The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is set to present “Songs and Snow,” an evening of music by George Crumb and Tan Dun. The evening, which is set to be held on May 7 at Alice Tully Hall, will star soprano Dawn Upshaw in Crumb’s “Winds of Destiny” from his American Songbook IV. The evening will also feature Tan Dun’s {…}
(Photo credit: Hilary Scott) Last weekend, Symphony Hall was, on a generous account, less than two-thirds full. If you asked anyone why they were there, nine out of ten people would have said: “to listen to Bártok’s Castle.” The few others would be admirers of Alisa Weilerstein, who played the concert’s first half: Haydn’s c-major cello concerto. Chiaroscuro programing. Bartók’s {…}
Opera Arias has announced its final month of the Takeover Festival. The first takeover will be by Italian soprano Carmen Giannattasio on June 6. The second will feature cellist Alisa Weilerstein on June 13. Weilerstein will be followed by mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti on June 20 and the final takeover will be by Aleksandra Kurzak and Roberto Alagna on June 27. {…}