simone Rubino, Percussion
4. **-- Intermission --** (20 minutes)
5. **BRAHMS** - *Symphony No. 1*
   - **Running Time:** 45 minutes
6. **BRAHMS** - *Hungarian Dance No. 5*
   - **Running Time:** 3 minutes

#### Highlights:
In the February concerts, Baroque refrains echo from a glorious brass ensemble in Giovanni Gabrieli's *Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2*, written while the composer served as organist of Venice's vaunted Basilica San Marco. American maverick Charles Ives asks the perennial question of existence in his deeply contemplative *The Unanswered Question* of 1908, a work that looked far into the musical future. A battery of bells, drums, and wood forges a striking contrast in Avner Dorman's lively new percussion concerto *Eternal Rhythm*. Johannes Brahms' passionate *Symphony No. 1* firmly established the Romantic master as a worthy successor to Beethoven. Brahms' *Hungarian Dance No. 5*, one of classical music's greatest hits, provides a rousing conclusion.

#### Featured Artist: Simone Rubino
After winning the ARD competition in 2014 and receiving the Crédit Suisse Young Artist Award in 2016, Simone Rubino has never stopped attracting enthusiastic audiences both as a soloist with the likes of the Vienna Philharmonic and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, under such conductors as Zubin Mehta, Manfred Honeck, and Tan Dun. Rubino has transported percussion from the periphery to the center of the classical, contemporary, and even baroque scene, making him a regular guest at prestigious festivals worldwide.

#### Ticket Information:
- **On Sale:** Thursday, August 15 at 10:00 AM PDT

Join us for an evening of exceptional music, featuring timeless classics and contemporary masterpieces, performed by world-renowned musicians.

BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

Sunset Center

Baroque refrains echo from a glorious brass ensemble in Giovanni Gabrieli's Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2, written while the composer served as organist of Venice's vaunted Basilica San Marco. American maverick Charles Ives asks "the perennial question of existence" in his deeply contemplative The Unanswered Question of 1908, a work that looked far into the musical future. A battery of bells, drums, and wood forges a striking contrast in Avner Dorman's lively new percussion concerto Eternal Rhythm. Johannes Brahms' passionate Symphony No. 1 firmly established the Romantic master as a worthy successor to Beethoven. Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5, one of classical music's greatest hits, provides a rousing conclusion.

Brahms Symphony No. 1

"The history of American composition at the beginning of the 20th century revolves around an absent center," states Alex Ross, music critic for the New Yorker, and even titles the corresponding chapter in his bestseller "The Rest is Noise" "The Invisibles." This refers to composers such as Charles Ives, Wallingford Riegger, Carl Ruggles and others who had to work hard to establish an identity as American composers. Barbara Hannigan has made it her mission to bring these "invisibles" back to light. After intensive research in the Library of Congress, she presents a program that is probably unique in its form. It shows American music between 1900 and 1945 as if through a magnifying glass: from radical simplicity to radical dissonance to the fusion of classical and popular music, which reached its peak on Broadway. A picture of musical diversity that must necessarily remain incomplete, but even in this form allows fascinating and surprising insights. Hannigan's particular focus is on the individual, edgy, rebellious voices that sought their own expression and broke new ground.

Ives Crawford Seeger Riegger Ruggles Rodgers Gershwin

VIS shares the hidden treasures in these works, offering a glimpse into the creative process of the composers. It is fascinating to think about the stories behind these pieces and why they were not finished, remained unpublished or not performed during the composer’s life… yet they have become beloved pieces in the orchestral repertoire.

Vancouver Island Symphony presents Second Guessed Unpublished. Unfinished.

The Port Theatre Main Stage

Orff’s profane and profound pseudo-medieval cantata Carmina burana is the banger of all choral bangers: No one who has heard the opening movement “O Fortuna” even once, whether live or on a film soundtrack, could question its eternal-earworm status. Also on the program: A new piano concerto by John Adams, featuring pianist Víkingur Ólafsson and conductor David Robertson, a responsive and nuanced interpreter of Adams’s eclectic soundscapes.

Carmina Burana & Adams’ Piano Concerto

Davies Symphony Hall

With the opening program on the theme of "America", Santtu-Matias Rouvali shows the musical diversity of the continent. Jazz great Duke Ellington is an example of African-American composers. His orchestral triptych "Three Black Kings" is a musical tribute to three mythological and historical black personalities. As a contemporary composer, Julia Wolfe reflects historical and current events in her music. The German cellist Alban Gerhardt presents Wolfe's energetic cello concerto "Wind in My Hair" as a German premiere. Charles Ives is considered the central figure of new music in America and the first American symphonist to emancipate himself from the European musical tradition. In his Symphony No. 2, Ives quotes traditional American melodies and weaves them with references to European Romanticism to create a complex and expressive sound fabric.

Ellington Wolfe Ives

Bring your loved ones and come celebrate the festive season with us!  We’re delighted to open the 2024 Winter Residency in the beautiful setting of Camp Hill-Wesley United Methodist Church in Harpers Ferry.

Holiday Highlights

Camp Hill-Wesley United Methodist Church

Piano Spheres’ founding pianist Susan Svrček was known for her elegant and insightful performances. Her untimely passing in 2022 foreshadowed the loss of her husband of 32 years, influential composer Frederick Lesemann who wrote much of his later music for her and whose music she championed. This concert is a rare opportunity to hear all of Piano Spheres’ Core and Emeritus Artists on the same stage at the same time! They will perform works by Charles Ives, Arnold Schoenberg and John Cage often performed by Svrček, as well as music by Lesemann written for her. This concert is a love letter from Susan and Rick’s colleagues, students and friends, three of whom (composers Donald Crocket, Thomas Flaherty, and Bill Alves) have written pieces for this concert as part of the Piano Spheres ‘30 for 30’ commissioning program.

Piano Spheres Presents: For Susan and Rick

Colburn School

Piano Spheres’ founding pianist Susan Svrček was known for her elegant and insightful performances. Her untimely passing in 2022 foreshadowed the loss of her husband of 32 years, influential composer Frederick Lesemann who wrote much of his later music for her and whose music she championed. This concert is a rare opportunity to hear all of Piano Spheres’ Core and Emeritus Artists on the same stage at the same time! They will perform works by Charles Ives, Arnold Schoenberg and John Cage often performed by Svrček, as well as music by Lesemann written for her. This concert is a love letter from Susan and Rick’s colleagues, students and friends, three of whom (composers Donald Crockett, Thomas Flaherty and Bill Alves) have written pieces for this concert as part of the Piano Spheres ‘30 for 30’ commissioning program.

for Susan and Rick

One California Plaza

The Pacific ocean with its pounding waves, free flowing groove and sizzle on the sand provide the backdrop for Gabriella Smith’s Tumblebird Contrails. Keening gulls and playful ravens overhead, and a hallucinatory jet trail painting pictures across the sky mirror in the ebb and flow of the sea in this impressionistic musical portrait.

BBC NOW’s very own Principal Trombonist, Donal Bannister steps out of the orchestra and into the solo spotlight in a world premiere by Simon Wills, written specially for Donal, before Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft continues his exploration into the works of Charles Ives with BBC NOW, this time with his First Symphony. Meditative melodies contrast with energetic themes and hymn-like tunes meld with soaring lyricism in this encapsulatingly Romantic symphony.

Impressions & Meditations

Wales Millennium Centre

Copland’s Appalachian Spring

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Richard Wagner’s atmospheric Prelude to his opera Lohengrin(1848) is followed by Kurt Weill’s visceral response in 1941 to the bombing of Pearl Harbour – his setting of four powerful poems by the great American poet Walt Whitman, sung by BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist James Atkinson. Weill, the German-born Jewish émigré, fled Nazi Germany in 1933 and made his home in the USA.

Jonathan Bloxham conducts Wagner, Weill, Price and Ives

BBC Maida Vale Studios

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AXIOM

Lincoln Center

Leon Botstein and TŌN celebrate the sesquicentennial of one of the most quintessential American composers, Charles Ives. With baritone William Sharp and preeminent Ives scholar J. Peter Burkholder, this program explores the way the composer created unique works from familiar tunes. Before each piece, Sharp and the orchestra will highlight these classic songs, including  “Bringing in the Sheaves” and “Wake Nicodemus”.

Charles Ives’ America

Fisher Center at Bard

170 years after Leoš Janáček's birth in 1854, Lisa Moore presents the composer’s three major works for piano, while centering her program around early 20th century music inspired by imagery and features of the natural world, life cycles and humanity. The concert includes the New York premiere of Meadow Bridgham’s Seventeen Years – the life cycle of a cicada – celebrating this insect's 2024 rare double brood.

Lisa Moore, piano

Kaufman Music Center

The Stanford Philharmonia, conducted by Paul Phillips, presents their 2024 Fall Concert program from the main stage of Bing Concert Hall featuring percussion duo Ireh Kim and Andrew Chen, 2024 Concerto Competition Winners

Stanford Philharmonia

Stanford University

Eastman Wind Orchestra

Eastman Theatre

All University of Texas at Austin students are allowed one free ticket as long as they are available. Student tickets must be picked up at the Box Office with valid student I.D. Seating is unassigned.

Concert Chorale

The University of Texas at Austin

Professor in Residence Jeroen Berwaerts conducts Academy Brass for the second time this term in a mixed and varied programme from Elizabethan England through to the work of maverick American composer Charles Ives which closes the programme – his Variations on ‘America’ uses a tune that is surprisingly familiar.

Symphonic Brass With Jeroen Berwaerts

Regent Hall

October 20, 2024 marks the 150th birthday of America’s great original composer Charles Ives. Growing up in New England as the son of a bandmaster, Ives developed a uniquely American compositional voice.   His music includes ragtime, gospel hymns, parade marches, and wild, visionary dissonance, all woven into a sound never before heard in classical concert music. World renowned guest artist Stephen Drury will celebrate the Ives sesquicentennial two days after Ives’ birthday with a special performance of Ives’ complete sonatas for piano, including the monumental “Concord” sonata with its musical visions of Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne and the Alcott family, as well as the quirky and ironic “Three Page Sonata.”  30 for 30 composer Paul Beaudoin composed a piece that “suggests some of the wilder, fantastical adventures into the half-childlike, half fairy-like phantasmal realm” of the Concord Sonata. If you don’t see a form to puchase tickets below, please CLICK HERE!

Stephen Drury: Charles Ives @ 150

Peabody Wind Ensemble

Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

The Danbury Museum & Historical Society and the Danbury Music Centre invite you to join our local, national, and international artists for a once in a lifetime celebration of Charles Ives’s 150th birthday!

Danbury Symphony Orchestra: Ives 150

Western Connecticut State University - Westside Campus

Masterworks Series: FOR CHARLES IVES ON HIS 150th BIRTHDAY / Joel Sachs

Bargemusic

Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms shared a deep and enduring friendship that greatly influenced their music. Clara, a brilliant pianist and composer, was a close confidante and mentor for Brahms. Their relationship, rooted in mutual respect and admiration, inspired some of the most beautiful and heartfelt compositions in classical music. This concert celebrates their unique bond and the timeless music born from it.

The program will also feature Connecticut’s official composer, Charles Ives, in honor of his 125th Birthday Anniversary! Born in Danbury in 1874, Ives attended Yale University and worked in the insurance industry, while also becoming one of the most influential composers in American history. Three Places in New England aims to paint a picture of American ideals, lifestyle and patriotism at the turn of the 20th century by musically visiting Boston Commons; Redding, Connecticut; and Stockbridge, Mass.

Clara & Johannes

Yale University

The Danbury Museum and The Danbury Music Centre have created a multi-day celebration focused on honoring Charles Ives on the occasion of his 150th birthday, this October 20th, 2024.

Charles Ives 150th Birthday Celebration Concert & Events

Danbury Music Centre

America, Germany And Russia

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

DesertView Performing Arts Center

Maths and music, synths and soundtracks, with composer and keyboardist Will Gregory – one half of electropop duo Goldfrapp – and the ultra-versatile orchestra Britten Sinfonia.

Will Gregory's Moog Ensemble with Britten Sinfonia

The Anvil

Experience a unique fusion of mathematics and music with The Will Gregory Moog Ensemble and Britten Sinfonia. This concert brings together the innovative sounds of synths and classical music, featuring composer and keyboardist Will Gregory, known for his work with the electropop duo Goldfrapp. The 10-piece Moog Ensemble includes prominent figures from the pop and classical music scenes, such as Adrian Utley of Portishead, Hazel Mills from Florence and the Machine, and composer Graham Fitkin. 

The first half of the concert is a tribute to the pioneering women of electronic music, Delia Derbyshire and Wendy Carlos, with performances of synth-heavy, sci-fi movie soundtracks. Highlights include Wendy Carlos's Moog-overdubbed Bach arrangements and the score for Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange. The program also features pieces like Bernard Herrmann's Fahrenheit 451 Suite, Charles Ives's The Unanswered Question, and themes from iconic films and TV shows such as John Carpenter's Escape from New York, Vangelis's Chariots of Fire, and the Doctor Who theme by Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire.

Adding a unique twist, the concert includes the London premiere of Will Gregory’s suite for synths and orchestra, Heat Ray: The Archimedes Project. This performance is enhanced by the presence of Matt Parker, a renowned stand-up mathematician, who blends comedy with mathematical insights, creating an engaging and educational experience. This event promises a captivating journey through the retro-futurist world of electronic music, celebrating its rich history and innovative future.

The Will Gregory Moog Ensemble and Britten Sinfonia

Barbican Centre

Saffron Hall

Will Gregory's 10-piece Moog Ensemble features illustrious names from the world of pop and classical music, including Adrian Utley of Portishead, Florence and the Machine’s Hazel Mills and composer Graham Fitkin – each bringing their distinctive musicianship to the retro-futurist world of fizzing, funky synths.

Britten Sinfonia and The Will Gregory Moog Ensemble

Experience a rollercoaster ride of emotions as the BSO launches its 62nd concert season, its eleventh with Music Director Manny Laureano. In the opening concert of the 2024-25 season, we will open with the irreverent and witty Variations on America, by Charles Ives, which will leave you chuckling.  The BSO will showcase its beloved concertmaster, Michael Sutton, as he interprets the lovely The Lark Ascending, written by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. This piece is guaranteed to provide you with a moment of wonder, as you imagine a bird in flight. After intermission, your orchestra will present the pinnacle of the Romantic period as only Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky could provide, in his magnificent Symphony No. 5 in E Minor.

Soaring with Tchaikovsky

Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center

Cornell Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra. Gabriela Gómez Estévez, conductor. The Chamber Orchestra performs Ives’ The Unanswered Question, Shaw’s Entr’acte, and Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major featuring soloist John Haines-Eitzen. The Symphony Orchestra performs Nabors’ Onward, and Elgar’s Enigma Variations.

Cornell Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra

Cornell University

The Forces of Destiny

MassBay Community College

Among the ten psalm settings by Charles Ives, the setting of Psalm 90 stands out as the highlight and, according to Ives' wife, was the only composition that completely satisfied him. Ives was a master at combining hymn-like elements with the modern sound effects of the choir and creating a fascinating sense of familiarity through the instrumentation with four church bells. Bruckner's F minor Mass follows, a masterpiece of symphonic choral music whose premiere was called off because the conductor considered the work "too long and unsingable." A hasty judgment that Bruckner himself was able to refute with a celebrated premiere under his direction. To mark the Bruckner year, this concert program with Thomas Hengelbrock at the podium can be heard not only in the Isarphilharmonie, but also in the St. Florian Monastery in Upper Austria. In Bruckner's long-standing place of work, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra has been putting on benchmark Bruckner performances since the Celibidache era. Then as now, the Munich Philharmonic Choir takes on the demanding choral parts.

Ives Bruckner

Stift St. Florian

The stars gather for an end-of-season party like no other. Joining the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus and BBC Singers are Grammy Award-winning American soprano Angel Blue and one of Britain’s best-loved pianists, Sir Stephen Hough. Sakari Oramo returns to the podium for the world’s biggest classical music party.

Prom 73: Last Night of the Proms 2024

Royal Albert Hall

Join us for an extraordinary evening of music at the Bold Tendencies event featuring the captivating compositions of Oliver Leith, presented by the Philharmonia. This special concert will take place at Bold Tendencies in Peckham on Saturday, 7th September 2024, starting at 7:30 pm.

Under the baton of conductor Naomi Woo, the evening promises an unforgettable journey through Leith's innovative works, including "Cartoon Sun," "Honey Siren for Strings," and "Pearly, goldy, woody, bloody, or, Abundance." The program also features Charles Ives' evocative "The Housatonic at Stockbridge" from Three Places in New England and Schubert's Symphony No. 4, "Tragic," adding a classical touch to the contemporary showcase.

This concert marks the Philharmonia's first appearance in the 2024 Bold Tendencies programme, highlighting the award-winning British composer Oliver Leith's visionary music. It's an opportunity to experience the blend of traditional and modern, showcasing the orchestra's versatility and commitment to presenting groundbreaking works.

Tickets are priced at £22.50, offering you access to a night of exceptional music without an interval, ensuring a continuous, immersive experience. The running time is 1 hour, making it a perfect cultural outing that fits easily into your evening plans.

Don't miss this unique musical event. Book your tickets now and be part of a memorable night at Bold Tendencies with the Philharmonia.

Bold Tendencies: Oliver Leith Philharmonia

Bold Tendencies

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Prom 29: Jonathan Scott - Organ Recital

This program is dedicated to composers who also had other jobs. Ives was an insurance executive whose work laid the groundwork for the field of estate planning. Borodin was a noted chemist who made some important discoveries in organic chemistry. And Philip Glass made ends meet in the 1970s as a taxi driver.

Charles Ives & the American Tradition: Composers with a Side Hustle

Yale School of Music

​For Opening Night on August 1, pianist Jeremy Denk returns for the fifth time, presenting Beethoven’s “Ghost” Trio, the rare chamber version of his Fourth Piano Concerto, and American Charles Ives’ “Concord” Sonata. Check out Jeremy’s article from The New Yorker, titled Flight of the Concord.

Music on the Strait Opening Night

Field Arts & Events Hall

Tchaikovsky was no stranger to unhappiness in love, and his symphonic fantasy Francesca da Rimini allows us to eavesdrop on his pain in heart-rending autobiographical detail as the composer retells Dante’s tale of a noblewoman’s infidelity and subsequent casting into Hell. For their Prom, Vasily Petrenko and his Royal Philharmonic Orchestra plunge us deep into Tchaikovsky’s signature emotional turmoil after moonlit Debussy, Charles Ives’s own foray into American Impressionism and Ravel’s enthralling, jazz-inspired Piano Concerto under the fingers of the ferociously talented Denis Kozhukhin.

Prom 17: Vasily Petrenko conducts Tchaikovsky

Repertoire highlights include beloved orchestral classics by Sibelius and Ravel, alongside a captivating performance of Rautavaara's Flute Concerto by the 2024 Canada Council Michael Measures First Prize Winner.

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