Composer

Works by Ernest Bloch, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.

2nd Chamber concert

Haus Eden

Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga’s Overture in D major, op. 20, showcases the remarkable talent of a composer often dubbed the “Spanish Mozart.” Ernest Bloch’s Concerto Grosso No. 1 offers a blend of neoclassical style and modern harmonies, creating a captivating musical dialogue between soloists and orchestra. 

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Legacies & Prodigies

Kahilu Theatre

Symphonic Bacchanale and the Divine Cello

Newport Performing Arts Center

Season 60 Opening Concert

Smoke Rise Baptist Church

American classical music has long been indebted to the European tradition. This concert features European composers that had major influence on the American music scene.

Antonín Dvorák lived was the head of the first music conservatory in the United States, encouraging American composers to use folk music to create a national style. Ernst Bloch was the president of Cleveland Institute of Music and San Francisco Conservatory, while composing his distinctive music. Amy Beach, the lone American composer on the program, was educated in the European tradition while studying at the New England Conservatory

Charles Ives & the American Tradition: European Influences on America

Yale School of Music

French violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft comes to Zankel Hall for a program of impassioned music from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Virgil is joined by pianist Juyoung Park for Saint-Saëns’ fervent Danse macabre, Bloch’s deeply moving “Nigun,” and other selections from his second album, Incantation, recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. Also featured are Schumann’s Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, and Janáček’s Violin Sonata.

Virgil Boutellis-Taft, Violin

Carnegie Hall

Pleasant Hill, KY

Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill

Soprano Larisa Martinez and violinist Joshua Bell present a new concert program, Voice and the Violin, an evening of beloved romantic arias and modern classics.

In a statement, Martinez and Bell said, “Our concept for the ‘Voice and the Violin’ program began during the pandemic, while we were quarantined and finding new ways to collaborate and enjoy music together. Although finding repertoire written specifically for violin and voice can be a challenge, we discovered and fell in love with these gems featured in tonight’s performance."

Voice & the Violin: Joshua Bell & Larisa Martinez

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Soprano Larisa Martinez and violinist Joshua Bell present a new concert program, Voice and the Violin, an evening of beloved romantic arias and modern classics.

Acclaimed worldwide for his profound musicianship and technical mastery, British cellist Steven Isserlis enjoys a uniquely varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, educator, author and broadcaster. He appears with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors, including the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Zurich Tonhalle and Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestras; and gives recitals every season in major musical centres. As a chamber musician, he has curated concert series for such prestigious venues as Wigmore Hall, 92nd St Y and the Salzburg Festival. Unusually, he also directs chamber orchestras from the cello.

Steven Isserlis, cello & Connie Shih, piano

Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

Lesher Center for the Arts

Spring Concert

Henry M. Gunn High School

Concert #4

Maltz Performing Arts Center

Delight in the enchanting melodies of Fremont Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy live music in Wyoming.

Capricious Classics

Lander Valley High School

​​Embrace the elegant structure and exquisite sense of restraint of Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, one of music’s most prominent “architects” during the Classical period. American cellist Sterling Elliott joins Daniel Hope and New Century for Haydn’s beloved first cello concerto, a virtuoso showpiece for the instrument. In the second half of the program, Igor Stravinsky’s playful ballet suite from Pulcinella offers a contrasting 20th-century response to Haydn, using the amorous hijinks of the famous Italian clown to tinker unpredictably (and to the delight of modern audiences) with the shapes and patterns of centuries-old Classical melodies.

New Century Chamber Orchestra

Stanford University

Embrace the elegant structure and exquisite restraint of Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, one of music’s most prominent “architects” during the Classical period. American cellist Sterling Elliott joins Daniel Hope and New Century for Haydn’s beloved first cello concerto, a virtuoso showpiece for the instrument. In the second half of the program, Igor Stravinsky’s playful ballet suite from Pulcinella offers a contrasting 20th century response to Haydn, using the amorous hijinks of the famous Italian clown to tinker unpredictably (and to the delight of modern audiences) with the shapes and patterns of centuries-old Classical melodies.

Playing with Structure

Presidio Theatre Performing Arts Center

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of music with the Bienen School of Music's Philharmonia, under the baton of graduate conductor Diego Hernandez and assistant conductors Giang Vo and Jason Gluck. This special performance will take place on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at 3:00pm CST in the prestigious Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, located in the heart of Northwestern University's Evanston campus.

The concert will showcase an exquisite selection of works, featuring arrangements by Matt Naughtin of Johannes Brahms' Hungarian Dances No. 1, 2, and 5, alongside Ernest Bloch's Concerto Grosso No. 1. The program will also include Leonard Bernstein's iconic selections from West Side Story, Robert Schumann's Konzertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra in F Major, Op. 86, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36. This diverse repertoire promises to deliver a rich tapestry of musical textures and emotions, performed by the talented musicians of the Philharmonia and a special ensemble of horn players including Dena Levy, Aidan Alcocer, Eden Stargardt, Ryan Williamson, Lily Kern, Gwen Boros, Mark Morris, and Michael Wattai.

Tickets are priced at $6 for the general public and $4 for students with a valid ID, offering an accessible opportunity for all to enjoy this high-caliber performance. Please note that tickets have sold out, indicating the high anticipation and demand for this event.

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, with its 972-seat capacity, serves as a central hub for the Bienen School of Music's performances, located at 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208. The hall is renowned for its excellent acoustics and serves as a vibrant space for music education and performance excellence.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the brilliance of the Bienen School of Music's Philharmonia in one of the most anticipated concerts of the season.

Philharmonia

Northwestern University

British cellist Natalie Clein has built a distinguished career regularly performing at major venues and with orchestras worldwide. Clein came to widespread attention at the age of sixteen when she won both the BBC Young Musician of the Year and the Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians in Warsaw. 

Natalie Clein, cello

Mandel Hall

Esteemed guest conductor Leonard Slatkin leads the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic & Chorus in a captivating program showcasing the brilliance of 20th century composers, starting with Ernest Bloch's evocative Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D minor, weaving through the spiritual depths of Igor Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms, and culminating in the dynamic and colorful sounds of Béla Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra.

Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic & Chorus

Schenley Farms Historic District

Respighi’s imaginative orchestrations of lute music and Bloch’s challenge to his skeptical students bookend a program of works influenced by traditions of an earlier style of music. In between, Jennifer Corning Lucio, Fort Worth Symphony’s principal oboe, performs Vaughn Williams’ pastoral oboe concerto and the baroque concerto grosso form gets a jazz-inflected rethinking by Errolyn Wallen, “the renaissance woman of contemporary British music.”

The Old Style

University of Nevada

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Tucson Convention Center

The early years of the 20th century witnessed the emergence of a remarkable new approach to composition. This program highlights works by four of the finest composers from this era. In the works of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor—one of the most renowned composers of his time—and Reynaldo Hahn audiences will hear genius at work. Known primarily as a violin virtuoso, Eugène Ysaÿe created music that is now regarded as pioneering. Finally, in the piano quintet of the Swiss-American Ernest Bloch, we find one of the most skillful, inventive, and riveting examples of the genre ever created.

Imagination: Coleridge-Taylor, Hahn, Ysaÿe, Bloch

The Barns At Wolf Trap

Iris Ingelfinger, viola

Northwestern Bienen School of Music

The program commemorates 60 years since the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, sex, or national origin. The composers and themes represent those groups whose rights were affirmed by this historic legislation, including works by African American, women, and immigrant composers. One highlight of the program is Can You See? by The Cleveland Orchestra’s Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellow Allison Loggins-Hull, which received its first performances in May 2023.

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert

Severance Music Center

Ukiah Symphony Strings

Mendocino College

Viola Students of Molly Carr and Yi-Fang Huang

The Juilliard School

Student Recital: Richard Ahn

Santa Rosa Young People's Chamber Orchestra

As you anxiously await the performance of “Shostakovich Symphony No. 5”, LSO will first bring you Beethoven’s “Overture to Coriolan”, depicting the Roman leader, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus’ transition from brutality to tenderness, followed by Bloch’s “Schelomo”. The voice of Schelomo (Hebrew name for King Solomon) is the cello which embodies the greatness, glory, and sensuality of the great King. When Shostakovich takes center stage, his fifth symphony opens with the color of glistening rivers by the strings, doom-laden fanfares from brass and percussion, followed by the largo movement of lamenting, and finally the furious explosion of brass and timpani in the final movement—with flurries of strings and woodwinds as it rushes to a thundering finale. A must see and hear!

Shostakovich No. 5

Vance Brand Civic Auditorium

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Bowes Center

In a partnership with the California Festival: a Celebration of New Music, this Chamber Music Tuesday features SFCM alumni ensemble L'Arc Trio in performance with students. The concert also features two new and exciting works by Bay Area composers Jonathan Bingham and Vivian Fung, as well as one of Ernest Bloch's greatest chamber music works. Fung’s piano trio Ominous Machine was written for the L’Arc Trio and the performance will be a world premiere. Emerging Black Composers Project winner Jonathan Bingham wrote his string quartet Pareidolia in 2022 for the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra.

Chamber Music Tuesday with SFCM alumni L'Arc Trio

Juilliard Orchestra Conducted by Jeffrey Milarsky

Lincoln Center

Violin Students of Masao Kawasaki

PC Student Recital (Liam Young-Skeen)

Hemenway Strings performs as part of the Roxbury Concert Series.

Roxbury Chamber Series Presents Hemenway Strings

Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library

Pacific Trio will perform October 27th and 29th, 2023 as part of the 61st season of the South Bay Chamber Music Society.

Pacific Trio

Los Angeles Harbor College

Pacific Unitarian Church

Immerse yourself in the harmonious blend of musical virtuosity as six soloists from our orchestra take center stage in a mesmerizing concert celebrating music from the Baroque era and beyond. From Ravel's elegant Le Tombeau de Couperin to the triumphant notes of Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Trumpets and the captivating dialogue between violins in Bach's Concerto for 2 Violins, every piece promises extraordinary virtuosity and musical finesse. With Viet Cuong's innovative Extra(ordinarily) Fancy for 2 Oboes and Bloch's grand opus Concerto Grosso No. 1, be prepared for a concert that pays homage to then transcends classical music boundaries.

Extraordinary Duos

Lancaster Country Day School

Mahler’s First Symphony unfolds with the elemental sounds of nature, foot-stomping folk dances and a stormy but ultimately heroic finale. Conductor Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider opens with the symphony's original second movement, Blumine, notable for its gentle trumpet serenade. Distinguished cellist Jian Wang takes center stage for Bloch’s stirring “Hebraic Rhapsody.”

Mahler 1

Symphony Center

Boston Conservatory at Berklee presents Hemenway Strings.

Hemenway Strings

Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Under the baton of Maestro Bruce Hangen, the Vista Philharmonic Chamber Players open the 23-24 season with a special performance in Meadow Hall. Principal players from the orchestra will present a varied program of large chamber works by Benjamin Britten, Ernest Bloch, and Claude Debussy, featuring amazing pianist Jenny Tang in a concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Vista Philharmonic Chamber Players – 2 Shows!

Groton Hill Music Center

Siletz Comes To Yaquina

Pacific Maritime Heritage Center

The artistic, political, and social explosions that began at the start of the twentieth century presaged one hundred years of turmoil, and composers realized that musical rules were no more. Variety abounded; no musical style dominated, and anyone could become an artist. This eclectic sampling of music from the most changeable era in world history was foreshadowed by Beethoven, whose creativity and artistic independence remained unmatched.

CONCERT PROGRAM V: The Turbulent Century

Menlo School Campus

Enjoy music under the stars with this free Houston Symphony performance at Miller Outdoor Theatre. Conductor Vinay Parameswaran leads Beethoven’s beloved Symphony No. 7, and Houston Symphony violinist Sergei Galperin dazzles with performances of Ravel’s crowd-pleasing Tzigane and Bloch’s “Nigun” from Baal Shem. The program also includes Anna Clyne’s This Midnight Hour, inspired by poetry of Charles Baudelaire and Juan Ramón Jiménez.

Miller Outdoor Theatre: Beethoven Symphony No. 7

Miller Outdoor Theatre

Arian Khaefi takes the podium to conduct this program of rich choral and symphonic repertoire. We’ll open with R. Nathaniel Dett’s The Chariot Jubilee, a spell-binding oratorio that is “deep rooted in Spirituals and folklore.” We’ll then present Young Artists Competition winner from 2021, Ayrton Coehlo Pisco, as soloist in Mendelssohn’s gorgeous Violin Concerto. The program will conclude with Ernst Bloch’s monumental Avodat Hakodesh. Rarely performed, this epic sacred work for baritone, chorus, and orchestra represents the full maturity of Bloch’s music in the Jewish tradition.

Sacred and Sublime

University of California San Diego

An afternoon of classical music. Come hear Rimsky-Korsakov’s "Scheherazade" and Bloch’s tone poem “Schelomo,” featuring cello soloist Jerry Bobbe.

Tales from the Middle East

Northwest Christian Church

Illini Strings is proudly represented by students from all colleges across the U of I campus.  They will perform works from the traditional string repertoire, as well as feature new and emerging composers.  This season will include works by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Florence Price, Tichelli, and others.

Ui Philharmonia Orchestra And Illini Strings

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Graduation recitals display the skill and passion of Curtis Institute of Music students on the cusp of professional musicianship. Members of the current class will share the breadth of their talent through a culminating graduation recital. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.

Jack Kessler, viola

Curtis Institute of Music

Come explore the limitless musical imagination of composers with our varied April program. Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony, an orchestral favorite, is like a time capsule, a reimagining of modern music into old forms. We will also take a journey into the fantastical realms of King Solomon’s mind in Bloch’s Schelomo (with SLS principal cellist, Andrew Clement)…

Deep Imagination

University of Utah

What began as a virtual recital team-up in 2020 became the blueprint for a tour that will unite two of today’s greats in one epic performance. Two of the most brilliant and awarded artists in classical music, Joshua Bell and Daniil Trifonov each command the stage, yet complement each other as a duo.  



Joshua Bell, violin, and Daniil Trifonov, piano

Symphony Hall

Curtis Institute of Music students perform over 100 free recitals during the semester, held on most Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.

Voice, Winds, and Piano

Professor of Viola Lila Brown presents a selection of works for viola.

Artistry in Action: Faculty Recital—Lila Brown, Viola

Lauren Wilson (B.M. '25) and Zeynep Yigitoglu (B.M. '25) present a viola recital.

Student Recital: Lauren Wilson and Zeynep Yigitoglu, Viola

High School Open Rehearsal: Andris Nelsons conducts Beethoven, Bloch, and Simon with ﻿Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

Boston Symphony Hall

The Bloomington, Indiana native has served as music director for Academy of St. Martin in the Fields since 2011 and maintains an active interest in music education and technology, partnering with an instrument sampling company and creating a VR experience for the Sony PlayStation. Bell returns for his fifth recital program and ninth appearance under UMS auspices since his 1989 Hill Auditorium debut with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Joshua Bell, violin

University of Michigan

Long-time Sedona friend and favorite Alex Fiterstein headlines a program featuring the rich tradition of Jewish music, journeying from the classical tradition to the wild and fun world of Klezmer, as seen through the soulful voice of the clarinet.

From Classics to Klezmer

Sedona Performing Arts Center

Masterworks Series: Apollo Trio / Haydn Bloch Schumann

Bargemusic

Described as a musician of "extraordinary fervor, commitment, and technical prowess" (Classics Today), violinist Daniel Kurganov is joined by duo partner Constantine Finehouse (piano) in this String Masters Series concert featuring works by Mozart, Beethoven, Bloch, and Korngold.

Artistry in Action: String Masters Series—Daniel Kurganov, Violin, and Constantine Finehouse, Piano

Baroque and Beyond for the Holidays (by candlelight!)

From Bartók’s passion for learning and collecting the music of his Hungarian homeland to Bloch’s inspiration from both Jewish religious and secular music, and Vaughan Williams’s love of arranging new English discoveries for orchestra, composers have always been fascinated by folk music; learning about it, popularising it and weaving it into their work for orchestra. Much of what you will hear in this concert has its roots in folk music familiar to and beloved by the featured composers and it makes for a vibrant and dramatic evening of music – you might even spot a local favourite!

On Your Doorstep – Saints and Scholars: Newtownabbey

The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre

Theatre At The Mill

The Alley Theatre

Their winter concert will see the return of an old friend, Jamie Walton – a superlative cellist and soloist in the rarely played, but utterly beautiful Shelomo by Ernst Bloch. In the second half, they will perform the exciting 9th Symphony of Dmitri Shostakovich – a deliciously light-hearted work in Shostakovich’s inimitable harmonic style with some gorgeous tunes, especially in the woodwind, and a mischievous glint in the eye!  Both Sibelius and Tchaikovsky feature in the programme with two old favourites and orchestral show-off pieces. 

York Guildhall Orchestra: Sibelius, Bloch, Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich

York Barbican

Tickets for this performance go on sale in mid-July, but you can reserve your seats today by becoming a New World Symphony subscriber. New World Symphony subscribers play a vital role in launching the careers of the world’s best young musicians and enjoy the lowest ticket prices on the best seats in the house.

Chamber Music: Dvořak + Ravel

New World Center

Appalachian Spring

Adrian College

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

**Event: YCA on Tour**

**Date:** March 26, 2025

**Presented by:** Young Concert Artists

**Venue:** Gilder Lehrman Hall, The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Ave between 36th & 37th, New York, NY

**Time:** 12:00 PM

**Artists Performing:**
- Risa Hokamura, violin
- Chaeyoung Park, piano
- Alexander Cox, cello
- Anthony Trionfo, flute
- Hsin-Yun Huang, viola

**Program:**
- Mozart: Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285
- Bloch: Concertino
- Ravel: Piano Trio

**Ticket Information:**
- Tickets start at $25
- Tickets go on sale on July 10, 2024

**Special Notes:**
- The concert is presented in partnership with the Morgan Library & Museum.
- This event is generously sponsored by Paul J. Sekhri and Mark Gude.

Join us for an exquisite afternoon of classical music performed by the talented artists of Young Concert Artists. Secure your tickets early and experience the magic of live performance in the beautiful setting of the Morgan Library & Museum.

Ernest Bloch

Composer

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 4, 2024

Baroque and Beyond for the Holidays (by candlelight!) · Newport Symphony Orchestra

6 - 8 Feb, 2025

On Your Doorstep – Saints and Scholars: Newtownabbey · Ulster Orchestra

Feb 9, 2025

York Guildhall Orchestra: Sibelius, Bloch, Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich · York Barbican

Feb 16, 2025

Chamber Music: Dvořak + Ravel · New World Symphony

Mar 14, 2025

Appalachian Spring · Adrian Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Oct 24, 2024

2nd Chamber concert · Theater Lübeck

Oct 6, 2024

Legacies & Prodigies · Kamuela Philharmonic Orchestra

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