Composer

Bernstein wrote his Serenade for Violin inspired by Plato's Symposion , where different speakers praise love in their own way. The contrasts are great, from lyrical fervor to biting sarcasm. The soloist is the versatile violinist Carolin Widmann, who is equally at home in newly written music as in the classical core repertoire.

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Kochanovsky & Rakhmaninov

DR Koncerthuset

The twin peaks of tonight’s all-French programme are two masterpieces from Gabriel Fauré and Maurice Ravel, beginning with the former’s consolatory Requiem, a work whose clean lines, pure vocal textures and elegant orchestrations appear to propose a new philosophy of religion. Prepare for temperatures to rise with the sensual awakenings and sultry dances of Ravel’s suite for the ballet Daphnis and Chloe, evoking an ancient world of pastoral delights. Two prayers by Lili Boulanger, who died tragically young at 24, and Fauré’s incidental music written for a London production of Maeterlinck’s Symbolist play Pelleas and Melisande complete the evening.

Prom 59: A French Fantasy – Boulanger, Fauré and Ravel

Royal Albert Hall

Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto isn’t just a surefire showpiece that paints a vivid picture of its creator’s acerbic spirit, it’s also a treacherously difficult work conceived for Prokofiev’s own extraordinary pianistic prowess.

Prom 44: Lahav Shani plays and directs Prokofiev

### The Hallé in Edinburgh: Mahler's Fifth Symphony

**Date and Time:** Saturday, 17 August 2024, 8:00 PM  
**Venue:** Usher Hall, Edinburgh  
**Ticket Information:** Starting from £22.50  
**Runtime:** 120 minutes

Join us for a monumental evening as The Hallé Orchestra, under the baton of Sir Mark Elder CH CBE, performs Gustav Mahler's Fifth Symphony at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh. This concert marks a significant moment as it is Sir Mark Elder’s farewell performance, concluding his illustrious 24-year tenure as the music director of The Hallé.

The program features two commanding works:
- **Lili Boulanger’s Psalm 130:** A testament to the prodigious talent of the youthful French composer, this choral piece is imbued with vivid personality and a dark atmosphere, hinting at the towering figure she might have become had she not passed away at the age of 24.
- **Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5:** Known for its emotional depth and complexity, Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is a journey from darkness to light. The Adagietto, a standalone favorite, evokes awakening love, while the symphony as a whole traverses from an imposing funeral march to a triumphant conclusion.

**Featuring:**
- **Sir Mark Elder CH CBE:** Music Director
- **Anna Stéphany:** Mezzo-Soprano
- **Edinburgh Festival Chorus**

This event is a must-see for classical music enthusiasts and marks the end of an era for The Hallé Orchestra. Don't miss this opportunity to witness a historic performance. Book your tickets now!

Mahler's Fifth Symphony

Usher Hall

This concert marks Sir Mark Elder’s farewell to the Hallé Orchestra, drawing his tenure as music director to a close after 24 remarkable years. And what a way to bow out, with two commanding works from the era in which he has attracted his greatest acclaim.

Mahler’s Fifth Symphony

The stunning German mezzo-soprano Annika Schlicht is joined by Donald Runnicles (the renowned conductor) on the piano for this beautifully crafted recital, which features 19th- and 20th-century works by Debussy, Brahms, Lili Boulanger, and Roger Quilter that transport listeners along an international journey of song. 

Annika Schlicht & Donald Runnicles Recital

New Mexico Museum of Art

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.

Horizons Tour: National Youth Orchestra

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Wallow in the sweeping Romantic melodies of Rimsky-Korsakov's enchanting tribute to the heroine of The Arabian Nights, the clever young queen who saves her own life by spinning a tale for 1001 nights. Guest conductor Eric Jacobsen leads the Grant Park Orchestra in Lili Boulanger's portrait of springtime, and soprano Lindsey Reynolds joins the acclaimed Grant Park Chorus for Poulenc's Stabat Mater.

Scheherazade

Millennium Park

Festival favorites Kristin Lee and Michael Stephen Brown present a mesmerizing recital exploring the interplay between French and American music. The program features works by pioneering female composers Lili Boulanger and Amy Beach, each emblematic in their respective nations’ musical heritage. French icons Debussy and Ravel are also stylistically mirrored in unforgettable works by Bloch and Gershwin.

Carte Blanche Concert I Kristin Lee, Violin; Michael Stephen Brown, Piano

Menlo School Campus

“The National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) thrives on exploring both iconic masterpieces and innovative works," says our Music Director, Naomi Woo. "In our 2024 season, we'll delve into pieces that have shaped music history, building upon the legacies of past composers while also gesturing towards the future.” 

Witness the exceptional talent of Canada's young musicians as they tackle the beloved orchestral classic Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra. Discover fresh voices through Violet Archer's Divertimento and experience a World Premiere by SOCAN emerging composer Danial Sheibani.  

NYO Canada presents Horizons Tour

The Royal Conservatory of Music

Concert pianist Kathryn Stott has delighted Buxton International Festival audiences for years.

Kathryn Stott

St John's Church Buxton

Join us for an unforgettable evening of music at Caramoor in Katonah, NY, on Saturday, July 13, 2024, featuring the exceptional talents of American violinist Kevin Zhu and pianist Maxim Lando. The recital is set to take place in the intimate setting of the Music Room at 5:00pm, offering a unique opportunity to experience the virtuosity of these young artists up close.

Kevin Zhu, a violin prodigy who began his musical journey at the tender age of three, has since garnered international acclaim, winning prestigious competitions such as the Paganini Competition and receiving the Avery Fisher Career Grant. Known for his "awesome technical command and maturity" (The Strad) and "absolute virtuosity" (L’ape musicale), Zhu continues to dazzle audiences worldwide with his performances.

Joining him is the equally talented Maxim Lando, a pianist celebrated for his "remarkable virtuosity and musical sensitivity." Lando has made headlines performing alongside renowned artists and has won numerous awards, including the Gilmore Young Artist Award and First Prize in both the New York Franz Liszt International Competition and The Vendome Prize.

The program for the evening includes a selection of works that showcase the depth and breadth of their musical artistry, featuring compositions by Maurice Ravel, Eugène Ysaÿe, Lili Boulanger, and Franz Waxman.

Before the concert, take advantage of the free shuttle service from Metro North’s Katonah train station to Caramoor, starting 1.5 hours before the performance. And don't let the weather concern you; the event will take place rain or shine in the fully indoor Music Room. Enhance your visit by exploring select rooms of the Rosen House during our Open House hours from 6:00pm to 7:00pm, no RSVP required.

Don't miss this opportunity to witness the extraordinary talents of Kevin Zhu and Maxim Lando in a recital that promises to be a highlight of the summer season at Caramoor. Buy your tickets now and add this event to your calendar for an evening of exquisite music and artistic brilliance.

Kevin Zhu, violin Maxim Lando, piano

The Rosen House at Caramoor

Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet brings his customary joie de vivre to Saint-Saëns’ Egyptian Concerto, inspired by a trip down the Nile in 1896. Conductor Stéphane Denève unpacks the French fascination with Spanish culture in Debussy’s sultry Ibéria and Ravel’s ever-popular Boléro, with its sensuously hypnotic theme building to a volcanic climax.

Ravel Boléro

Symphony Center

"Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord." (Psalm 130:1) Downtown Voices; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; and NOVUS NY bring the 2023-2024 season to a close on June 2, at 3pm, in Trinity Church, with Lili Boulanger's Psalm 130, Kaija Saariaho's Oltra Mar, and Eriks Ešenvald's Psalm 130. Free.

Season Finale: Out of the Depths

Trinity Church

Immerse yourself in the grandeur of classical music with "Paris à travers les siècles," a captivating concert presented by the Orchestre symphonique de Québec. This exquisite musical journey is scheduled for May 22, 2024, at 8:00 PM, taking place at the prestigious Grand Théâtre de Québec. Tickets start at $53, offering an accessible gateway to a night of timeless melodies under the category "Les Mercredis classiques Hydro-Québec."

The evening begins at 7:00 PM with an enriching prelude, featuring insightful discussions with Clemens Schuldt, Irène Brisson, or Benjamin René. These pre-concert talks delve into the creative process and historical context of the compositions, setting the stage for a deeper appreciation of the music. Following the prelude, attendees will have the opportunity to experience performances by emerging musicians from the Conservatoire de musique de Québec and the Faculté de musique de l’Université Laval.

The concert itself promises an unforgettable lineup, curated by Clemens Schuldt, who aims to conclude the season on a high note with the magnificence of a choir. The program features a blend of works by Mozart, Massenet, Saint-Saëns, and Lili Boulanger, culminating in Poulenc's renowned Gloria. This selection showcases the romantic hues of French composers, alongside the rare psalms of Lili Boulanger, highlighting her as a significant figure whose music stands among the greatest masterpieces of her time.

Soprano Hélène Guilmette joins the Orchestre symphonique de Québec for this finale, alongside the choir under the direction of David Rompré. The concert is a celebration of musical talent, from the youthful genius of Mozart's 31st Symphony to the sacred inspiration of Poulenc's Gloria, promising an evening of soul-stirring performances.

This event is not only a concert but a testament to the enduring power and beauty of classical music, inviting audiences to explore the rich tapestry of sounds that have shaped the musical landscape of Paris through the centuries. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a memorable season finale. Tickets are available for purchase now.

ParisThrough The Centuries

Grand Théâtre de Québec

Join the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra for an enchanting evening of music at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre on Sunday, May 5th, 2024, at 3:30 PM. This concert, titled "Pictures at an Exhibition," promises to be a memorable experience, featuring the talents of conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni and violinist Erica Miller.

The program for the evening includes a selection of evocative pieces that span the breadth of emotional and musical expression. The concert will open with "The Lark Ascending" by Ralph Vaughan Williams, a piece that captures the essence of serene beauty, with Ottawa's own concertmaster, Erica Miller, showcasing her violin skills. Following this, the audience will be treated to Lili Boulanger's "D’un matin de printemps," and Benjamin Britten's "Peter Grimes, Four Sea Interludes, op.33a," before culminating in the highlight of the evening, Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition," arranged by Maurice Ravel. This piece, inspired by the watercolors and drawings of Mussorgsky's dear friend Victor Hartmann, is a series of musical depictions that promises to take the audience on a profound emotional journey.

Tickets are available in three tiers to accommodate every preference and budget: Tier/Level A at $64, Tier/Level B at $49, and Tier/Level C at $34, with a special rate of $19 for Downbeat 19 and free admission for children under 12. For more information on tickets and available discount codes, please visit the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra's Tickets page.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the power of music to evoke imagery and emotion, performed by some of the most talented musicians in the field.

Pictures at an Exhibition

Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre

This season, Musical Interludes explores the work and legacies of three influential music educators: Antonio Salieri, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Nadia Boulanger. We conclude the season with Nadia Boulanger, a revolutionary educator who made a profound impact on the development of classical and contemporary music in the 20th Century by nurturing the talents of many notable composers. Hosted by PCM faculty member and KUSC host, Brian Lauritzen.

Pedagogues And Protégés | Boulanger

Pasadena Conservatory of Music

Be moved by the power of our Symphony Orchestra performances! Adventure Awaits! Order tickets today.

Opposites Attract

ISU Center for the Performing Arts

UIS Performing Arts Center

“I gave everything to it I was able to give,” Saint-Saëns said of his Third Symphony. TFO Resident Conductor Chelsea Gallo takes us to France for a program featuring Saint-Saëns’ lush masterpiece, which builds until the splendor of the organ is let loose in the breathtaking conclusion. A tribute to Fauré’s father, his Requiem creates a place of peace and serenity with rich, soulful melodies, featuring The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. The vibrant energy of Lili Boulanger’s Of a Spring Morning begins the concert.

Saint-saens’ Organ Symphony

Duke Energy Center for the Arts

Spring Romance

University of Colorado Boulder

Saint-Saens’ Organ Symphony

Straz Center for the Performing Arts

Eclectic Series: Fauré, Lili Boulanger, Mel Bonis, Ravel / Trio Wanderer

Bargemusic

Join us for an enchanting evening of vocal music as Emily Amesquita, a talented mezzo-soprano from the Northwestern Bienen School of Music, presents her recital. This special performance is scheduled for Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 8:30pm CDT, in the intimate setting of the McClintock Choral and Recital Room. Emily, a Bachelor of Music student under the guidance of Karen Brunssen, will be accompanied by Jason Carlson on piano.

The evening's program promises a diverse selection of pieces that showcase Emily's versatile voice. Audiences can look forward to Johannes Brahms' "Von ewiger Liebe" from Four Songs, Op. 83, Lili Boulanger's "Quatre Chansons," and "Parto, parto, ma tu ben mio" from W.A. Mozart's "La clemenza di Tito." The recital will also feature selected songs by Samuel Barber, a touching piece by Alexander Dargomyzhsky titled "Я всe ещe его люблю" (I Still Love Him), "Люди спят" (People are Asleep) by Sergei Taneyev, and "Ночь" (Night) by Anton Rubinstein.

This event is free and open to the public, making it a perfect opportunity for music lovers and supporters of emerging talent to experience the depth and beauty of vocal performance. No tickets are required, and for those unable to attend in person, a live stream will be available to ensure you don't miss this remarkable display of musical artistry.

The recital will take place at the David and Carol McClintock Choral and Recital Room, located within the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts at 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208. Don't miss this opportunity to support a rising star in the world of opera and vocal music.

Emily Amesquita, mezzo-soprano

Ryan Center for the Musical Arts

Artists in residence at UC Irvine from 2013-19, Trio Céleste are a dynamic ensemble whose performances have garnered critical acclaim in the US and abroad.

Trio Céleste

Chamber Music OC

Acclaimed for their technical mastery and an extraordinarily sensitive – almost telepathic style – the Trio Wanderer is one of the world’s foremost chamber ensembles. Called a “Wandering Star” by the Strad Magazine, the Trio has performed on the most prestigious music stages: Berlin’s Philharmonic, Paris’ Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Wiener Musikverein, London’s Wigmore Hall, Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, Barcelona’s Palau de la Musica, Washington’s Library of Congress, Rio de Janeiro’s Teatro Municipal, Tokyo’s Kioi Hall, Zürich’s Tonhalle and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw.

Trio Wanderer

St Francis Episcopal Church

Our Pines of Rome concert will be really exciting. Music of pulsating living nature vs the miracles of human engineering.  Do you remember feeling utterly peaceful standing in the middle of a thick green forest? Brimming with life. A miracle. Or the sense of majestic flow sitting at the banks of a broad river? And then compare it with your daily wonder of technology, from the intricate workings of your computer to simply using “google search.

Pines of Rome

Civic Center Music Hall

Prokofiev saw his Fifth Symphony as “glorifying the grandeur of the human spirit.” Thomas Søndergård, in his NY Phil debut, conducts the concerts, which open with Lili Boulanger’s cheerful ode to a spring morning. Olga Neuwirth’s Project 19 commission sets to music texts by Ariosto, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Friedrich Nietzsche, graffiti artists, and others, including Neuwirth herself.

Prokofiev’s Fifth and Olga Neuwirth

Lincoln Center

 CIM Orchestra: Babayan Plays Rachmaninoff

Severance Music Center

Sergei Babayan joins guest conductor Sarah Hicks and The Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra for their final Severance Music Center concert of the 2023-2024 season.

Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra Concert

Springtime is for lovers and romantics. Open your heart to beautiful music inspired by a timeless Chinese folk tale as Bay Area violin soloist Chase Spruill joins LAS to perform the beloved Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto. We open the evening with D’un matin de printemps (“Of a Spring Morning”), brilliant music of Lili Boulanger. And the lush and passionate Symphony No. 4 by Johannes Brahms is not to be missed. Celebrate springtime with the Symphony

Butterflies and Brahms

Livermore Performing Arts Center

Sensational multi-prize-winning pianist, Wynona Wang, makes her Midland Symphony Orchestra debut playing the bouncy and bold Piano Concerto in A minor, a piece written by Clara Schumann when she was only a teenager. Wynona is the perfect soloist to be featured in an evening that features the work of noted female composers. The Orchestra will then play works by other groundbreaking female composers, featuring Amy Beach’s glorious ‘Gaelic’ Symphony – the first to be published by an American Woman – and Lili Boulanger's masterful tone poem, D'un Matin de pintemps, about the pleasure and promise of a spring morning.

These Women's Works

Midland Center for the Arts

Brilliant works by Lili Boulanger, the first woman to win the prestigious Prix de Rome composition prize, leave a stunning first impression. DSO Principal Cello Wei Yu stars in the elegance of Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme and Dvořák’s signature talent for big, boisterous melodies shines throughout his Sixth Symphony. Leading the way, trailblazing South Korean conductor Shiyeon Sung makes her Orchestra Hall debut.

Tchaikovsky and Dvorak

Orchestra Hall

Holding the future in one hand and the past in the other, this program features composers who reach for the stars. St. Louis composer Blake Hernton synthesizes the influences of his sound journey to present his new work for voice and strings. A member of the Boulanger dynasty sets the stage for a contemporary tribute and the distinctive voice of Jessie Montgomery intersects with the legacy of Leonard Bernstein in a work that illuminates and inspires.

Chamber Project St. Louis presents HEIR: Inheriting the Future

560 Music Center

Student Recital: Evan Harper

Carnegie Mellon University

Juilliard Orchestra Conducted by David Robertson

Carnegie Hall

Curated by SPCO Principal Bassoonist Andrew Brady and flutist Alicia McQuerrey, this special Express Concert includes evocative works by Maurice Ravel, Astor Piazzolla and Osvaldo Golijov which explore the passion-filled dance between life and death. The program features Adolphus Hailstork’s hauntingly beautiful romance for viola, performed by SPCO violist Hyobi Sim, a flute solo by Valerie Coleman and Lili Boulanger’s impressionist masterpiece D’un matin de printemps.

Express Concert: Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin

Temple Israel

Saint Paul's United Church of Christ

Wayzata Community Church

We have so much to celebrate this season - The BI Database reaching its one-year anniversary, Women’s History Month, Our 6th-annual WoCo fest coming up in April, but most of all the 40th Birthday of our Co-Founder, Artistic and Executive Director, Dr. Laura Colgate.

This concert, performed by our two co-founders, will be a festive occasion to celebrate all that BI has done so far and look forward to all of the exciting things to come. The program will include works for violin and organ by Alexandra Gardner, Lili Boulanger, Amy Beach, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Florence Price, Isabella Leonarda, and more! We will also be premiering a new piece by Julie Zhu, commissioned by the BI family in honor of Laura’s 40th.

A BI Birthday Concert

Christ Lutheran Church Washington

Nexus

University of California San Diego

Don’t miss out on guest conductor, 3-time Grammy winner, and vocalist Michelle DeYoung conducting the PSO during the first half. Maestro George Stelluto will lead the PSO during the second half as Michelle delights us with Gustav Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder. Enjoy an evening of live music featuring pieces by Grazyna Bacewicz, Marianna Martinez, Wolfgang Mozart, Gustav Mahler, Anna Clyne, and Lili Boulanger.

New Horizons Concert

Grace Presbyterian Church

We begin this French banquet with the exceptional music of 20th-Century French composer Lili Boulanger. Works will include the triumphant Hymne au Soleil, the exotic and highly dramatic Vieille prière bouddhique, and the touching, poetic Sous Bois.

Then we turn to Francis Poulenc’s Stabat Mater, one of the great masterpieces of French choral music, in league with the Requiems of Duruflé and Fauré. The work is alternately sumptuous and boldly dramatic; listen for moments of sparkling clarity and others of great depth. 

Les Voix Française

Church of the Ascension

Described as “phenomenally musical,” (Daily Journal), dynamic young violinist Maria Ioudenitch has won multiple awards and is poised on the cusp of a major international career.

Maria Ioudenitch, violin

Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

As always, we celebrate the voices of female composers, and over the course of the season we present composers whose backgrounds and influences are as diverse as the music they have composed. The companion pieces to our featured work serve to bind the program into a cohesive whole, offering our listeners a varied musical experience and some exposure to less known composers and works.

CWO 23/24 Concert 2

First Presbyterian Church of Oakland

The Da Camera Society partners with Sunset Chamberfest to present a performance of Parisian music at Pasadena Conservatory.

Parisian music for piano and strings – Pasadena Conservatory

Parisian Music For Piano And Strings

The UI Graduate Saxophone Quartet is featured in a performance of William Bolcom’s Concerto Grosso, and guest conductor Juan José Navarro leads the Illinois Wind Symphony in music by Pascual Marquina Narro, Amando Blanquer Ponsada, and Gerónimo Giménez.

Illinois Wind Symphony

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

In February, Hersh and the MSO will explore the sounds of the 1920’s and 30’s in the U.S. and France. We’ll open the program with William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony which debuted to critical acclaim at Carnegie Hall in 1934 with Leopold Stokowski leading the Philadelphia Orchestra. Hersh then takes us to France to discover what an actual American in Paris would have heard in the 1920s with Lili Boulanger’s colorful and energetic D’un Matin de Printemps (Of a Spring Morning). The evening will end with An American in Paris.

Gershwin’s An American in Paris

Gallo Center for the Arts

2006 IVCI Gold Medalist Augustin Hadelich returns to Indy to perform Beethoven’s beloved Violin Concerto. Vladimir Kulenovic conducts Brahms’ Third Symphony, a deeply personal work thought to be inspired by his friendship with Robert and Clara Schumann. 

Beethoven and Brahms with the ISO

Hilbert Circle Theatre

The world's best piano concert? In Rachmaninov's grandiose Piano Concerto No. 2, the listener is thrown into a rushing sea of ​​emotions of breakneck virtuosity and catchy melodies to a degree that time and again excites audiences around the world. At the piano sits the star pianist Denis Kozhukhin under the direction of Christoph Gedschold – Copenhagen Phil's future new chief conductor!

Sibelius and Rachmaninov

Konservatoriets Koncertsal

Copenhagen Phil conducted by Christoph Gedschold

Copenhagen Phil – Sibelius and Rachmaninov

Two major international opera stars will join Yannick Nézet-Séguin in a sublime search for light. Soprano Janai Brugger delivers a consistently stunning performance of Gloria, the French composer Poulenc’s masterpiece. Mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill will explore profound human suffering to find glimmers of hope in her performance of Psalm 130, “Out of the Depths.” Listen closely to the parallels between these two choral works and discover how Poulenc was inspired by Lili Boulanger’s musical writings.

From the Abyss to the Stars

Place des Arts

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. Elizabeth Kleiber is a student of Marianne Gedigian. 

Elizabeth Kleiber, Flute

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Orchestral Series III

River Center Theatre

Dudamel Conducting Fellow, Chloé Dufrense conducts a lyrical and surprise-filled concert. We feature Gabriel Fauré’s decadently beautiful Masques et Bergamasques Suite, a lush work filled with charm and an underlying pathos.  Mozart’s delightful “Turkish” Violin Concerto No. 5 is a youthful masterpiece that sparkles with lyricism performed by Armenian-born violinist Diana Adamyan, winner of the 2018 Yehudi Menuhin International Competition. French composer Lili Boulanger’s D’un Matin de printemps (“Of a Spring morning”) starts the second half– a joyous piece filled with the electricity of the emergence of Spring. Haydn’s concludes with his last and greatest, Symphony No. 104, “London,” filled with grace, energy, beautiful themes, and humorous touches

Mozart and Haydn

ENT Center for the Arts

In his first season as music director, Thomas Søndergård is curating a one-hour concert of music he wants to share with our youngest listeners. Create memories for the whole family at Orchestra Hall with this engaging concert featuring music from The Nutcracker and other favorites from the season along with fun and educational pre-concert activities in the lobby. 

Classics with Thomas Søndergård

Minnesota Orchestra

Ravel Piano Concerto

Artis–Naples

Comprising of titled musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra, this acclaimed ensemble presents classics from four centuries of chamber music.

The Kennedy Center Chamber Players: Fall Concert

Kennedy Center

One of Faure’s best known works, his Requiem, a “hymn of solace and supplication,” is a choral-orchestral setting of the Catholic Mass for the Dead and is filled with peaceful, serene, and calming melodies that are among the most beautiful in choral repertoire. Venezuelan-American pianist Vanessa Perez returns to perform Ravel’s Concerto in G Major. Praised for her “bold, passionate performing style allied with musicianship of keen sensitivity, [Perez] is not to be taken lightly.”

Faure's Requiem & Ravel's Piano Concerto

UAB’s Alys Stephens Center

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra flautist Helen Wilson shares music she loves: magical miniatures spanning three continents and four centuries, travelling from 18th century Italy to modern-day Japan.

Helen Wilson, flute and Benjamin Powell, piano

The Music Room

### Event Description: ROCO Connections: Sight and Sound

**Date and Time:** Thursday, October 12, 2023, 7:00 PM

**Location:** Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), Lynn Wyatt Theater, Nancy and Rich Kinder Building, Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX, USA

**Event Overview:**
ROCO’s Connections Series returns to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, with an enchanting evening of chamber music titled "Sight and Sound." This event, curated by and featuring ROCO violinist Eva Burmeister, alongside ROCO pianist Audrey Andrist, promises a unique blend of music and visual art. The concert will be paired with selected artworks from MFAH’s collections, offering a multisensory experience in collaboration with the museum.

**Program:**
- **Johann Sebastian Bach**: Violin Sonata in G Major BMV 1019, Allegro
- **Lili Boulanger**: Nocturne and Cortége
- **Ludwig van Beethoven**: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, I. Allegro con brio
- **Melanie Bonis**: Allegretto
- **Arvò Pärt**: Spiegel im Spiegel
- **Carlos Gardel**: Por una Cabeza (arranged by John Williams)
- **Edward Grieg**: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor Op. 45, I. Allegro molto ed appassionato

**Artists:**
- **Eva Burmeister**: Violin
- **Audrey Andrist**: Piano

**Additional Information:**
The concert will take place from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM in the Lynn Wyatt Theater. Following the performance, attendees are invited to join a docent-led tour of the featured artworks. This concert is free with Museum Admission.

**Map and Directions:**
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Join us for an evening where music and art converge, creating a memorable cultural experience.

ROCO Connections: Sight and Sound

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The RSO opens the season with Lili Boulanger’s vibrant D’un matin de printemps (On a Spring Morning), depicting the start of a new day. The “high-powered soloist” (New York Times), Lara St. John performs Chausson’s darkly mournful Poème and Ravel’s rhapsodic Tzigane. Debussy’s Nocturnes have been celebrated for their ability to evoke imagery, light, and color. Ravel vividly interprets the ancient Greek myth of Daphnis and Chloé, originally scored for a ballet. As an orchestral work, the Suite No. 2 dazzles with its whirling intensity.

RSO Opening Night Concert

Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts

RSO--Opening Night Concert

Experience the enchantment of French music with the Cape Ann Symphony's "French Spectacular" concert, a mesmerizing event that took place on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at 2:00 pm at the Manchester Essex RHS. This concert marked the opening of the 2023-24 Season, featuring an exquisite selection of compositions by renowned French composers Lili Boulanger, Claude Debussy, and Maurice Ravel, culminating in the ever-popular Bolero.

The program for this unforgettable afternoon included Lili Boulanger's "D'un matin de printemps," Debussy's "Nocturnes," Ravel's "Mother Goose Suite," and the iconic "Bolero" by Ravel. This full orchestra concert was a celebration of French musical heritage, showcasing the rich textures and evocative sounds that define this nation's contribution to the world of classical music.

The Cape Ann Symphony, one of the premier regional orchestras in the country, continues to thrive thanks to the support of its wonderful community. This event not only provided an opportunity to enjoy breathtaking music but also to contribute to the legacy of the Symphony. Attendees were encouraged to make a donation, helping to keep the Symphony's legacy strong and growing.

French Spectacular Concert

Manchester Essex Regional Middle High School

The incredibly virtuosic banjo superstar Bela Fleck joins the orchestra for an audience favorite…with a twist! Performing his new arrangement of Rhapsody in Blue on banjo, Bela’s endless curiosity for combining genres will surely surprise and delight. Add in a few other American greats like Ellington and Porter, finish off with an epic Bolero, and you have a recipe for a concert you won’t soon forget!

Bela Fleck & Gershwin

Ferguson Center for the Arts

Sandler Center for the Performing Arts

Pianist and Tippet Rise Artistic Advisor Pedja Mužijević begins this performance alongside the effervescent Jenny Chen, in her fourth appearance at Tippet Rise, with two contrasting works for piano duet, two centuries apart – a Mozart sonata combined with the whimsical soundscapes of George Crumb. Violinist Rebecca Anderson, in her Tippet Rise debut weekend, and Chen will perform Two Pieces for Violin and Piano by Lili Boulanger, the first female winner of the Prix de Rome composition prize in 1913. Returning cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, a champion of music from her native Iceland, will present contemporary composer Veronique Vaka’s Neige etérnelle: 2. for Solo Cello. Anderson and Chen will return to the stage with Adoration for Violin and Piano by Florence Price, born in Little Rock in 1887 and who became the first African American female composer to be performed by a major orchestra (Chicago Symphony). Friday evening’s concert concludes with Anderson, Thorsteinsdóttir, and Chen performing Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17, which was deemed pianist and composer Clara Schumann’s likely “greatest achievement” by her biographer Nancy B. Reich.

Rebecca Anderson, violin, Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello, Jenny Chen, piano, Pedja Mužijević, piano

Tippet Rise Art Center

A beautiful morning atmosphere, a challenging piece for trumpet and dances for an entire symphony orchestra are on the program when Giuliano Sommerhalder meets the Tivoli Copenhagen Phil under the direction of conductor Magnus Larsson.  Giuliano Sommerhalder is solo trumpeter and replaces soloist Håkan Hardenberger, who has canceled due to illness.

Giuliano Sommerhalder plays Haynd's trumpet concerto

Tivolis Koncertsal

In recent years, the twin pandemics of coronavirus and systemic racism have forced us to confront some of nature and humanity's destructive power, but it has also been an opportunity to slow down and notice natural beauty in many different forms, particularly in the guise of birds and other winged creatures. Birds are the original virtuoso musicians, sending out coded signals through their songs intended to affect a change in behavior of the listener (and perhaps, at times, just for "pleasure"). Recent studies have suggested that hearing "enjoyable music" lights up the same mesolimbic reward pathway for both human beings and birds. Music across cultures has often been inspired by either literal birdsong or the spiritual experience of uplift through sound and birds often symbolically represent guides to freedom. The program features songs and dances from a diverse group of composers and musical genres, much of which either directly or indirectly takes its cue from birds, butterflies and other natural emblems of flight and the yearning for freedom.

Lighthouse Works Presents: The Knights, On Wings of Song

The Ordnance

Jonathan Heyward illuminates a night of enchanting French music, starting with Lili Boulanger’s vibrant evocation of a spring morning and ending with Berlioz’ radical fantasy about an artist consumed by love, passion… and opium-induced fever dreams. French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins the orchestra for Ravel’s Concerto in G, which offers a depth of emotion and feeling beneath its light-hearted and glittering surface.

Symphonie fantastique

Hollywood Bowl

The season’s theme, “The Adoration of the Earth,” takes center stage with three works inspired by Nature.

Lili Boulanger was the first woman to win the prestigious Prix de Rome for music when she was only 19. Tragically, the bronchial pneumonia she contracted as a two-year-old resulted in chronic ill health, which limited her ability to meet the growing demand for her music, and ended her life at only 25. Shortly before her death, she wrote D’un matin de Printemps, a sweet and playful piece that belies the severity of her illness at the time.

Chamber Symphony: Brahms's Second Symphony

Aspen Meadows Resort

Appalachian Spring & Les Préludes

Hatch Memorial Shell

Wisconsin musicians take center stage in this concert! Opening with works by Debussy, Florence Price and Aaron Copland, we close with a special arrangement of Leotha Stanley’s Be A Friend Medley. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear the Community Choir, Middleton High School Choir, and Ho-Chunk drummer Eric Logan and the Little Priest Singers as we celebrate 25 years of school music advocacy with Madison Public Schools.

A Wisconsin Celebration

King Street corner of the Capitol Square

Enjoy music under the stars with this free Houston Symphony performance at Miller Outdoor Theatre. Outstanding Van Cliburn International Piano Competition finalist and Gilmore Young Artist awardee Clayton Stephenson takes the stage for Gershwin’s jazzy Concerto in F. Plus, conductor Alpesh Chauhan leads the orchestra in Lili Boulanger’s evocative Of a Spring Morning and Prokofiev’s enchanting Symphony No. 7.

Miller Outdoor Theatre: Prokofiev Symphony No. 7

Miller Outdoor Theatre

Winner of the inaugural Siemens-Hallé International Competition in 2020, Delyana Lazarova takes the reins for our spectacular season finale. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol sets the tone with gypsy rhythms and fiery fandangos brilliantly captured in the composer’s peerless orchestration. There’s more Iberian colour from the much garlanded Scottish guitarist, Sean Shibe, who performs the most famous concerto for the instrument, Rodgrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. Recorded over a hundred times, the concerto’s popularity owes much to the haunting melody of its central adagio, which has inspired countless arrangements, from trumpeter Miles Davis’s Sketches of Spain album to Tara Fitzgerald’s flugelhorn solo in the hit movie Brassed Off.

Lili Boulanger

Composer

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 15, 2024 - Feb 18, 2025

Illinois Wind Symphony · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Sep 27, 2024

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra & Chorus · Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Oct 3, 2024

The Firebird's Secret · Aarhus Symfoniorkester

Oct 10, 2024

Kathryn Stott: Musical Postcards · Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Oct 11, 2024

Kathryn Stott piano · Wigmore Hall

Past events

Sep 12, 2024

Kochanovsky & Rakhmaninov · DR Symfoniorkestret

Sep 4, 2024

Prom 59: A French Fantasy – Boulanger, Fauré and Ravel · BBC Symphony Orchestra

About

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Lili Boulanger

Composer

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 15, 2024 - Feb 18, 2025

Illinois Wind Symphony · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Sep 27, 2024

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra & Chorus · Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Oct 3, 2024

The Firebird's Secret · Aarhus Symfoniorkester

Oct 10, 2024

Kathryn Stott: Musical Postcards · Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Oct 11, 2024

Kathryn Stott piano · Wigmore Hall

Past events

Sep 12, 2024

Kochanovsky & Rakhmaninov · DR ­Symfoniorkestret

Sep 4, 2024

Prom 59: A French Fantasy – Boulanger, Fauré and Ravel · BBC Symphony Orchestra

About

Lili Boulanger hasn't added a bio

Kochanovsky & Rakhmaninov · DR Symfoniorkestret