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Music in NYC: The Orchestra Now French-themed FREE Concert

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Music in NYC: The Orchestra Now French-themed FREE Concert

TŌN, The Orchestra Now comes to New York City with two Sunday concerts at Symphony Space on February 16, 2020 at 4pm and at The Metropolitan Museum of Arts on February 23, 2020 at 2 pm

Leon Botstein Conducts The Orchestra Now at Carnegie Hall
Leon Botstein Conducts The Orchestra Now at Carnegie Hall; Photo by David DeNee

Following last January’s sold-out concert, TŌN’s resident conductor Zachary Schwartzman returns to Symphony Space with more audience favorites by Ravel, Debussy, Messiaen, and Stravinsky on February 16. The Orchestra’s outstanding and enthusiastic young artists will highlight this free performance with brief remarks about each of the works.

On February 23, TŌN will give the final installment this season of its top-selling Sight & Soundseries at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Haydn’s The Clock: The Intersection of Art & Technology. The program will explore how musicians, like their contemporaries in art and science, were mesmerized by advancements and pseudo-advancements in science and technology during the second half of the 18th century. While Mozart poked fun at this fascination in Così fan tutte, Haydn drew inspiration from the advances in horology in Vienna and London.
Each presentation in the Sight & Sound series offers a discussion accompanied by musical excerpts performed by The Orchestra Now along with on-screen artworks, followed by a full performance and audience Q&A with conductor Leon Botstein.
Peter Norton Symphony Space, New York City
Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 4 PM
Zachary Schwartzman, conductor
Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Messiaen: The Forgotten Offerings
Ravel: Boléro
Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947)
Tickets: Free concert, advance RSVP is suggested.

    The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
    Haydn’s The Clock: The Intersection of Art & Technology
    Sun, Feb 23, 2020 at 2 PM
    Leon Botstein, conductor
    Haydn: Symphony No. 101, The Clock
    Artwork about Technology from the exhibition Making Marvels
    Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Making Marvels: Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art through March 1, 2020.
    Tickets priced at $30–$50; Bring the Kids for $1. All tickets include same-day museum admission. Tickets may be purchased online at metmuseum.org/sightandsound, by calling The Met at 212.570.3949, or at The Great Hall box office at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

     

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    Beyond NYC: One Piano Four Hands Recital at Bronxville Women’s Club

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    Beyond NYC: One Piano Four Hands Recital at Bronxville Women’s Club

    Celebrating love and friendship, Bronxville Women’s Club offers a night of piano music performed in four hands by the internationally acclaimed pianists Oxana Mikhailoff and Vassily Primakov on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 7 pm. 

    This concert is presented in collaboration with ARTS-NY

    Pianists Vassily Primakov and Oxana Mikhailoff
    Pianists Vassily Primakov and Oxana Mikhailoff / Image courtesy of the musicians

    Pianists, educators, and co-directors of the concert series, Oxana Mikhailoff and Vassily Primakov have known each other for nearly 30 years. Sharing warm memories about their alma-mater Moscow State Conservatory and their teacher Vera Gornostaeva, they started professional collaboration in New York upon their arrival here in the 1990s. The musicians continue enriching their careers by playing for the audiences in Bronxville and Sparkill, NY and touring together around the country.

    It is a particular treat for the music lovers to hear them play in four hands as each pianist brings certain individuality and unique musical texture which perfectly complements the style of the other. Indeed, the harmony rules!

    Program

    M. Glinka, Overture from the opera “Ruslan and Liudmila” (Transcription for four hands)
    C. Czerny, Sonata in F Minor op. 178. (Original work written for four hands)
    F. Mendelssohn, “Midsummer Night’s dream”: Overture; Scherzo (Transcription for four hands)
    C. Saint-Saens, “Carnaval of the Animals” (Transcription for four hands)

     

     

    Indulge your cravings for piano music on Saturday, February 15, 2020 as the concert will be a delicious treat for the music fans. Join the musicians in the charming setting of the Bronxville Women’s Club and share the joy of music!

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    Online prices: $22 – $30

    At the door prices: $35 – $40

     

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    Opera in NYC: Andrea Bocelli at Met Opera

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    Opera in NYC: Andrea Bocelli at Met Opera

    Andrea Bocelli returns to MetOpera stage with Italian Opera Favorites recital on February 10, 2020 at 7.30 pm

    Andrea Bocelli at the piano at Premio Faraglioni 2009
    Andrea Bocelli at Premio Faraglioni 2009; photo by Sannita / Image licensed by Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

    Andrea Bocelli returns to New York for two Sunday evenings of operatic recitals at the Metropolitan Opera House. The program will feature the opera fan’s favorite love duets, arias, and songs. Bocelli will appear with renown international stars and members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra under the baton of Eugene Kohn. These unique musical events promise an unforgettable joy and entertainment.

    This year recital by the master of Italian Opera follows a pair of triumphant recitals on the MetOpera stage in 2019. Before 2019, Bocelli was absent from the Met Opera stage for the past seven years, so his return was highly anticipated by the delighted fans. This year recital is another treat for the lucky audience promising a genuine performance of the timeless favorites. Click below for tickets:

    Monday, February 10, 2020 at 7.30 pm         BUY TICKETS

     

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    Music in NYC: Pianist Daumants Liepins in a Solo Recital at Opera America

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    Music in NYC: Pianist Daumants Liepins in a Solo Recital at Opera America

    GetClassical presents pianist Daumants Liepins, the 2019 Vendome Prize winner at the Verbier Festival in a solo recital on Monday, January 20, 2020 at 7 pm at Opera America; an interview with the musician, industry roundtable, and a champagne reception to follow

    Pianist Daumants Liepins
    Pianist Daumants Liepins / Image courtesy of the musician

    Selected as “the pianist to look out for in 2020” by the pianomagazine.com, Daumants Liepins gives his first piano recital in New York City on January 20, 2020. An interview of the musician with Zsolt Bognar, host of “Living the Classical Life” and an industry roundtable “Piano Competitions in the Digital Age” will immediately follow the concert. A champagne reception will make a natural conclusion for the evening. The event is presented by Ilona Oltuski at GetClassical.

    A student of Julia Mustonen-Dahlkquist of Ingesund School of Music/Karlstad University in Sweden, Liepins is garnering the attention of the classical music connoisseurs for his sound and sensitive interpretations of the piano repertoire. In addition to his triumphant performance at the 2019 Verbier Festival, he’s the first prize winner of Maria Canals International Piano Competition and Nordic Piano Competition. He is also the laureate of the top prizes of George Enescu, James Mottram piano competitions, and Tbilisi International Piano Competition, where he also received the Special Prize for Artistry. 

    Born in Riga, Latvia, Liepins established himself as the most recognized pianist in his country after winning the Grand Prix of the Lielā Mūzikas Balva (Latvian National Grand Music Award) in the Young Artist of the Year category in 2017, which is the most prestigious award for a classical musician in Latvia. Besides his regular appearances with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, he performs with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Helsingborg Symphony orchestra, Romanian National Symphony Orchestra, Georgian National Symphony Orchestra, and Kaunas Symphony orchestra. He is based at Ingesund School of Music/Karlstad University in Sweden.

     

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    Program: 

    Schumann,  Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11, “Pianoforte Sonata, dedicated to Clara by Florestan and Eusebius”

    Brahms, Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5

     

    Industry roundtable Piano Competitions in the Digital Age
    GetClassical Industry Roundtable Panel

    The timely roundtable discussion titled “Piano Competitions in the Digital Age” will include the “who is who” in the music sphere from the leading music school educators to the recording executives to professional musicians. On the panel are:

    Zsolts Bognar, Host of “Living the Classical Life”,

    Daumants Liepins, Pianist, winner of the 2019 Vendome Prize

    Joe Patrick, Sound Engineer, Producer, Pianist

    Sean Hickey, Senior Vice President , Naxos USA

    Paulina Dokovska, Chair of Piano Dept. at Mannes College of Music

    Julia Mustonen-Dahlquist, Chair of Piano Dept. Ingesund College of Music at Carlsbad University

     

    Delight your musical sensibilities with the exciting recital by this promising young artist and a fruitful conversation with the music professionals!  ARTS-NY is a PR partner with GetClassical.
    The tickets for the event can be reserved online only.                              BUY TICKETS
    Date: Monday, January 20, 2020 at 7 pm