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Trala Holds Event ‘Building the Future of Music Education’

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On Sept. 29, 2021, Trala held its first ever in-person event, “Building the Future of Music Education.” The event began with a keynote address from Trala’s CEO Sam Walder, who shared his vision of everyone having access to quality music education at the tip of their fingers. Walder revealed Trala’s plans to extend the courses outside of the violin sooner {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann & Diana Damrau to Perform During Ibermúsica’s 2021-22 Season

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Ibermúsica has announced its 2021-22 season featuring some of the world’s greatest soloists and orchestras. Diana Damrau and Jonas Kaufmann will perform the only vocal performance. The duo will take on program of Brahms and Schumann alongside pianist Helmut Deutsch. The concert is set for April 7. The concert marks the latest collaboration between Kaufmann and Damrau who have previously {…}

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Renée Fleming, Denyce Graves Headline ‘United in Song: Celebrating Resilience in America’

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Nouveau Productions and PBS are set to release “United in Song: Celebrating Resilience in America” on New Year’s Eve. The performance, which was filmed at George Washington’s Mount Vernon and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, features a wide array of major artists including soprano Renée Fleming, mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, singing actress Audra McDonald, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, {…}

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Spoleto Festival USA General Director Nigel Redden Retires After 35 Years

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The Spoleto Festival USA General Director Nigel Redden announced his retirement in a statement Thursday, September 24. Redden cited the cancellation of the 2020 season and “the enforced isolation of the past several months,” as his reasons for departure after 35 years at the Festival’s helm. Redden went on to say, “The Festival continues to mean an enormous amount to {…}

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Nadine Sierra & Michael Fabiano Headline Festival Napa Valley’s ‘One Night, Many Voices’ Virtual Concert

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California Wine Country’s premiere music festival, Festival Napa Valley, will present “One Night, Many Voices,” a free, global, virtual concert featuring a star-studded line-up of performers, including Soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Michael Fabiano. The concert will take place on Saturday, July 25, 2020. The opera stars share top billing alongside violinist Joshua Bell, soprano Larisa Martínez, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and the {…}

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Simon O’Neill, Elisabeth Teige, Jaap van Zweden Headline Hong Kong Philharmonic’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Kjell Reben Strom / Albert Comper) The Hong Kong Philharmonic has announced its 47th anniversary season. For this article, the focus will be on vocal performances. Jaap van Zweden conducts Beethoven’s Leonore Overture and Symphony No. 9. The concert will also include the Taipei Philharmonic Chorus. Performance Dates: Oct. 2 & 3, 2020 Elisabeth Teige, Simon O’Neill, Matthias Goerne, {…}

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Tanglewood Festival Announces 2020 Digital Festival

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The Tanglewood Festival has announced a 2020 digital online festival. The new festival will offer audio and video showcases including newly created content to be recorded at Tanglewood’s Linde Center in June and July. The series will feature artists and programs of the originally announced 2020 Tanglewood season. Newly created content will feature such artists as Gil Shaham, Emanuel Ax, {…}

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Verbier Festival Announces Virtual Event Starting This July

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The Verbier Festival has announced that it is teaming up with medici.tv and Radio Télévision Suisse to present the Virtual Verbier Festival between July 16-August 12. The festival will feature several online performances as well as the broadcasting of part events. The medici.tv program includes several major instrumentalists such as Evgeny Kissin, Martha Argerich, Joshua Bell, András Schiff, Gautier and {…}

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Renaissance Woman – Huda I. Alkhamis-Kanoo, Founder of Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation, On Bringing Cultures Together Through Music

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It was the afternoon following the Metropolitan Opera’s premiere of “Der Fliegende Holländer,” that I met a glowing Huda I. Alkhamis-Kanoo, the founder of the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation (ADMAF) and the Abu Dhabi Festival. The Abu Dhabi Festival was one of four organizations co-producing the Met’s “Dutchman,” the other three being the Metropolitan Opera, L’Opéra de Québec, {…}