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Tony Way rejoices in a Tchaikovsky marathon that doubles as a fundraiser.

A three-show bill will mark the latest premiere of Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet in the capital next week, with founder and artistic director Mariam Aleksidze bringing to the stage of the city's Royal District Theatre the first instalment in the Bach Project series of the troupe.

The College of Charleston Orchestra on Nov. 29, 2021, will present the performance “Two Geniuses: Tchaikovsky and Orellana,” which will include the U.S. premiere of 91-year-old Joaquín Orellana’s "Ballet Contrastes."

Back to a much-missed venue for an orchestral showcase. Classical music review by Christopher Lambton

Andrzej Bauer (cello); Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jacek Kaspszyk (NIFC)

The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal returns to the stage with fresh concerts for the spring April 7 and 8 marks the first two live concerts that have been scheduled for Montreals all-too-quiet orchestra. Author of the article: JP Karwacki Publishing date: Apr 07, 2021  •  8 hours ago  •  2 minute read  •  The 70-minute-long OSM shows have diminished seating with physically distanced guests wearing masks throughout. Photo by OSM /Facebook Reviews...

At the 2011 Young Artist Competition put on by Music Worcester in Alden Hall at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the Music Guild Prize was won by 12-year-old cellist Zlatomir Fung of Westboro. The competition was for musicians ages 12-18 in Worcester County. Fung received a $1,100 scholarship and an invitation to perform at the Music Guilds "Luncheon and Musicale."  Ten months later in 2012, Fung was performing as a cello soloist at Symphony Pro Music concerts in Westboro and Hudson. "I rememb...

Feb 24, 2021 Submitted Photo The SubZero Winds, a woodwind quintet of Minot Symphony Orchestra musicians, will be featured during the world premiere of “Five Brief Maneuvers for Wind Quintet” by Matthew Benbenek, an orchestra member. The Minot Symphony Orchestra will present “A Little Night Musik” featuring music by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and a world premier by one of its own musicians Matthew Benbenek. The orchestra will welcome a limited socially distanced live audience to attend ...

12 pm ET: Mark Morris Dance Group presents Dido and Aeneas. A screening of the 1995 film directed by Barbara Willis Sweete who recreated the Dido and Aeneas set on a sound stage in Toronto and filmed it without the constraints of a proscenium stage and with Morris in his critically acclaimed role. The screening will be followed by a live Q&A with Morris and Sweete and launches a week of activities including talks with dancers and artistic collaborators. Dance with MMDG classes for all levels ...

This  virtual evening begins with Dvořáks Serenade for Winds, Cello and Bass in D Minor. "The work is dedicated to the music critic and composer Louis Ehlert who praised the Slavonic Dances highly in the German press." Next will be Tchaikovskys Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33  performed by internationally renowned and local cellist Bion Tsang ("an artist who guarantees the future of our music"  The Los Angeles Times). After intermission, the ASO will perform Mussorgys Khovanshch...