Orchestra of St. Luke’s will dedicate its third season of “Music in Color,” a program which, according to the press release, aims to highlight the “works and lives of composers of color,” to American composer Gabriela Lena Frank. Frank is of Peruvian, Chinese, and Lithuanian Jewish descent. The program will be held in partnership with Carnegie Hall’s festival “Migrations: The Making of {…}
Update: Paul Lewis was originally scheduled to perform the Piano Concerto but canceled. The second concert of Orchestra of St. Luke’s 2018-19 Carnegie Hall Series will take place on Feb. 28, 2019. Principal Conductor Bernard Labadie will lead the ensemble. Soprano Ying Fang will be featured, performing the aria “Non temer, amato bene,” K. 490 from the 1786 Vienna version of {…}
Orchestra of St. Luke’s has announced its 2019-20 Carnegie Hall Season, which will include three concert performances with Principal Conductor Bernard Labadie. In its first concert of the season, Orchestra of St. Luke’s will present two works by Mendelssohn, “The Hebrides” Overture and Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56, “Scottish.” Additionally, 24-year-old pianist Beatrice Rana will be featured during {…}
The Orchestra of St. Luke’s has announced its 2018-19 Carnegie Hall series. The season will include two concerts featuring some of the world’s greatest singers and another featuring one the world’s greatest pianist. The season kicks off on Oct. 25 when the orchestra performs Haydn’s “Nelson Mass” and the Mozart Requiem. The concert will be conducted by Bernard Labadie and {…}
This summer, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in New York City will begin the first of what will be an annual summer event. The Chamber Music Festival, to be held this June and every June hereafter, will highlight a single composer. “Facets of Schubert” kicks-off the new tradition with three different performances throughout the month, where the organization will explore {…}