Mariam Adam, clarinet & Evelyn Ulex, piano
Since 2005 the TransAltantic Ensemble has been making music together as a duo on either side of the Atlantic. Hailing from Berlin and New York, the ensemble has aimed to bring together the elements that make classical music the evolution of sound that it is today. Their performances have gained the audiences of contemporary, crossover, classical and even jazz tastes.
They have performed in Carnegie Hall with Paquito D’Rivera, Symphony Space, Chamber Music Lincoln Center, also in Hamburg, Leipzig, Costa Rica with several repeat performances throughout Berlin.
The concert is one hour long; there is no charge for admission
When: Thursday, September 22, 2011
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: WMP Concert Hall
For more info click here.
... Go to event
Attended by more than 600 guests every year, Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night Gala is a premier event in New York’s cultural and social calendar. Gala benefit tickets include prime concert seating and the option of attending either a pre-concert reception or a post-concert, black-tie dinner at The Waldorf Astoria.
Performers
Mariinsky Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, Music Director and Conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, Cello
Program
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Festive Overture
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade
When: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 , 7:00 PM
Where: The Waldorf Astoria
301 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022-6844
(212) 872-4900
Come and join Camerata Virtuosi New Jersey (CVNJ) in celebrating pianist Choong-Mo Kang’s ground-breaking appointment as a professor of piano at the Juilliard School. He will be the first Asian pianist to hold the position.
Pianist Choong-Mo Kang has captured audiences throughout the world with his poetic intensity and confident simplicity of talent in his performances. Born in South Korea, Mr. Kang was the prizewinner of numerous international competitions including Dong-A Competition in Korea, Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition, Louise D. McMahan Competition, and Washington International Competition. Kang has won plaudits from critics around the world for his acclaimed performances with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, and he has recei ... 
In collaboration with Carnegie Hall’s Neighborhood Concert Series, El Museo del Barrio welcomes Latin Grammy award winner Lila Downs performing from her newly released album, Pecados y Milagros. Known for her striking voice and magnetic performances, Mexican-American singer and composer Lila Downs (Oaxaca, México) has created one of the most singular explorations of Mexican roots music on both sides of the border. The daughter of an American professor (her father) and a Mixtec cabaret singer, Downs came of age in both countries. By studying folk Mexican rhythms and native dialects and blending them with American folk, blues and rock, Downs has created a unique body of work through releases such as La Sandunga (1999), Tree of Life (2000) Border (2001), One Blood (2004), Entre Copa y C ... 
Cheikh Lô is one of the great mavericks of African music. A superb singer and songwriter, as well as a distinctive guitarist, percussionist, and drummer, he has captivated audiences with his mbalax rhythms and signature sound – an irresistible blend of West and Central African music, funk, Cuban music, and flamenco. His program features selections from his recent Jamm CD (World Circuit/Nonesuch), which Q magazine called “true global music to make anyone feel better.”
“one of the most soulful singers in West Africa.” – The Guardian, UK
When: April 20, 2012 10:00 PM
Where: Carnegie Hall,
Zankel Hall,
57th Street and 7th Avenue,
New York
For more information click here.
Join Dawn Upshaw, Richard Tognetti, and his “badass classical band” (Time Out New York), the Australian Chamber Orchestra, for Shostakovich, Grieg, and the New York premiere of Winter Morning Walks, written by New York–based jazz composer Maria Schneider expressly for Upshaw and this orchestra. Inspired by her native Midwest, the composer says the piece strives for “broad openness with an accessible, simple beauty.”
Performers
• Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, Artistic Director
• Dawn Upshaw, Soprano
Program
• SHOSTAKOVICH Elegy and Polka
• MARIA SCHNEIDER Winter Morning Walks (NY Premiere)
• SCHUMANN “Mondnacht,” Op. 39, No. 5 (arr. Jordan)
• SCHUBERT “Geheimes,” D. 719 (arr. Brahms)
• SCHUBERT “Der Tod und das Mädchen,” D. 531(arr. T ... 
The Florida State University College of Music presents “An Evening of Chamber Music at Carnegie Hall”
The program showcases two duos; the first half features the settings of the poetry of Langston Hughes performed by Albert Lee (tenor) and Edward Rothmel (piano). The second half of the program traces the musical journey of dynamic pianists Hyemin Kim and Joohae Kim. Hyemin Kim introduces the program with a solo piano piece “Wizards: Three Magic Masters” by American composer Judith Lang Zaimont. Joohae Kim then follows with two pieces from “Landscape Preludes” by New Zealand composers John Psathas and Gareth Farr. To conclude the recital, these two prize-winning pianists combine their talents to perform L’Histoire de Babar, written by French composer Francis Poulenc and transcr ... 
PAMAR’s annual LACW, now on its 7th edition, reaches out to more than 500,000 individuals through a worldwide promotional and marketing campaign. Many institutions and artists throughout New York City participate hosting presentations of music, dance, film, theater, literature, visual and performing arts from or influenced by the diverse cultures of Latin America. Among them we can mention the American Symphony Orchestra, The World Music Institute, Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Instituto Cervantes, Clemente Soto Velez Educational Center, Carnegie Hall, Museo del Barrio, Americas Society, Cuban Artist Fund, Music Artist Guild, Jose Limon Dance Company, and Repertorio Español.
The LACW counts with the support of the Latin Media and Entertainment Commission, the Department of Cultu ... 
