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| 23 January 2025 | |
| 7.30pm Lansdowne Club 9 Fitzmaurice Pl London W1J 5JD United Kingdom Details: Web site | a performance of songs by Donizetti and his contemporaries. |
| 25 January 2025 | |
| 7.30pm(PT) Center for New Music 55 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA SF Bay Area 94102 United States of America Details: Brent Miller Web site +1 415 275 5466 $10/$15 (in-person); livestream (free) | Midnight Serenades: Music by Women and Nonbinary Composers Ensemble for These Times Nanette McGuinness, soprano Abigail Monroe, cello Margaret Halbig, piano Chelsea Hollow, guest coloratura soprano Olivia Bennett: Prelude to the Afterlife Gabriella Carrido: Because I Couldn’t Stop for Death Devon Lee: What I Know About Living Lucy Chen: Cello/piano duo (World Premiere) Madeline Clara Cheng: TBD (World Premiere) Caleb Palka: TBD (World Premiere) Carla Lucero: Sin voz (from "Juana") Jodi Goble: Twelve Chairs Akshaya Avril Tucker: Midnight Snack E4TT’s annual favorite returns with works and commissions from our Call for Scores with Luna Composition Lab alums, plus music by Gabriela Lena Frank, Jodi Goble, Carla Lucero, and Akshaya Avril Tucker |
| 16 February 2025 | |
| 3.00pm Symphony Hall 301 Mass. Avenue MA 02115 United States of America Details: Web site +1 617 236 0999 $125, $95, $65, $32, $12 for students | Boston Philharmonic Orchestra: Strauss's Four Last Songs & Mahler Symphony No. 4 with soprano Claire Booth Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Benjamin Zander, conductor Claire Booth, soprano Strauss: Four Last Songs Mahler: Symphony No. 4 Boston Philharmonic 2024-25 Season event 3 The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra's third concert of the 2024-25 season features versatile British soprano Claire Booth doing double duty as the soloist for both Strauss's posthumously published Four Last Songs, his last completed work, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, which launched Conductor Benjamin Zander’s conducting career 52 years ago. His encounter with Mahler led to his lifetime passion for the composer, ultimately earning him the Gustav Mahler Society of New York’s first Titan Award in 2023. |
| 22 February 2025 | |
| 7.30pm(PT) Berkeley Piano Club 2724 Haste St, Berkeley, CA SF Bay Area 94704 United States of America Details: Web site 0-$30 (in-person); livestream (free, donations welcomed | Call for Scores: Solo Piano, Vol. 2 Ensemble for These Times: Dale Tsang, piano Works chosen from E4TT's 2024 Call for Scores for solo piano. Winning scores to be announced in August. E4TT’s second biannual solo piano Call for Scores, performed by emerita pianist extraordinaire Dale Tsang. |
| 7.30pm(PT) Berkeley Piano Club 2724 Haste St, Berkeley, CA SF Bay Area 94704 United States of America Details: Web site 0-$30 (in-person); livestream (free, donations welcomed | Call for Scores: Solo Piano, Vol. 2 Ensemble for These Times: Dale Tsang, piano Works chosen from E4TT's 2024 Call for Scores for solo piano. Winning scores to be announced in August. E4TT’s second biannual solo piano Call for Scores, performed by emerita pianist extraordinaire Dale Tsang. |
| 2 March 2025 | |
| 3.00pm Symphony Hall 301 Mass. Avenue MA 02115 United States of America Details: Web site +1 617 236 0999 $75, $45, $20, and $12 for students | Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 2024-25 Season: Mahler Symphony No. 6 Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Benjamin Zander, conductor Mahler: Symphony No. 6 Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 2024-25 Season event 2 The difficulties performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 6, Tragic—technical, interpretive, emotional, and even logistical—are legendary. After performing his Symphony No. 5 last season, this year’s Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra musicians will tackle Mahler’s even more emotionally challenging Sixth Symphony. |
| 3.00pm Symphony Hall 301 Mass. Avenue MA 02115 United States of America Details: Web site +1 617 236 0999 $75, $45, $20, and $12 for students | Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 2024-25 Season: Mahler Symphony No. 6 Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Benjamin Zander, conductor Mahler: Symphony No. 6 Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 2024-25 Season event 2 The difficulties performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 6, Tragic—technical, interpretive, emotional, and even logistical—are legendary. After performing his Symphony No. 5 last season, this year’s Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra musicians will tackle Mahler’s even more emotionally challenging Sixth Symphony. |
| 10 March 2025 | |
| 7.30pm Cadogan Hall 5 Sloane Terrace London SW1X 9DQ United Kingdom Details: Web site | lost and forgotten songs by Gaetano Donizetti – many of which have not been heard in 200 years |
| 25 March 2025 | |
| 7.30pm World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens 3 Ponton Rd London SW11 7BD United Kingdom Details: Web site | a concert of rare songs by Donizetti and his contemporaries |
| 7.30pm World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens 3 Ponton Rd London SW11 7BD United Kingdom Details: Web site | a concert of rare songs by Donizetti and his contemporaries |
| 4 April 2025 | |
| 7.30pm(PT) Cha Chi Ming Hall, Bowes Center 200 Van Ness Avenue SF Bay Area 94102 United States of America Details: Web site FREE (in-person and livestream) | Women in Transit Ensemble for These Times Nanette McGuinness, soprano with Han Lash, dancer Lylia Guion, violin Megan Chartier, cello Taylor Chan, piano Leilehua Lanzilotti: ko-u inoa Han Lash: Suite (WORLD PREMIERE) Tamara McLeod: Sappho Fragments (WORLD PREMIERE) Niloufar Nourbakhsh: Cavities (WORLD PREMIERE), to a new film by Pegah Pasalar Emma O'Halloran: Vertical Fields Zhou Tian: A Crown for Sonia E4TT/TAC Student Multimedia Composition Competition winner Niloufar Nourbakhsh’s commission has been made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by the Mellon Foundation. |
| 9 April 2025 until 13 April 2025 | |
| Porec Istria Croatia Details: Gregor Laskowski Web site | Istra Music Festival International festival of choirs and orchestras in Porec (Istria, Croatia) ISTRIA - the country by the sea The largest peninsula of the Adriatic is Croatia's most popular holiday destination. Despite the relatively small surface of Istria it offers an unbelievable multitude of impressive sceneries to be discovered. The combination of natural beauties, the healing powers of air, sun and the ocean, as well as the hospitality of the local inhabitants are like magic. Besides gorgeous parks, a picturesque stone coast and long beaches the Croatian Riveria provides many superb cultural events, such as the Istra Music Festival with performances from choirs and orchestras from all over the world. |
| 18 April 2025 | |
| 8.00pm Symphony Hall 301 Mass. Avenue MA 02115 United States of America Details: Web site +1 617 236 0999 $125, $95, $65, $32, $12 for students | Boston Philharmonic Orchestra: Mahler Symphony No. 2 with soprano Miah Persson & mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Benjamin Zander, conductor Dame Sarah Connnolly, mezzo-soprano Miah Persson, soprano Chorus Pro Musica Mahler: Symphony No. 2 Boston Philharmonic 2024-25 Season event 4 The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra's final concert of the 2024-25 season features the "achingly poignant” and internationally recognized mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly, who returns to the BPO stage as soloist on Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection with Swedish soprano Miah Persson, as well as Chorus Pro Musica. The themes of life, death, and resurrection resonate deeply on Good Friday, making it a fitting finale to the BPO's season. |
| 1 May 2025 | |
| 8.00pm Symphony Hall 301 Mass. Avenue MA 02115 United States of America Details: Web site +1 617 236 0999 $75, $45, $20, and $12 for students | Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 2024-25 Season: Debussy, Walton & Rachmaninoff Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Benjamin Zander, conductor Mahler: Symphony No. 6 Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 2024-25 Season event 3 The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra's (BPYO) final concert of the 2024-25 season opens with Debussy's Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to an afernoon of a faun), one of the most intricate and demanding pieces in the orchestral repertoire. Cellist Leland Ko, first prize winner of the 2023 L'orchestre symphonique de Montreal Competition and former BPYO first cellist at age 14), who is now 25, follows as the soloist on Walton's Cello Concerto, which cellist Gregor Piatigorsky commissioned and premiered in Boston. The concert concludes with Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2, which Conductor Benjamin Zander says “has deep romantic themes, overflowing with love.” |
| 8.00pm Symphony Hall 301 Mass. Avenue MA 02115 United States of America Details: Web site +1 617 236 0999 $75, $45, $20, and $12 for students | Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 2024-25 Season: Debussy, Walton & Rachmaninoff Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Benjamin Zander, conductor Mahler: Symphony No. 6 Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 2024-25 Season event 3 The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra's (BPYO) final concert of the 2024-25 season opens with Debussy's Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to an afernoon of a faun), one of the most intricate and demanding pieces in the orchestral repertoire. Cellist Leland Ko, first prize winner of the 2023 L'orchestre symphonique de Montreal Competition and former BPYO first cellist at age 14), who is now 25, follows as the soloist on Walton's Cello Concerto, which cellist Gregor Piatigorsky commissioned and premiered in Boston. The concert concludes with Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2, which Conductor Benjamin Zander says “has deep romantic themes, overflowing with love.” |
| 30 April 2025 until 4 May 2025 | |
| Calella Costa Barcelona Spain Details: Web site | Costa Barcelona Music Festival 9th International choir and orchestra festival in Calella on the Costa Barcelona (Spain) |
| 8 May 2025 | |
| 7.30pm 22 Mansfield Street London W1G 9NR United Kingdom Details: Web site | a programme of newly discovered songs by Donizetti and his contemporaries |
| 9 May 2025 | |
| 7.30pm(PT) Community Music Center 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA SF Bay Area 94110 United States of America Details: Andrew Web site 415-399-9554 $20-28 or with a Festival Pass (in-person or livestream) | Mujeres Ahora Ensemble for These Times Nanette McGuinness, soprano Margaret Halbig, piano with guests Lylia Guion, violin, Vanessa Ruotolo, cello SF International Arts Festival Ticketing link: https://www.sfiaf.org/ Music by Gabriela Lena Frank, Tania León, Carla Lucero Carla Lucero, Claudia Montero, Angélica Negrón, and Gabriela Ortiz |
| 14 May 2025 until 18 May 2025 | |
| Venice and Jesolo Venezia Italy Details: Web site | Venezia Music Festival VENICE – city of channels and gondolas Since 1987 Venice and its lagoon have been on the UNESCO-list of cultural heritage. For many people it is the most beautiful city in the world, and is especially fascinating due to its architectural wealth. The heart of Venice - Piazza San Marco with the gorgeous Basilica - is one of the beautiful places in the world. In the proximity, at famous locations, the concerts of the Venezia Music Festival take place. |
| 25 June 2025 until 29 June 2025 | |
| Budapest Hungary Details: Web site | International choir and orchestra festival in Budapest Budapest – a city with one of the best locations in the world: No visitor of the Hungarian capital can resist its beauty. The city enchants, impresses, and fascinates at the same time. The Danube divides the city into the hilly Buda and the flat Pest. The most interesting attractions of Budapest are the Fishermen's Bastion, the Mathias Church, the Royal Castle, the Citadel, and the Parliament building. It is here, “by the beautiful blue Danube,” that the Budapest Music Festival takes place. |
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