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Katonah, New York � Week three of the seven-week 2008 Caramoor International Music Festival begins on Thursday, July 3 at 7:30pm in the Spanish Courtyard with Trio Solisti. These three brilliant instrumentalists � Maria Bachmann, violin; Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello; and Jon Klibonoff, piano � present a delightfully diverse program featuring their own monumental arrangement of Modest Mussorgsky�s classic Pictures at an Exhibition as well as Maurice Ravel�s masterpiece, Trio in A minor, and Astor Piazzolla�s tango-inflected Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.

Jul 4, 2008

The John Pizzarelli Quartet: Great American Songbook Celebration

Dates:

July 4

Auditorium:

Caramoor Festival

149 Girdle Ridge Road

Katonah, NY United States

Phone:

(914) 232-1252

e-mail:

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Katonah, New York � Multi-faceted guitarist, singer, and entertainer, John Pizzarelli returns to Caramoor for an evening of classic standards, beautiful ballads, and hot jazz on Friday, July 4 at 8:00 pm in the Venetian Theater. The program is entitled The Great American Songbook Celebration. Using greats like Nat "King" Cole and Frank Sinatra and the songs of writers like Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen as touchstones, Pizzarelli is among the prime contemporary interpreters of the great American songbook, bringing to the tradition his signature style and brilliant guitar playing.

Jul 5, 2008

Carnival in Venice- All Vivaldi

Dates:

July 5

Auditorium:

Caramoor Festival

149 Girdle Ridge Road

Katonah, NY United States

Phone:

(914) 232-1252

e-mail:

Web:

http://www.festivalhill.org

Katonah, New York � The Caramoor International Music Festival will present the Orchestra of St. Luke�s in an All-Vivaldi program, Carnival in Venice, featuring the composer�s masterpiece, The Four Seasons, on Saturday, July 5 at 8:00pm in the Venetian Theater. Carnival in Venice will begin with a pre-concert extravaganza at 5:00pm with comic performances by Caramoor�s resident commedia dell-arte troupe, Il Giullari di Piazza. Audiences are invited to dine amidst Caramoor�s gardens prior to the evening concert by bringing their own picnics or pre-ordering picnics from Great Performances� by calling 212.337.6055.

Gregory Fulkerson at Round Top

Dates:

Jun 21 to Jul 5

Sponsor:

International Festival-Institute at Round Top

Auditorium:

International Festival-Institute at Round Top

Contact:

Box Office, 979-249-3129
info@festivalhill.org

Festival Concert Hall

Round Top, TX United States

Phone:

979-249-3129

e-mail:

info@festivalhill.org

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Prize-winning violinist Gregory Fulkerson performs with the Texas Festival Orchestra, Jean-Marie Zeitoni conducting.

July 5th at 8:00 p.m.
Festival Concert Hall
International Festival-Institute at Round Top, Texas

All-Sibelius program:
Violin Concerto in D minor, Opus 47
Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Opus 39

2008 Bellingham Festival of Music

Dates:

July 5 to 20

Sponsor:

Bellingham Festival of Music

Auditorium:

Western Washington University PAC and the Bellingham Yacht Club

Contact:

info@bellinghamfestival.org

Bellingham, WA United States

Phone:

360-201-6621

e-mail:

info@bellinghamfestival.org

Web:

http://www.bellinghamfestival.org

The Bellingham Festival of Music returns this summer to celebrate its Fifteenth Season of Orchestral and Chamber Concerts. Artistic Director Michael Palmer will again conduct the Festival Orchestra in a series of concerts running July 5 � 20, 2008. Orchestral concerts in the 2008 Festival will all be held at Western Washington University�s 663-seat Performing Arts Center. The chamber music concerts will be held for the first time at the Bellingham Yacht Club and will include a light buffet. For more information about purchasing Festival tickets, telephone the WWU Box Office at 360-650-6146, or write to WWU Box Office, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225-9107.

Harvard Glee Club

Dates:

July 5

Auditorium:

Ravinia Festival

Contact:

Box Office

Green Bay Road & Lake Cook Road

Highland Park, IL United States

Phone:

847-266-5100

e-mail:

Web:

widownia@wieczory-w-arsenale.pl

8 p.m. � Martin Theatre Tickets: $40-25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 3 p.m.

San Francisco Internation Music Festival

Dates:

July 5th-7th

Auditorium:

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Contact:

Cathy Angelo

50 Oak Street

San Francisco, CA United States

Phone:

415-388-6310

e-mail:

cathy@sfmf.org

Web:

http://www.sfmf.org

The Milton and Peggy Salkind International Piano Duo Festival is the United States� first and foremost international music festival solely dedicated to the art of the piano duo. Now entering its second annual season, the Salkind International Piano Duo Festival spotlights world-class artists in a series of concerts that capture the spirit of similar European and Russian festivals. This year an extraordinary array of distinguished artists from the greater Bay Area, Latvia, Armenia, Italy, Japan, and Australia will grace the Bay Area with a series of five concerts, each one focused on a different musical theme. Don�t miss this rare opportunity to experience the rich sonorities and rewarding repertoire of the piano duo genre.

Jul 6, 2008

Jeffrey Swann in Wroclaw, Poland

Dates:

July 6th

Sponsor:

Festiwal Wieczory w Arsenale

Auditorium:

Arsenale

Contact:

Box Office

Rynek Ratusz 24

Wroclaw, Poland

Phone:

48(0)71.342.2291

e-mail:

Web:

http://www.wieczory-w-arsenale.pl

Prize-winning pianist Jeffrey Swann performs the Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Opus 35, with the Wratislavia Chamber Orchestra, Jan Stanienda conducting, in a program also featuring Honegger's Symphony in D minor and Bartok's Divertimento for Strings.

"Brilliant ... a dashing virtuoso ... spectacular playing" - The New York Times

For reservations & information:
48(0)604.562843
widownia@wieczory-w-arsenale.pl

Tango for the Family: Family Concert, Sonidos Latinos II

Dates:

July 6

Auditorium:

Caramoor Festival

149 Girdle Ridge Road

Katonah, NY United States

Phone:

(914) 232-1252

e-mail:

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The vibrancy, rhythm and excitement of the Tango will dazzle youngsters and their families in two programs, Tango for the Family for youngsters ages 6 and up and Tango for Tots for those under 6 on Sunday, July 6 at 4:30pm. Leading Tango for the Family in the Venetian Theater will be narrator Jamie Bernstein and flutist Marco Granados, along with the Sonidos Latinos Festival Ensemble: Pablo Aslan, bass; Emilio Solla, piano; Raul Jaurena, bandone�n; Nicolas Danielson, violin. This interactive and energetic event will take youngsters on a musical journey to the Latin American countries of Argentina and Uruguay through the sounds and dance of the Tango.

Caramoor: Tango for Tots

Dates:

July 6

Auditorium:

Caramoor Festival

149 Girdle Ridge Road

Katonah, NY United States

Phone:

(914) 232-1252

e-mail:

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The vibrancy, rhythm and excitement of the Tango will dazzle youngsters and their families in two programs, Tango for the Family for youngsters ages 6 and up and Tango for Tots for those under 6 on Sunday, July 6 at 4:30pm. Teaching artist Katie Kresek along with bandoneonist Hector del Curto and pianist Gustavo Casanave, will introduce very young children to the both the music and dance of Tango in Tango for Tots in the Reception Tent at Caramoor. Engaging children through musical games, storytelling, activities, and performances with professional Tango dancers and live music, the program will promote active listening and an imaginative concert-going experience for all.

Jul 8, 2008

Misha & Cipa Dichter

Dates:

July 8

Sponsor:

Mrs. A. Watson Armour

Auditorium:

Ravinia Festival

Contact:

box office

Green Bay Road & Lake Cook Road

Highland Park, IL United States

Phone:

847-266-5100

e-mail:

Web:

info@washingtonsquaremusicfestival.org

Tuesday, July 8, 8 p.m. � Martin Theatre �40th Anniversary Concert� Misha Dichter, Piano Cipa Dichter, Piano Program to include Mozart/Busoni, Shostakovich, Infante Tickets: $50-30/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Music for Harpsichord and Ensemble

Dates:

July 8, 8 pm

Sponsor:

WASHINGTON SQUARE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Auditorium:

Washington Square Park, 1 block south of 8th St. and Fifth Ave.

Contact:

Peggy Friedman

Washington Square Park, south-east quadrant

New York, NY United States

Phone:

212-252-3621

e-mail:

Web:

http://www.washingtonsquaremusicfestival.org

Opening performance celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Washington Square Music Festival's free concert series in the Square. Harpsichordist Gerard Ranck joins the Festival Ensemble for a program of Vivaldi, Tigran Mansurian, de Falle and Bach. This concert is dedicated to three people who, until their deaths, were responsible for the founding and advancement over the years of the Festival. Peggy Campbell, chair until 1987; violinist Alexander "Sasha" Schneider, the artistic founder, and oboist Henry Schuman, music director 1982-2000. Lutz Rath is the current music director. Rainspace is NYU's Frederick Loewe Theatre, 35 West 4th Street.

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ Pops Concert

Dates:

July 8

Sponsor:

gBritt PR

Auditorium:

Merrill Auditorium

Contact:

207-883-4234

20 Myrtle Street

Portland, ME United States

Phone:

207-883-4264

e-mail:

info@foko.org

Web:

http://www.foko.org

Nationally acclaimed performer Dr. John D. Schwandt joins the Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ for a Pops concert, July 8th. Schwandt, equally at home on a classical or theatrical pipe organ, is known for his award-winning improvisational skills, his music versatility, and his ability to excite and engage audiences of every kind.

Carmina Burana at the Hollywood Bowl

Dates:

7/8/08

Sponsor:

LA Philharmonic

Auditorium:

Hollywood Bowl

2301 N. Highland Ave

Hollywood, CA United States

Web:

http://hollywoodbowl.com

Receive 50% off select tickets to the Hollywood Bowl! Enter code: BOWL Get 50% off tickets in sections M&N. This offer is online only. Original price: $25, discounted price: $12.50! LA Phil presents � Carmina Burana Tuesday, July 8, 8:00 pm at the Hollywood Bowl Featured Artists: Los Angeles Philharmonic Bramwell Tovey, conductor Cyndia Sieden, soprano Pacific Chorale (John Alexander, artistic director) Los Angeles Children�s Chorus (Anne Tomlinson, artistic director) TOVEY Urban Runway STRAUSS Don Juan ORFF Carmina Burana Bramwell Tovey and the Los Angeles Philharmonic will launch the annual Tuesday/Thursday Classical concerts under the stars. The program concludes with Carl Orff's influential and powerful Carmina Burana, music heard so often at the movies and on TV. To purchase tickets, visit: http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/performance_detail.cfm?id=3508 Enter code: BOWL

Jul 9, 2008

Joshua Bell and Leonard Slatkin with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Dates:

July 9

Sponsor:

Jenner & Block, RSM McGladrey

Auditorium:

Ravinia Festival

Contact:

box office

Green Bay Road & Lake Cook Road

Highland Park, IL United States

Phone:

847-266-5100

e-mail:

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Wednesday, July 9, 8 p.m. � Pavilion Chicago Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin, Conductor Joshua Bell, Violin Program to include Enescu, Sibelius, Beethoven Tickets: $60-40-20/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Jul 10, 2008

Denis Matsuev and Leonard Slatkin with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Dates:

July 10

Auditorium:

Ravinia Festival

Contact:

box office

Green Bay Road & Lake Cook Road

Highland Park, IL United States

Phone:

847-266-5100

e-mail:

Web:

Thursday, July 10, 8 p.m. � Pavilion Chicago Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin, Conductor Denis Matsuev, Piano Tickets: $60-40-20/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Caramoor Festival Presents: Escher String Quartet

Dates:

July 10

Auditorium:

Caramoor Festival

149 Girdle Ridge Road

Katonah, NY United States

Phone:

(914) 232-1252

e-mail:

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Katonah, New York � Caramoor International Music Festival presents its 2007-08 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence, the Escher String Quartet, in a program featuring the world premiere of a Caramoor commission, Pierre Jalbert�s String Quartet No. 4, on Thursday, July 10 at 7:30pm in the Spanish Courtyard. The program, the second in this summer�s Quartet of Quartets series, also includes the late-Romantic composer Alexander von Zemlinsky�s String Quartet No. 3, Op. 19 as well as Bart�k�s String Quartet No. 3 in C sharp Major, Sz. 85 and Dvo��k�s String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 (American).

Jul 11, 2008

Brevard Music Center Concert: From the New World

Dates:

July 11, 2008

Sponsor:

Brevard Music Center

Auditorium:

Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium

Contact:

Box Office

349 Andante Lane

Brevard, NC United States

Phone:

828-862-2105

Fax:

828-862-2105

e-mail:

Web:

http://www.americanbach.org

Transylvania Symphony Orchestra with Steven Smith, conductor. Prokofiev's Suite from Lieutenant Kije, Copland's Suite from Billy the Kid, and Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World").

American Bach Soloists 14th Annual SummerFest

Dates:

July 11-13

Sponsor:

American Bach Soloists

Auditorium:

St. Stephen's Church

Contact:

Lisa Okuhn

3 Bayview Avenue

BELVEDERE, CA United States

Phone:

800-838-3006

e-mail:

lokuhn@quinn-assoc.com

Web:

The summer comes alive with American Bach Soloists 14th annual SummerFest. The four-part evening kicks off at 6pm with ARTIST SPOTLIGHT, a tour through the different aspects of early music. Then savor a gourmet picnic-style meal at BACH�S SUPPER (6:30pm). Enjoy the picnic while reveling in TWILIGHT SERENADE (7:15pm), an informal performance by Bay Area musicians. These events culminate at 8:00pm with THE MAIN EVENT. American Bach Soloists presents three different programs of favorite chamber works performed by the nation�s leading period-instrument stylists: Baroque Gems, Classical Classics, and The Romantics. Tickets: Artist Spotlight, free-$10; Main Event, $18-37, Bach�s Supper, $8-15 Box Office 800-838-3006 or http://www.americanbach.org For program and other info:americanbach.org

Caramoor: Lera Auerbach & Alisa Weilerstein

Dates:

July 11

Auditorium:

Caramoor Festival

149 Girdle Ridge Road

Katonah, NY United States

Phone:

(914) 232-1252

e-mail:

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Katonah, New York � Caramoor International Music Festival presents Alisa Weilerstein, cello, and Lera Auerbach, composer and piano, in a program that includes the world premiere of Ms. Auerbach�s Twenty-four Preludes for Violoncello & Piano, Op. 47 (1999-2006) on Friday, July 11 at 8:00pm in the Spanish Courtyard. Their program also features Ms. Auerbach�s Sonata for Violoncello and Piano, No. 1, Op. 69 and the Sonata for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 40 by Shostakovich.

Jul 12, 2008

Andres Cardenes and the Brevard Sinfonia

Dates:

July 12, 2008

Sponsor:

Brevard Music Center

Auditorium:

Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium

Contact:

Box Office

349 Andante Lane

Brevard, NC United States

Phone:

828-862-2105

Fax:

828-862-2105

e-mail:

Web:

Andres Cardenes conducting the Brevard Sinfonia, comprised of students in the Music Center's Advanced Division, in Respighi's Trittico Botticelliano ("Three Botticelli Pictures"), Piazzolla's The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 8.

Caramoor Festival Presents: Rossini�s Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Dates:

July 12

Auditorium:

The Venetian Theater at Caramoor Festival

149 Girdle Ridge Road

Katonah, NY United States

Phone:

914-232-1252

e-mail:

Web:

The 12th Bel Canto at Caramoor season � an annual operatic exploration that Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times calls �an essential contribution� � has been announced. Will Crutchfield, Caramoor�s Director of Opera, will present two classics: Rossini�s Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Verdi�s La Forza del Destino, the latter in its rarely-heard original version, composed for the Imperial Theatre of St. Petersburg at the height of Verdi�s career. Both operas will be heard in new critical editions supervised by Philip Gossett. These editions are being heard at Caramoor for the first time in the New York area, in the case of Il Barbiere, and for the first time in America in the case of La Forza. Il Barbiere di Siviglia will be given two performances: Sat. July 12 at 8 p.m. and Fri. July 18 at 8 p.m. La Forza del Destino will be heard in concert form on July 26 at 8 p.m. Both operas will be sung in Italian with English super titles and will be performed in Caramoor�s acoustically superb Venetian Theater.

Jul 13, 2008

Brevard Music Center Concert: Berlioz and Debussy

Dates:

July 13, 2008

Sponsor:

Brevard Music Center

Auditorium:

Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium

Contact:

Box Office

349 Andante Lane

Brevard, NC United States

Phone:

828-862-2105

Fax:

828-862-2105

e-mail:

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3:00 p.m. BMC Orchestra with Steven Smith, conductor, and Roberto Diaz, viola. Program: Berlioz' Harold en Italie and Debussy's La Mer. Ticket holders are invited to a lecture at 2:00 p.m. in Thomas Hall where faculty artists will discuss the afternoon's works.

International Keyboard Institute & Festival

Dates:

July 13 to 27

Sponsor:

International Keyboard Institute & Festival

Auditorium:

Mannes College The New School For Music

Contact:

Julie Kedersha, Festival Director

Mannes College, 150 West 85th Street

New York, NY United States

Phone:

212-580-0210 x4858

Fax:

212-580-0210 x4858

e-mail:

info@ikif.org

Web:

http://www.ikif.org

Concerts, lectures and masterclasses given by distinguished faculty. Guest faculty artists perform recitals on the Masters Series. Young prize-winning artists at the beginning of their careers perform recitals on the Prestige Series. All events are open to participants in the Festival as well as to the public.

Bizet's Carmen at the Hollywood Bowl

Dates:

7/13/08

Sponsor:

LA Philharmonic

Auditorium:

Hollywood Bowl

2301 N. Highalnd Ave.

Hollywood, CA United States

Web:

http://hollywoodbowl.com

Receive 50% off select tickets to the Hollywood Bowl! Enter code: BOWL Get 50% off tickets in sections M&N. This offer is online only. Original price: $25, discounted price: $12.50! LA Phil presents � Bizet�s Carmen Sunday, July 13, 7:30 pm at the Hollywood Bowl Featured Artists: Los Angeles Philharmonic Bramwell Tovey, conductor Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano (Carmen) Pacific Chorale (John Alexander, Artistic Director; Robert Istad, Chorus Master) Los Angeles Children�s Chorus (Anne Tomlinson, music director) One of the most passionate and tuneful of all operas comes to life with the sultry Denyce Graves in the title role. A benefit for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Musicians Pension Fund. To purchase tickets, visit: http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/performance_detail.cfm?id=3513 Enter code: BOWL

Buenos Aires Now: Tango After Piazzolla-Sonidos Latinos III

Dates:

July 13

Auditorium:

Caramoor Festival

149 Girdle Ridge Road

Katonah, NY United States

Phone:

(914) 232-1252

e-mail:

Web:

Sonidos Latinos heats up with an all-Tango program: Buenos Aires Now: Tango After Piazzolla. Regarded as the father of the modern Tango, which was well-known only as a strikingly dramatic dance, Astor Piazzolla elevated and introduced its form and feeling into concert music. Buenos Aires Now explores how recent composers have taken up Piazzolla�s call. Paquito D�Rivera, clarinet, is joined by Marco Granados, flute, and a star-studded cast of musicians deeply versed in this vibrant art form: Pablo Aslan, bass; Emilio Solla, piano; Fernando Otero, piano; Nicolas Danielson, violin; Raul Jaurena, bandoneon; and Ayano Kataoka, marimba. Buenos Aires Now is also a Caramoor Al Fresco event: family audiences, in particular, are invited to enjoy this Venetian Theater concert from the picnic grounds at a low price of $9.00 per ticket.

Emanuel Ax

Dates:

July 13

Sponsor:

Pinkert Industrial Group

Auditorium:

Ravinia Festival

Contact:

Box Office

Green Bay Road & Lake Cook Road

Highland Park, IL United States

Phone:

847-266-5100

e-mail:

Web:

Sunday, July 13, 7 p.m. � Martin Theatre Emanuel Ax, Piano Program to include Schubert and Liszt Tickets: $50-30/Lawn $10/Park opens at 4 p.m.

Jul 15, 2008

Emerson String Quartet

Dates:

July 15

Sponsor:

Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation

Auditorium:

Ravinia Festival

Contact:

box office

Green Bay Road & Lake Cook Road

Highland Park, IL United States

Phone:

847-266-5100

e-mail:

Web:

http://www.americanbach.org

Tuesday, July 15, 8 p.m. � Martin Theatre Emerson String Quartet Brahms program Tickets: $50-30/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ Classical Concert

Dates:

July 15

Sponsor:

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ

Auditorium:

Merrill Auditorium

Contact:

207-883-4234

20 Myrtle Street

Portland, ME United States

Phone:

207-883-4234

e-mail:

info@foko.org

Web:

http://www.foko.org

The Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ present a Classical Concert with Frederick Hohman July 15th at the Merrill Auditorium. A pre-concert talk begins at 6:30 PM; the concert begins at 7:30 PM. Frederick Hohman, best known as a concert organist, has been a popular featured artist with The Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ since 1989, returning annually over a decade for the FOKO summer series. In addition to his work as an organist, he has produced and engineered audio CDs with many American choirs and with dozens of organists from around the world, including Ray Cornils, Portland's present municipal organist, in his debut CD entitled "The Mighty Kotzschmar."

American Bach Soloists 14th Annual SummerFest

Dates:

July 15-17

Sponsor:

American Bach Soloists

Auditorium:

St. Mark's Lutheran Church

Contact:

Lisa Okuhn

1111 O'Farrell Street

San Francisco, CA United States

Phone:

800-838-3006

Web:

The summer comes alive with American Bach Soloists 14th annual SummerFest. The four-part evening kicks off at 6pm with ARTIST SPOTLIGHT, a tour through the different aspects of early music. Then savor a gourmet picnic-style meal at BACH�S SUPPER (6:30pm). Enjoy the picnic while reveling in TWILIGHT SERENADE (7:15pm), an informal performance by Bay Area musicians. These events culminate at 8:00pm with THE MAIN EVENT. American Bach Soloists presents three different programs of favorite chamber works performed by the nation�s leading period-instrument stylists: Baroque Gems, Classical Classics, and The Romantics. Tickets: Artist Spotlight, $5-$10; Main Event, $18-37, Bach�s Supper, $8-15 Box Office 800-838-3006 or http://www.americanbach.org For program and other info:americanbach.org

Music for Cello, Accordion, Harp, Voice, and String Ensemble

Dates:

July 15, 8 pm

Sponsor:

Washington Square Music Festival

Auditorium:

Washington Square

Contact:

Peggy Friedman

Washington Square Park, south-east Quadrant

New York, NY United States

Phone:

212-252-3621

e-mail:

info@washingtonsquaremusicfestival.org

Web:

http://www.washingtonsquaremusicfestival.org

FREE; Tuesday, July 15, 8 pm -- Festival Ensemble and Lutz Rath, cello soloist, William Schimmel, accordion soloist and Stephanie Houtzeel, mezzo soprano Jules Massenet: "Meditation" from "Thais" for solo cello, harp and strings Georg Christoph Wagenseil: Concerto for harp, 2 violins and cello Piotr Tchaikovsky: �Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt� for mezzo, accordion,cello Kevin Beaver: "Wandlebury Ring" for string quintet and mezzo Sergei Rachmaninov: Three songs William Schimmel: Piano Concertos/Accordion Tangos -- Mr. Schimmel will be on hand to perform his own work

Jul 16, 2008

Bernard Haitink and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform Mahler's 6th

Dates:

July 16

Auditorium:

Ravinia Festival

Contact:

box office

Green Bay Road & Lake Cook Road

Highland Park, IL United States

Phone:

847-266-5100

e-mail:

Web:

Wednesday, July 16, 8 p.m. � Pavilion Chicago Symphony Orchestra Bernard Haitink, Conductor Mahler's Symphony No. 6 in A Minor Tickets: $60-40-20/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Jul 17, 2008

Denis Matsuev

Dates:

July 17

Auditorium:

Ravinia Festival

Contact:

box office

Green Bay Road & Lake Cook Road

Highland Park, IL United States

Phone:

847-266-5100

e-mail:

Web:

info@experiencevocaldance.org

Thursday, July 17, 8 p.m. � Martin Theatre Denis Matsuev, Piano Rachmaninoff program Tickets: $50-30/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Opera and the Undoing of Women

Dates:

July 17 & 18

Sponsor:

Experience Vocal Dance Company

Auditorium:

West Side Dance Project

260 West 36th Street, 3rd floor

New York, NY United States

Phone:

917-423-3863

e-mail:

Web:

http://www.experiencevocaldance.org

Experience Vocal Dance Company is an emerging company offering a completely new and innovative approach to theatre-making. Their first full production, Opera and the Undoing of Women, redefines opera as physical theatre. Opera and the Undoing of Women tells the story of the feminine condition through operatic favorites, including excerpts from Bizet�s Carmen, Mozart�s The Magic Flute and Benjamin Britten�s The Rape of Lucretia, among others, woven together with new writing.

Jeffrey Swann at the IKIF

Dates:

July 17th

Sponsor:

International Keyboard Institute & Festival

Auditorium:

Mannes College of Music

Contact:

Mannes College of Music

150 West 85th Street

New York, NY United States

Phone:

212-580-0210 - 4858

Fax:

212-580-0210 - 4858

e-mail:

info@ikif.org

Web:

http://www.ikif.org

Prize-winning pianist Jeffrey Swann will present a recital at the International Keyboard Institute & Festival on July 17th at 8:30 p.m.:

Music of Ghost Stories, the Fantastic, and the Bizarre
Schubert/Liszt: Erlk�nig
Liszt: Unstern! & Mephisto Polka
Schumann: Kreisleriana
Smetana: Macbeth and the Witches
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit

For tickets & information: 212-580-0210 ext 4858, info@ikif.org, www.ikif.org.

"Brilliant ... a dashing virtuoso ... spectacular playing" - The New York Times

For further information on Jeffrey Swann, contact Melody Bunting, 212-799-4949, melbunting@aol.com

Caramoor Festival Presents: Daedalus Quartet

Dates:

July 17

Auditorium:

The Spanish Courtyard at Caramoor Festival

149 Girdle Ridge Road

Katonah, NY United States

Phone:

914-232-1252

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Week five of the seven-week 2008 Caramoor International Music Festival continues on Thursday, July 17 at 7:30pm in the Spanish Courtyard with the return of the Daedalus Quartet, which was Caramoor�s 2003-04 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence. Their program will be Haydn�s Quartet No. 27 in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4, Hob. III:34; Shostakovich�s String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73; and String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 (Voces Intimae) by Sibelius. The Daedalus Quartet � Min-Young Kim and Kyu-Young Kim, violins; Jessica Thompson, viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello � was founded in the summer of 2000, and one year later captured the Grand Prize of the 2001 Banff International String Quartet Competition. The Quartet was appointed by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center as the Chamber Music Society Two quartet for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons, leading to numerous performances at Lincoln Center, as well as participation in many of the Society�s educational programs.

Jul 18, 2008

Caramoor Festival Presents: Rossini�s Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Dates:

July 18

Auditorium:

The Venetian Theater at Caramoor Festival

149 Girdle Ridge Road

Katonah, NY United States

Phone:

914-232-1252

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The 12th Bel Canto at Caramoor season � an annual operatic exploration that Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times calls �an essential contribution� � has been announced. Will Crutchfield, Caramoor�s Director of Opera, will present two classics: Rossini�s Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Verdi�s La Forza del Destino, the latter in its rarely-heard original version, composed for the Imperial Theatre of St. Petersburg at the height of Verdi�s career. Both operas will be heard in new critical editions supervised by Philip Gossett. These editions are being heard at Caramoor for the first time in the New York area, in the case of Il Barbiere, and for the first time in America in the case of La Forza. This performance of Il Barbiere di Siviglia will be on July 18 at 8:00 p.m. La Forza del Destino will be heard in concert form on Sat., July 26 at 8 p.m. Both operas will be sung in Italian with English super titles and will be performed in Caramoor�s acoustically superb Venetian Theater.

Brevard Music Center Concert: Les Preludes

Dates:

July 18, 2008

Sponsor:

Brevard Music Center

Auditorium:

Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium

Contact:

Box Office

349 Andante Lane

Brevard, NC United States

Phone:

828-862-2105

Fax:

828-862-2105

e-mail:

Web:

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7:30 p.m. Transylvania Symphony Orchestra with Thomas Joiner, conductor, and Jesse Blumberg, baritone, in a program of Schubert's Symphony No. 8 ("Unfinished"), John Adams' The Wound Dresser, and Liszt's Les Preludes.

An Afternoon of Flute and Guitar Music

Dates:

7/18/2008

Auditorium:

National Concert Hall

Dublin, Ireland

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Flautarra: David Cuthbert, Flute ▪ Stephen Reck, Guitar Prepare to hear a lunchtime recital of beautiful and exciting music for flute and guitar. Flautarra will play music stretching from the Baroque period with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach to the tango music of the Argentinian composer Piazzolla and more contemporary music by the renowned Irish composer David Fennessy. 1.05pm - John Field Room

American Bach Soloists 14th Annual SummerFest

Dates:

July 18-20

Sponsor:

American Bach Soloists

Auditorium:

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

Contact:

Lisa Okuhn

Mrak Hall drive at Old Davis Road

Davis, CA United States

Phone:

866-754_2787

Web:

http://www.americanbach.org

The summer comes alive with American Bach Soloists 14th annual SummerFest. The four-part evening kicks off at 6pm with ARTIST SPOTLIGHT, a tour through the different aspects of early music. Then savor a gourmet picnic-style meal at BACH�S SUPPER (6:30pm). Enjoy the picnic while reveling in TWILIGHT SERENADE (7:15pm), an informal performance by Bay Area musicians. These events culminate at 8:00pm with THE MAIN EVENT. American Bach Soloists presents three different programs of favorite chamber works performed by the nation�s leading period-instrument stylists: Baroque Gems, Classical Classics, and The Romantics. Tickets: Artist Spotlight, $5-$10; Main Event, $18-37, Bach�s Supper, $8-15 Box Office 800-838-3006 or http://www.americanbach.org For info:americanbach.org

Flautarra - Stephen Reck, guitar and David Cuthbert, flute

Dates:

July 18, 2008

John Field Room National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace

Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom

Web:

http://www.nch.ie/

Flautarra play works by Bach, Paganini, Villa Lobos, Piazzolla and Fennessy

Jul 19, 2008

Gala Benefit Evening with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

Dates:

July 19

Sponsor:

Aon Corporation, BMO Capital Markets, Howard A. Stotler

Auditorium:

Ravinia Festival

Contact:

box office

Green Bay Road & Lake Cook Road

Highland Park, IL United States

Phone:

847-266-5100

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Saturday, July 19, 7 p.m. � Pavilion Gala Benefit Evening Chicago Symphony Orchestra James Conlon, Conductor Kiri Te Kanawa, Soprano Tickets: $100-75/Lawn $10/Park opens at 4 p.m.

Brevard Music Center Opera: The Mikado

Dates:

July 19, 2008

Sponsor:

Brevard Music Center

Auditorium:

Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium

Contact:

Box Office

349 Andante Lane

Brevard, NC United States

Phone:

828-862-2105

Fax:

828-862-2105

e-mail:

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7:30 p.m. The Mikado comes to the Whittington-Pfohl stage, delighting audiences with its powerful love story of Nanko-Poo and Yum-Yum. English with English titles. Janiec Opera Company, the Brevard Festival Orchestra, Christopher Larkin, conductor, and Dorothy Danner, director.

Caramoor Festival Presents: Sarah Chang Plays Mendelssohn

Dates:

July 19

Auditorium:

The Venetian Theater at Caramoor Festival

149 Girdle Ridge Road

Katonah, NY United States

Phone:

914-232-1252

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Sarah Chang, recognized as one of classical music�s most gifted performers, performs Mendelssohn�s last large orchestral work and one of the most popular violin concerti of all time, in a concert with the Orchestra of St. Luke�s, led by Peter Oundjian, at the Caramoor International Music Festival on Saturday, July 19 at 8:00pm. The program will also include Mozart�s Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620; Mussorgsky�s Dawn on the Moscow River from Khovantchina (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov); and Tchaikovsky�s Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32.

Jul 20, 2008

Brevard Music Center Concert: Beethoven and Mahler

Dates:

July 20, 2008

Sponsor:

Brevard Music Center

Auditorium:

Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium

Contact:

Box Office

349 Andante Lane

Brevard, NC United States

Phone:

828-862-2105

Fax:

828-862-2105

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3:00 p.m. BMC Orchestra with Grant Llewellyn, conductor, and Norman Krieger, piano, in a program of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Mahler's Symphony No. 5. Ticket holders are invited to a lecture at 2:00 p.m. in Thomas Hall where faculty artists will discuss the afternoon's works.

Lang Lang and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Dates:

July 20

Sponsor:

Negaunee Foundation

Auditorium:

Ravinia Festival

Contact:

box office

Green Bay Road & Lake Cook Road

Highland Park, IL United States

Phone:

847-266-5100

e-mail:

Web:

http://www.ticinomusica.com

Sunday, July 20, 5 p.m. � Pavilion Breaking the Silence Chicago Symphony Orchestra James Conlon, Conductor Lang Lang, Piano Program to include Schreker, Gershwin, Chopin, Rachmaninoff Tickets: $75-50-30/Lawn $10/Park opens at 3 p.m.

Ticino Musica

Dates:

Jul 20 - Aug 2, 2008

Sponsor:

Stiftung Pro Armonia mundi, Canton Ticino, Alta Scuola Pedagogica, CSI, Banca Stato, Citt� di Locarno

Auditorium:

Diverse

Contact:

PO Box 117 - CH6903 Lugano

Secretary: Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, Via Soldino 9 CH6900 Lugano

Lugano, Locarno, Valle Maggia, Monte Carasso, Losone, Biasca, Minusio, Muralto, Switzerland

Phone:

+41 (0)91 980 09 72

Fax:

+41 (0)91 980 09 72

e-mail:

ticinomusica@bluewin.ch

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TICINO MUSICA is a classical music event, offering a rich calendar of concerts, as well as Master Classes in almost all the orchestra instruments. Renowned and young musicians come from all over the world to Ticino to perform in the Festival concerts, and to attend classes. The many concerts organized within the Festival liven the calendar of events in Ticino. Besides Lugano and Locarno, many take place in striking locations of Ticino valleys. Thanks to the International Opera Laboratory, Ticino Musica also offers to the Festival audience the exciting experience of the Opera with live orchestra, a unique event in Ticino!

Emerson String Quartet

Dates:

July 20

Auditorium:

Caramoor Festival

149 Girdle Ridge Road

Katonah, NY United States

Phone:

(914) 232-1252

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Katonah, New York � The fourth and final ensemble in the 2008 Caramoor International Music Festival�s �Quartet of Quartets� series, Emerson String Quartet, will perform an all-Brahms program in the Venetian Theater on Sunday, July 20 at 4:30pm. Their program will include the Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2; Quartet in B flat, Op. 67; and Quartet in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1.

Jul 22, 2008

Maya Beiser's "Provenance"

Dates:

July 22

Sponsor:

Katherine A. Abelson

Auditorium:

Ravinia Festival

Contact:

box office

Green Bay Road & Lake Cook Road

Highland Park, IL United States

Phone:

847-266-5100

e-mail:

Web:

info@washingtonsquaremusicfestival.org

Tuesday, July 22, 8 p.m. � Martin Theatre Maya Beiser, Cello Tickets: $40-25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Music for PIano and Gamelan Orchestra

Dates:

July 22, 8 pm

Sponsor:

Washington Square Music Festival

Auditorium:

Washington Square, 1 block south of Eighth St. and Fifth Ave.

Contact:

Peggy Friedman

Washington Square -- South East Quadrant

New York, NY United States

Phone:

212-252-3621

e-mail:

Web:

http://www.washingtonsquaremusicfestival.org

The Washington Square Music Festival Ensemble welcomes pianist David Oei and Gamelan Son of Lion in an eclectic concert of works by Ern� Dohn�nyi, Eric Satie, Lou Harrison, and traditional Javanese court music. Local note: famed American composer Lou Harrison (1917-2003) once taught at Greenwich House Music School. This concert is the fourth in a series of five free alfresco entertainments. The Festival is held under the auspices of the Washington Square Association, a civic organization since 1903. Concerts take place in the southeast quadrant of the park, near the statue of Garibaldi. Seating is first-come, first-served. Rainspace is: New York University�s Frederick Loewe Theatre, 35 West 4th Street.

Lunchtime Concert

Dates:

7/22/2008

Sponsor:

Guildhall Lunchtime Concerts

Contact:

Tickets available from 01284 769505

Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk, United Kingdom

Stephen Reck will perform works from Saudade his recently released CD, including music by Scarlatti, Francisco Tarrega and Andres Segovia.

Jul 23, 2008

Sarah Chang and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Dates:

July 23

Sponsor:

UBS

Auditorium:

Ravinia Festival

Contact:

box office

Green Bay Road & Lake Cook Road

Highland Park, IL United States

Phone:

847-266-5100

e-mail:

tickets@ravina.org

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Wednesday, July 23, 8 p.m. � Pavilion Chicago Symphony Orchestra James Conlon, Conductor Sarah Chang, Violin Program to include Mendelssohn and Mahler Tickets: $50-30-20/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Jul 24, 2008

Ralph Kirshbaum and Peter Jablonski

Dates:

July 24

Sponsor:

Mrs. June Bild Pinsof

Auditorium:

Ravinia Festival

Contact:

box office

Green Bay Road & Lake Cook Road

Highland Park, IL United States

Phone:

847-266-5100

e-mail:

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