Violinist Joshua Bell has been named Principal Guest Conductor of the New Jersey Symphony. He will begin in his position during the 2025-26 season and continue through 2028-29. In his new position, he will appear on one program weekend each season and additional collaborations will be announced at a later date. In a statement Bell said, “I first played with New Jersey {…}
(Photo credit: Natalie Miller) The official opening of the new Perelman Performing Arts Center NYC (PAC NYC) is on September 19th with performances including “Watch Night,” an opera opening on Nov 3-18, 2023, co-conceived, directed, and choreographed by Bill T. Jones, libretto by Marc Bamuthi Joseph and composed by Brooklyn born and bred artist Tamar-kali. Prior to this opening, OperaWire {…}
On May 8, 2023, Young Concert Artists (YCA) held their 62nd Annual Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center. This year’s gala honored Deborah Borda, the President and CEO of the New York Philharmonic, for her accomplishments in service to the arts. The concert was hosted by Kevin Joyce, who gave opening remarks before introducing YCA President Daniel Kellogg. “Tonight we {…}
The 92nd Street Y, New York is set to present “Voice and the Violin” with violinist Joshua Bell and soprano Larisa Martinez. The evening is set to be presented on Oct. 20, 2022 at the Kaufmann Concert Hall. Bell, Martinez, and Peter Dugan will open the season with an array of arias, solos, and duets specially arranged for them. The concert {…}
Puerto Rican soprano Larisa Martínez will perform with violinist Joshua Bell and the Philadelphia Orchestra in a program of duets. “Voice and Violin” is scheduled for July 29, 2022, at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center and will feature a broad range of music from Berlioz to Bernstein. Conductor Michael Stern will be on the podium. The complete program comprises the {…}
The American Symphony Orchestra returns to Carnegie Hall on Jan. 28, 2022, at 8 p.m. for its 60th anniversary season. The program, led by Leon Botstein, will include the U.S. premiere of Sergei Taneyev’s “At the Reading of a Psalm” which is part of the Vanguard Series. Featured soloists include soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer, a graduate of the Opera’s Lindemann Young {…}
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 {…}
Famed violinist Joshua Bell and soprano Larisa Martinez will appear in a special PBS performance on August 16, 2020. The program, entitled “Joshua Bell: At Home With Music,” will air at 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT and will be available to stream for free for two weeks thereafter. The program will center around a musical soirée of intimate performances from {…}
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 {…}
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, {…}