During the 17th century, the term "Symphony" or "Sinfonia" was usually applied to the opening music for operas, oratorios and cantatas. But gradually, during the 18th century, the symphony developed to become the most important format for independent orchestral music. The formal proportions were dramatically expanded and the instrumentation refined and expanded, paving the way for the genre's dominant status in the Romantic period with composers such as Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler.

1774 – The year of the symphony

Det Kgl. Bibliotek, The Royal Library

Dr. Arnold and Emma Bahlmann, DIBAG Industriebau AG, Rolf and Caroli Dienst, Vera and Volker Doppelfeld-Stiftung, Dr. Dierk and Veronika Ernst, Monika and Karl Ertl, Christa Fassbender, Dr. Joachim Feldges, Friends of the Nationaltheater, Dietlinde and Carl-Peter Forster, Oliver and Claudia Götz, Regina Hesselberger, Stefan and Maria Holzhey, Dirk and Marlene Ippen, Christine and Marco Janezic, Dr. Hans-Dieter Koch and Silvie Katalin Varga, Christof Lamberts, LfA Förderbank Bayern, Christiane Link, The Opera Foundation, A+Olivia Rogowski, Schwarz Foundation, Dr. Martin Steinmeyer, Georg and Swantje von Werz, Oliver and Kaori Zipse

Passion Concert

Allerheiligen-Hofkirche

At this Sunday matinee we present works full of dance-like lightness, joie de vivre and musical surprises. Such as Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's spirited Symphony No. 5, which oscillates at breakneck speed between bold acceleration and abrupt deceleration. Inspired by the magic of such late baroque - or early classical - pearls, Edvard Grieg wrote his suite "From Holberg's Time" - a homage to the Nordic baroque poet Ludvig Holberg. Sometimes this music blossoms dreamily and sweetly, sometimes it is completely soul-sore, then it is outrageously good-humored and always dressed in wonderful melodies. At this matinee our chamber orchestra plays under the direction of our deputy concertmaster Stefan Hunger, who has rendered great service to this ensemble.

4th Sunday Matinee

Konzerthalle Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

The concert series for connoisseurs and gourmets: Not only the masters of Viennese classical music are on the program here - you can also experience the Handel Festival Orchestra in this concert series of the Staatskapelle Halle. Always on Sunday afternoons, always great!

Classical Music in the Afternoon

Concert Hall Ulrichskirche

“Taste what you hear” and experience an evening with Los Angeles Philharmonic Concertmaster Martin Chalifour and pianist Steven Vanhauwaert. Wines Curated by Marino Monferrato - Vice President of Hospitality Operations for DAOU Vineyards & Official Maître D'hôtel of "Hells Kitchen" hosted by Chef Gordon Ramsay.

EPSG:4326

Sommelier Concertmaster Series Los Angeles Philharmonic

Fairbanks Ranch Country Club

Concertmaster Martin Chalifour and pianist Steven Vanhauwaert. Wines Curated by Marino Monferrato - Vice President of Hospitality Operations for DAOU Vineyards & Official Maître D'hôtel of "Hell’s Kitchen" hosted by Chef Gordon Ramsay.

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Long associated with the instrumental genre, Carl Phillipp Emanuel Bach is most well-known for his concertos, sonatas, and symphonies. These works earned him a leading position in the years of the Rococo period, bridging the Baroque and Classical eras. Less well-known are his vocal compositions: his oratorios—a genre he explored only twice—are rarely, if ever, performed. For the first time in the U.S., the ASO presents Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu (The Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus) (1774). First performed during Easter in 1774, the work illustrates some of the unique features of the Rococo period, such as abrupt changes in mood, fluid dynamics, and highly chromatic harmonic writing that point less to the music of C.P.E. Bach’s illustrious father, and more strongly to the innately expressive, passionate flavor of the Romantic period’s music. Accompanying the oratorio in its U.S. premiere is C.P.E. Bach’s choral work Heilig ist Gott (Holy is God) (1776). The composer thought highly of the work, cheekily writing that it “may serve to ensure that I am not too quickly forgotten after my death.”

Bach at St. Bart’s

CSI St. Bartholomew’s Church

Iconic, legendary, epic — the Emperor stands alone as an unrivaled titan among concertos. With his fifth and final piano concerto, Beethoven goes beyond the traditions of his early inspirations and ultimately crafts an innovative and epic masterpiece that surpasses his predecessors’ wildest dreams. Sharing the program with Beethoven is one such early inspiration: C.P.E. Bach. Son of J.S. Bach and a master in his own right, C.P.E. Bach left a huge impact on future generations, including Beethoven. Rounding out the program is Brahms, the man perhaps most preoccupied with Beethoven’s legacy. As Beethoven’s de facto successor, Brahms revered, grappled with, and eventually transcended his idol’s legacy through his magnificent symphonies.

Legacy

First Baptist Church

Join us on December 20th and 21st at 7:30pm for our annual holiday Candlelight Concerts. 

Oregon Mozart Players enters the most wonderful time of the year with our annual, candlelit holiday concert, aptly titled Glow, featuring Interim Artistic Director Daniel Cho on the podium and OMP cellist Eric Alterman as soloist for Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s Cello Concerto in A major.  The folk-inspired simplicity of music by English composers Ralph Vaughan-Williams and Gustav Holst will bring a smile to your face  and Christmas-themed works by Francesco Manfridini and Gregor James Werner will warm your heart.

Candlelight - Glow

Central Presbyterian Church Eugene

Seit 2010 spielen Ensembles der Staatskapelle im Bode-Museum, einem Juwel der Berliner Museumslandschaft. Matinee-Konzerte von gut einer Stunde Dauer im Gobelinsaal mit Musik aus den vergangenen Jahrhunderten können zwanglos in weitere Stunden im Museum übergehen – etwa bei einem Ausstellungsbesuch oder kulinarischen Ausklang im stilvollen Museumscafé.

Mu­se­ums­kon­zert III

Gobelinsaal Bode-Museum

Advance ticket sales will begin on September 10, 2024 at 10 a.m. via the ticket service of the Frauenkirche Dresden Foundation

ZDF Advent concert

Frauenkirche Dresden

Join the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for a breathtaking performance as Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann conducts Bruckner's Fourth Symphony, also known as the "Romantic" Symphony. This event is a highlight of the Delta Classical Series and promises an evening of majestic music that conjures the mystic wonders of a primeval forest and culminates in a blaze of sunshine. The concert will also feature the ASO's own Principal Flutist, Christina Smith, performing C.P.E. Bach's Flute Concerto in D Minor, adding a touch of genial, high-spirited elegance to the evening.

**Event Details:**
- **Dates:** November 14 and 16, 2024
- **Time:** 8:00 PM
- **Venue:** Atlanta Symphony Hall
- **Tickets:** Available now. Secure your spot for this must-see performance and save with a subscription to the Delta Classical Series.

**Program:**
- C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concerto in D Minor
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, "Romantic"

**Featured Artists:**
- Nathalie Stutzmann, Music Director
- Christina Smith, Principal Flute
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the powerful and heroic sounds of Bruckner's Fourth Symphony under the baton of Nathalie Stutzmann, alongside the exquisite flute concerto by C.P.E. Bach. Buy your tickets now for an unforgettable evening of classical music with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Stutzmann Conducts Bruckner

Atlanta Symphony Hall

A striking and electrifying symphony, it was nicknamed ‘Jupiter’ by a music publisher who said its opening chords recalled the king of the gods and his thunderbolts. Here Mozart paints on a broader canvas than ever before, perfecting the Classical style and looking forward to the Romantic era.

Simone Young conducts Mozart’s Jupiter

Sydney Opera House

Join us in Capitol Theater as we kick off the 24/25 Masterworks season with a fiery display of masterful musicianship. We open with a gem from the classical era by German composer and Mozart contemporary, Carl P. Stamitz with Symphony in C Major, Op. 13/16 No. 5. This work provides a beautiful prequel for the return of Canadian pianist, Janina Fialkowska, joining the orchestra to illuminate Beethoven’s iconic Piano Concerto No. 4 in G. The evening will close with Symphony No. 3 in G minor by mid-nineteenth century composer, Louise Farrenc. Serving as professor of composition at the Paris Conservatoire for over twenty years, her musical language is compelling, and steeped in the Romantic French tradition.

Fialkowska on Fire

Capitol Theatre

The Three B’s: Bach, Brahms, And Beethoven

Crosstown Concourse

University of Memphis

Praised for her imagination and exceptionally vivid playing, Einav Yarden returns to PCMS following her 2018 recital debut. A student of the late Leon Fleisher, the Berlin-based pianist brings a “sense of immense majesty, tempered by gentleness and quiet grace” (Washington Post) to a program that features Robert Schumann’s Kreisleriana, Op. 16—one of the major piano works of the Romantic era, in which the composer sought to capture the contrasting sides of his own character, as well as the essence of his future wife, Clara Wieck.

Einav Yarden, piano

 Benjamin Franklin Hall

Sign up for our unique concert endeavor, ICA Steinway Soirées. These events
are limited to 20 people and provide an incredible opportunity to hear world-class musicians in a casual, intimate environment. Enjoy heavy appetizers, an exquisite dessert, and wine.

ICA Steinway Soirée 

The Godon Residence

EXPRESS CONCERT: Kyu-Young Kim Plays Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

St. Andrew's Lutheran Church

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

The fundamentally humanistic sound ideal of Johann Sebastian Bach and his son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach meets the youthful romantic gesture of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: The 4th Academy Concert continues the series of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos that began in the 1st Academy Concert. Music that is so popular and admired that in 1977 it flew through space on a data disk on board the "Voyager 2" space probe - and is now back in Hamburg. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach does not have to hide from the overwhelming legacy of his famous father, as shown by his Symphony No. 6, nicknamed "Hamburger". A piece of breathtaking tension with rich timbres and a humorous wink. The latter Bach served as a role model for another composer, namely Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. The "Youth Symphony" by the twelve-year-old already gives an idea of ​​the composer's great visionary potential.

4th Academy Concert

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

The Sebastians’ core quartet paints a picture of Bach’s immense sphere of influence in this program featuring works by his friend Telemann, his student Goldberg, his son Carl Philipp Emanuel, and his contemporary Vivaldi—plus a glimpse of Bach’s enduring impact through a new commission by Patricia Van Ness.

Bach, In Conversation

The Chapel of Brick Presbyterian Church

This year’s Hofkapellen season does not begin as usual with an » unearthed « piece that has been lying dormant in an archive for 200 years and needs to be kissed awake by our musicians. But it starts with music that was played in Bonn: music from two of the most important musical families of the 18th century. When the thunderbolt boy Wolfgang Amadeus stopped off in London at the age of eight, the Mozart family befriended the youngest son of the famous St Thomas-Kantor: Johann Christian Bach was an elegant figure, a bon vivant and composer in the gallant style. But he was not the only influence on the travelling child prodigy. His eldest brother Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – a very contrasting, rather austere figure – was later even described by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as his » musical father «. The programme includes a festive symphony by Johann Christian Bach, a stormy cello concerto by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and – as a symphonic coupling – a four-movement version of Mozart’s magnificent Posthorn Serenade. But Johann Sebastian Bach, who is at the centre of the Bach family for us today, should not be missing from this concert: If there is enough applause, the audience will experience in the encore which lines of music by Papa Bach were found on the back of a sketch by the teenager Ludwig van B. … Music that was most likely performed in Bonn at the time – at one of the leading musical courts in Europe!

Mozart und die Bäche

Kurhaus Bad Honnef

The Redoubt

Iranian-American musician Mahan Esfahani is a harpsichordist for the 21st century. With a lifelong determination to bring his instrument the modern-day prominence it deserves, he combines scholarly insights with dazzling drama in his performances of music old and new. He is the winner of several prominent awards for his playing, including the Wigmore Medal from Wigmore Hall, London.

Mahan Esfahani

The Queen's Hall

Four virtuoso soloists are featured in works by two illustrious members of the Bach family. Oboist Robert Ingliss and violinist Daniel Phillips play J. S. Bach’s lively and warm-hued Concerto for Oboe and Violin, flutist Bart Feller performs C. P. E Bach’s popular D Minor Flute Concerto, and pianist Gilles Vonsattel closes the program with J. S. Bach’s E Major Keyboard Concerto, a work that’s both lighthearted and full of challenging complexity. 

All Bach

New Mexico Museum of Art

Joshua Weilerstein conducts the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra this afternoon in a concert from MediaCityUK, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.

Four Classical Symphonies with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

MediaCityUK

Bach and Sons OSL Bach Festival 2024

Carnegie Hall

Bringing this year’s Bach Festival to a close, Kristian Bezuidenhout makes his Orchestra of St. Luke’s debut as both conductor and fortepiano soloist in a program that outlines the metamorphosis of musical styles from the late Baroque into the Classical era.

Bach and Sons

Astronomical

Lincoln Center

With Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Friedrich Handel, the baroque orchestra displays its rich palette of colors. Dated 1721, the Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 (so titled because of its dedication to the Margrave of Brandenburg) gives pride of place to the horns, while the Overture No. 1, rich in three trumpets, three oboes and a pair of timpani, is inspired by the splendor of Versailles. It was also towards France and its dances that Handel looked in 1717, when he composed his famous Music for the royal fireworks at the request of King George II: on April 27, 1749, a grandiose spectacle was offered to Londoners to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. But in the first three movements of Brandenburg No. 1, we also perceive the Italian model that Carl Philipp Emanuel, the second son of John Sebastian, would assimilate. This is evidenced by his Symphony No. 4 of 1776, which already turned towards the classical style of the end of the century. 

Paris (FR): Ton Koopman - Paris Chamber Orchestra

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

Be transported to Zimmermann’s Coffee House, the Leipzig café where J.S. Bach introduced many of his instrumental works. CSO Concertmaster Robert Chen leads the dazzling Third Brandenburg Concerto, kaleidoscopic Violin Concerto in E Major and buoyant and graceful Orchestral Suite No. 1. Chen also teams up with Principal Oboe William Welter in Bach’s exquisite Concerto for Oboe and Violin.

The Music of Bach

Symphony Center

Three Classical Titans. Three Classical Masterpieces. Join us for an exquisite program the likes of which you're unlikely to experience just about anywhere else (or ever again!)

A Tale of Three Symphonies

St. Francis in the Fields

Kristin Perry

Arlington Music Hall

The warmth of Brahms’ third symphony has made it a favourite of many concertgoers. His friend Clara Schumann wrote: “Each movement is a jewel! I could not tell you which I loved most.”  A century earlier, Carl Philip Emanuel Bach composed his emotional and imaginative flute concerto – complete with stormy, calm, angry, and joyous moods, with its dazzling melodies requiring breath-defying skills. Finnish composer Lotta Wennäkoski’s overture is an exciting exploration of musical buoyancy, rising and falling both in volume and intensity. 

Brahms' Symphony No. 3

Winspear Centre

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, “a brilliant musician and an extraordinary visionary” (The Wall Street Journal), presents an enthralling exploration of the keyboard fantasy. Anchored by four of Mozart’s kaleidoscopic fantasies, Aimard’s program spans the glittering intricacies of Dutch Baroque master Sweelinck, Beethoven’s mercurial Op. 77 and Benjamin’s 1985 Fantasy on Iambic Rhythm.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

“A brilliant musician and an extraordinary visionary” (Wall Street Journal), French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard “always curates his recitals with scholarly devotion” (Washington Classical Review). This fascinating recital program focuses on the fantasia, interspersing works of widely differing character from the modern to the Baroque.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Skip the traffic and join the period orchestra at UMD for a beautiful Classical concert on period instruments at UMD Memorial Chapel. Conductor, Kenneth Slowik will lead the orchestra through Mozart's Exsultate, Jubilate, Leopold Mozart's trumpet concerto, C.P.E. Bach flute concerto and Haydn Symphony no. 52. We are excited to bring back incredible UMD alumni soloists Amy Broadbent '14, M.M. '22 (soprano), and Justin Bland '08 (trumpet) and guest Maryland native Kelsey Burnham (flute). You will not want to miss this performance on period instruments by UMD students side-by-side with members of Relic, esteemed alumni and local early music professionals.

Early Music @ UMD presents: Classical Reunion

University of Maryland

Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony

Robinson Center

Khoi Dinh, Flute

The Juilliard School

Timothy Swanson, Oboe

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. Jamison Hillian is a student of Robert Atherholt. 

Jamison Hillian, Oboe

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

The wind division students of WUSTL MUSIC will perform solo works. 


Wind Division Recital

560 Music Center

Festive music for the holiday season, including: Johann Sebastian Bach – Cantata 91 (Gelobet seist du); Johann Ludwig Bach – Uns ist ein Kind geboren; and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Magnificat (Berlin version).


Choir of St. Luke in the Fields with Baroque in the Fields Orchestra

The Church of St. Luke in the Fields

MVP Musicians presented a very special LIVE MUSIC recital through Zoom, playing a variety of solo and duo works directly from their homes.  This was our first online live performance event, we hope you enjoyed it!

Saturday Salon: A Live Recital!

Jiaxun Yao, Cello

WHAT DO WE GAIN FROM RETRACING OUR STEPS?  The rollicking shores of Western Scotland. The “storm and stress” of late 18th century Germany. The evolving voice of the violin. Conductor Laureate Jeffrey Kahane conducts Jennifer Koh and LACO in a concert on remembering, retracing, and reimagining.

Pathways

Alex Theatre

University of California, Los Angeles

Early Music Concert

University of Colorado Boulder

Join us for an exquisite chamber orchestra concert featuring the remarkable talents of Magdalena Hoffmann on harp and Henrik Wiese on flute, under the artistic direction of Radoslaw Szulc. This special performance is scheduled for Sunday, 29th October 2023, at 11:00 am in the prestigious Prinzregententheater, Munich. This event is brought to you in cooperation with München Musik, promising an unforgettable musical experience.

The program for the day includes a selection of classical masterpieces that showcase the intricate beauty of chamber music. The repertoire features Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Harp Concerto in C minor, an arrangement of the Harpsichord Concerto, H. 448, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Concerto for flute and harp in C major, KV 299, along with his Rondo in C major, KV 373, arranged for flute and orchestra. The concert will conclude with Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 52 in C minor, Hob. I:52, a piece that embodies the depth and complexity of classical symphony.

This concert is a part of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks' event calendar and is a must-attend for classical music enthusiasts. The Kammerorchester des Symphonieorchesters will accompany the soloists, ensuring a performance of the highest caliber.

Tickets are available for online presale via the BRticket-Webshop. Don't miss this opportunity to witness the harmonious collaboration of Magdalena Hoffmann and Henrik Wiese, two of the classical music world's most distinguished artists, in the heart of Munich.

Magdalena Hoffmann & Henrik Wiese : Chamber orchestra

Prinzregententheater

Distinguished international pianist Angela Brownridge makes a much anticipated return solo recital appearance at Merkin Hall. Her program features a rarely performed sonata by CPE Bach, Haydn’s great E flat Sonata, followed by Chopin and Debussy. The New York Times described her as "...one of the world's finest pianists". The Guardian remarked "...true genius. Her performances were passionate, rhapsodic and totally compelling. She is a marvellously exciting artist with a strong sense of musical structure”. French music critic Adrian Quanier noted her as “A pianist of the highest echelon”.

Angela Brownridge, piano

Kaufman Music Center

The tantalizing Concerto Doppio for Harpsichord and Fortepiano (1788) may have been Emmanuel Bach's final composition, having died in the same year at the age of 74. Telemann's vocal masterpiece Ino (1765) was composed two years before his death at the age of 84, and its premiere was likely led by C.P.E Bach (the elder composer’s godson!)

Last Blasts!

Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church

All Souls' Episcopal Church

Pianist Einav Yarden is praised for her “imagination and exceptionally vivid playing,” “sense of immense majesty, tempered by gentleness and quiet grace” (The Washington Post), “glistening rapture” and “ingenious humor” (Tagesspiegel). Yarden explores musical lineage and what passes from generation to generation performing works by father and son: J.S. Bach and C.P.E. Bach.

Einav Yarden

British saxophonist Jess Gillam is one of music’s young firecrackers. At 15, she gave a TEDx talk on her instrument, receiving over 100,000 views on YouTube. Her pioneering approach to concerts includes a desire to see more dancing, cheering and clapping between movements, saying, “an instinctive reaction from the audience only prove[s] the joy of music”.

Recital: Jess Gillam saxophone

Aspen Meadows Resort

British saxophonist Jess Gillam is one of music’s young firewrackers. At 15, she gave a TEDx talk on her instrument, receiving over 100,000 views on YouTube. Her pioneering approach to concerts includes a desire to see more dancing, cheering and clapping between movements, saying, “an instinctive reaction from the audience only prove[s] the joy of music”.

A Recital by Jess Gillam saxophone

As second of five surviving sons, Emanuel Bach (as he was known) embarked on an unusual journey to overcome the prodigious shadow of his father, Johann Sebastian Bach. Although he was personally trained in music by his father, Phillip Emanuel, didn’t seriously pursue his career as a composer in earnest until he graduated from law school and obtained an appointment as the harpsichordist in Frederick the Great’s royal orchestra in 1738. He spent the next 50 years of his life establishing an impeccable reputation of his own as an accomplished composer, music theorist who wrote the first important treatise on keyboard playing, and mentored scores of Classical giants such as Mozart and Haydn. In fact, when asked about C.P.E. Bach, Mozart famously noted that “He is the father, we’re the children.”

However, he never escaped the omnipresent legacy of his own father and, consequently, his music became forgotten over time. Our musical offering focuses on C.P.E. Bach’s Berlin years and features.

The Begotten Son: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

California State University

Culver City Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Grace First Presbyterian Church

Westwood United Methodist Church

Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church

St. Andrew's Catholic Church

El Camino College

Join the Princeton Flute Studio for an evening of flute music featuring Yevgeny Morozov, pianist! The recital is free and open to the public. The students will be performing works by Hindemith, Enesco, Burton, Telemann, and more.

Princeton Flute Studio Recital

Lewis Arts Complex

Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, “an arresting artist who in concert creates unique aural landscapes” (Los Angeles Times), in his Symphony Center Presents debut, intersperses Mozart’s keyboard works with music by four contemporaries: Haydn, C.P.E. Bach, Cimarosa and Galuppi. The program includes Liszt’s sublime transcription of Mozart’s Ave verum corpus.

Víkingur Ólafsson

Few families in history can claim to be as talented as Johann Sebastian Bach and his children, each of them carving out their own influential place in musical textbooks. A collection of harpsichord concertos and a symphony are paired with Clarice Assad’s inventive fantasy in five movements on themes of J.S. Bach.

Bach’s Legacy

The Academy join American Cellist Gary Hoffman on a tour of the USA. Making his musical debut at the Wigmore Hall in London at the age of fifteen, quickly followed by New York, Gary became the youngest faculty appointee in the history of the Indiana University School of Music at the age of twenty-two. After winning the Premier Grand Prix of the Rostropovich International Competition in Paris in 1986, he embarked on an international career, appearing with the world’s most noted orchestras, in major recital and chamber music series and at prestigious festivals.

Gary Hoffman USA

Queens University of Charlotte

Gaillard Center

Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts

Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

University of Iowa

Newberry Opera House

Midwest Trust Center

Washington University in St. Louis

Johannes Moser must regrettably withdraw from upcoming performances for health reasons. We wish him well and hope to collaborate with him again in the future. We are delighted to welcome esteemed cellist Gary Hoffman to work with ASMF for the first time, and look forward to our performances with Gary in the UK and US in the coming months. – ASMF

Gary Hoffman – London

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Experience an extraordinary musical journey with the "4 in 1: 4 solo-concerts in one concert" event, presented by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. This unique concert is set to take place on Thursday, 2nd February 2023, at 7:00 pm in the majestic Allerheiligen Hofkirche, Munich. The BRSO Academy brings to life an evening dedicated to showcasing the brilliance of solo performances within a single concert setting.

The program for the evening is a rich tapestry of classical music, featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Joseph Haydn. Highlights include Johann Sebastian Bach's "Concert for two violins and strings in d-Minor BWV 1043," Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's "Concert for violoncello, strings and Basso continuo a-Minor, Wq 170," Mozart's "Sinfonia concertante E-flat major, KV 364," and Haydn's "Sinfonia Concertante in B-Flat Major, Hob.I:105." These pieces promise to deliver an evening of sublime music, celebrating the virtuosity and artistry of the performers.

The performers for the evening are the talented members of the BRSO and the orchestra academy, who will bring their exceptional skills and passion for music to the forefront, ensuring an unforgettable experience for all attendees.

For those interested in attending this remarkable concert, tickets are available for purchase online via the BRticket-Webshop at shop.br-ticket.de. Don't miss this opportunity to witness a unique blend of solo concerts brought together in one spectacular event by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks.

4 in 1: 4 solo-concerts in one concert

Allerheiligen Hofkirche

A recital of Western European violin music performed by Alex Estrella and Lauren Oeser (B.M. ’25).

Student Recital: A Trip Through Western Europe, Featuring Alex Estrella and Lauren Oeser, Violins

Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Students of Katie Lansdale’s violin studio present From C to Shining C (Part 1), a concert of violin works.

Studio Recital: Katie Lansdale Violin Studio—From C to Shining C (Part 1)

Pianist and composer Conrad Tao made his SPCO debut in a program built around Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s monumental Piano Concerto No. 24. A Renaissance madrigal by Carlo Gesualdo, a sunny keyboard concerto by C.P.E. Bach, and a cryptic work for viola and piano by Morton Feldman were like a twisting labyrinth of darkness and light that anticipated the harmonic instability and searching quality of Mozart’s concerto. Ruth Crawford-Seeger’s Music for Small Orchestra framed this journey with a slow, pensive descent into the dark maze and a roguish finale that climbs towards a window of light.

Conrad Tao Plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24

Ted Mann Concert Hall

Don’t miss Opening Night, and the powerful, nuanced performance of our piano soloist, Petra Somlai, who will play the concerto on a replica of Conrad Graf’s 1820 fortepiano.

Beethoven Opening Night

The festival begins on a celebratory note, connecting Joseph Haydn, the father of the Classical style, with the Baroque era’s greatest master, Johann Sebastian Bach. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, son of Johann Sebastian, composed his dashing A major Cello Concerto only three years after his father’s death, setting a new standard of instrumental brilliance. In Haydn’s dramatic cantata, the heroine Ariadne is abandoned during the night on the island of Naxos by her lover Theseus, whom she had saved from the Minotaur. Haydn’s ever popular C major Violin Concerto follows, and the evening closes with Johann Sebastian Bach’s secular cantata Be still, stop chattering (in essence, a short comic opera), which tells the humorous, cautionary tale of a young woman addicted to coffee.

CONCERT PROGRAM I Concertos and Cantatas

Menlo School Campus

Although we were unable to celebrate Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday at the 2020 Festival, cellist Keiran Campbell (principal, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra) and fortepianist Sezi Seskir (Bucknell University) join forces for an exploration of music by Beethoven and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, whose embracing of the empfindsamer Stil (“sensitive style”) presaged Beethoven’s dramatic extravagances. Among works the duo will play will include Beethoven’s Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2; as well as C.P.E. Bach’s Gamba Sonata in C major, Wq. 136.

Beethoven and C.P.E. Bach

University of California, Berkeley

Audiences will enjoy an evening of rhythm and musical drama when Pepe Romero returns to the Terrace Theater stage to perform the evocative Medea by Manolo Sanlúcar, one of the key figures in the evolution of the flamenco guitar, in an evening also celebrating the music of C.P.E. Bach and Franz Joseph Haydn.

Pepe Romero Returns!

Kennedy Center

Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings" has become an iconic piece of music through its use in films. However, it was originally written in 1936 as the second movement of a string quartet. Like Barber, Grammy-winning composer Jessie Montgomery comes from the USA. Her short piece "Starburst" (2012) tells of the explosive birth of new stars in "rapidly changing musical colors," she says.

Between East And West

Zeughaus Neuss

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

Those who frequent the KSO (indoors and out), know that all forms of jazz fit comfortably within the KSO’s wheelhouse. Stumbling upon intriguing jazz orchestrations of Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Dvorak, Gershwin, Holst, Suppe, Verdi, led James Cassidy to assemble an All-Star Big Band to end the 33rd season with a bang.

The concert opens with the jazz piano stylings of Eugen Cicero and his take on C.P.E. Bach’s Solfeggio in C minor. Consummate 1950s-60s arranger Billy May’s no-holds-barred approach to Hungarian Dance No. 5, Poet and Peasant Overture, Humoresque and others, paired with today’s big band guru Gordon Goodwin’s interpolations of the Two-part Invention in D minor, Symphony No. 40 in G minor and Rhapsody in Blue, and Jeremy Levy’s re-imagining of The Planets sets the stage for a veritable “hornucopia” of in your face classics à la jazz to close the KSO’s 33rd campaign.

Swingin’ the Classics

Greaves Concert Hall

Harpist Isabella Cambini plays her master exam concert with music by CPE Bach, Takemitsu, Liszt and Schubert.

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

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Apr 6, 2025

Between East And West · Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss am Rhein

May 4, 2025

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano · Carnegie Hall

May 10, 2025

Swingin’ the Classics · Kentucky Symphony Orchestra

May 11, 2025

A Harp's Tribute to Piano · Norwegian Academy of Music

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Mar 24, 2025

1774 – The year of the symphony · Concerto Copenhagen

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Passion Concert · Bayerisches Staatsorchester

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