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CLASSICAL MUSIC.Navigation: Main page Author: Unknown Section: GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN
OPERA AUSTRIAN CULTURAL FORUMA coterie of singers that includes the soprano Ilana Davidson and the tenor Richard Clement will somehow crowd onto the Forum's chic but tiny stage to perform Ernst Krenek's chamber opera "What Price Confidence?," along with a selection of Krenek songs. (11 E. 52nd St. May 31 and June 2 at 8. For free tickets, which are required, call 212-319-5300.) SUMI JOThe coloratura soprano, noted for her agility in scaling the heights and leaps of the bel-canto repertory, celebrates the twentieth anniversary of her operatic début with a concert of arias by Vivaldi, Donizetti, Gounod, Offenbach, and Thomas; Will Crutchfield, her dedicated Caramoor colleague, conducts the Orchestra of St. Luke's. (Carnegie Hall. 212-247-7800. June 2 at 8.) MIDAMERICA PRODUCTIONS: "MÉDÉE"Cherubini's vivid treatment of the ancient Medea myth--once a great vehicle for Maria Callas--is offered in concert by Peter Tiboris's Manhattan Philharmonic (and the Russian Chamber Chorus of New York), with another Greek soprano, Irini Tsirakidou, in the title role. (Carnegie Hall. 212-247-7800. June 3 at 7:30.) ORCHESTRAS AND CHORUSESNEW YORK PHILHARMONICMay 31 at 6:45: As a prelude to the Philharmonic's final concerts of the season, the avuncular Peter Schickele offers some insights into Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique," followed by a performance of the work under Lorin Maazel. â‹„ June 1 at 7:30 and June 3 at 8: Maazel ends his season not only with Berlioz's blockbuster but also with more challenging works by Stravinsky (the Concerto for Piano and Winds, from the composer's Parisian period) and Elliott Carter ("Dialogues"), both featuring the pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a sophisticated interpreter with an incisive touch and a shimmering sound. (Avery Fisher Hall. 212-875-5656.) MUSICA SACRAThe nineteenth century saw revolutions both musical and political, but choral music continued its traditional conversation between the sacred and secular realms. Music by Bruckner, Mendelssohn, and Brahms, giants of both genres, is featured on Richard Westenburg's latest program with his superb professional chorus. (Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, Madison Ave. at 73rd St. 212-868-4444. June 5 at 7.) RECITALSBEN HOADLEYThe Hartford Symphony's former principal bassoonist (joined by the pianist Blair McMillen and the cellist Clarice Jensen) offers an unusually expansive recital of works for his oft-neglected instrument, including works by Cherubini (an aria from "Médée," with the Met mezzo-soprano Vanessa Cariddi), Villa-Lobos, and two young composers. (Rose Rehearsal Studio, Lincoln Center. May 31 at 7:30. No tickets required.) BARGEMUSICJune 1-2 at 7:30: Schubert provides the theme this weekend, with Dmitry Rachmanov offering two separate programs of the composer's solo-piano music--each featuring a brace of sonatas and beginning with the "Moments Musicaux." â‹„ June 3 at 7:30 and June 4 at 4: Two experienced Schubert hands, the violinist Mark Peskanov and the cellist Colin Carr, join Rachmanov in two duo works (including the "Arpeggione" Sonata) and in the Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major. (Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn. 718-624-2083.) CHRISTOPHER CREVISTONAny saxophonist who wants to have a solo classical career still has to keep one foot in the jazz world, which this virtuoso does with aplomb. He teams up with some friends (including the pianist Yvonne Troxler) for new and recent works by Whitney Ashe and John Anthony Lennon along with Johnny Green's "Body and Soul" and Bruch's "Kol Nidrei." (Greenwich House, 46 Barrow St. June 1 at 8. Tickets at the door.) ETHOS PERCUSSION GROUPThe Lark Quartet joins the noted ensemble for premières of music by the Australian composer Andrew Byrne and the Cuban-born jazz percussionist Dafnis Prieto before going it alone in Bartók's String Quartet No. 1. (Scandinavia House, Park Ave. at 38th St. 212-304-0122. June 2 at 8.) ST. LUKE'S CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: "SECOND HELPINGS"The informal contemporary-music series (which features such performers as the pianist Margaret Kampmeier and the cellist Myron Lutzke) offers new and recent works by Joan Panetti, Michael Daugherty, Barbara White, and Gabriela Lena Frank. (Chelsea Art Museum, Eleventh Ave. at 22nd St. 212-594-6100. June 3 at 2.) MUSIC AT THE MORRIS-JUMEL MANSIONA clutch of the little mansion's resident performers (including the harpsichordist Rebecca Pechefsky) perform works by Bach and Telemann for flute, cello, harpsichord, and recorder in the octagonal drawing room of Manhattan's oldest house. (65 Jumel Terrace. 212-923-8008. June 3 at 3.) FIREWORKSIn a concert with the Now Ensemble, the rock-influenced new-music group offers premières of works by Robert Carl ("Written on Wood"), John Mayrose, and Marco Oppedisano. (Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A W. 13th St. June 3 at 8. Tickets at the door.) BANG ON A CAN MARATHONThe ever-expanding, eleven-hour downtown jamboree--now free--features so much dizzying variety (Anthony Braxton's hundred-tuba orchestra, a Tuvan throat-singing punk band, and Milan's Sentieri Selvaggi ensemble, to name a few) that its creators, the composers Michael Gordon, Julia Wolfe, and David Lang, almost recede into the background. But the Bang on a Can All-Stars will indeed be on hand, playing a new piece by Michael Nyman. (World Financial Center Winter Garden, 220 Vesey St. June 4 at 11:30 a.m. No tickets required.) THE WESTERN WINDThe music of Salamone Rossi (ca. 1570-1630) transcends not only the border between the Renaissance and the early Baroque but the period's social divides as well (he flourished at the court of Mantua but had to return to the ghetto every night). The versatile chamber choir offers a program of his attractive Italian madrigals and Hebrew Psalms. (Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson St. 212-414-9419. June 4 at 3.) SEQUITUR: "CONCERTOS TWO"Concertos are a good fit for this invigorating new-music ensemble, which puts works by eminently respectable composers (including, in this concert, Steven Burke and Jorge Liderman) into an always unpredictable context. The soloists for this slate of world and New York premières include the bass clarinettist Michael Lowenstern and the oboist Jacqueline Leclair. (Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. 212-501-3330. June 5 at 8.) DA CAPO CHAMBER PLAYERS: "EARS TO THE EAST"The distinguished new-music ensemble, long an intimate part of the New York scene, examines Asian musical traditions as heard in works by Chinary Ung, Huang Ruo, Evan Ziporyn ("Tsmindao Ghmerto"), and Shirish Korde ("Bandit Queen," a world-première one-act opera featuring the mezzo-soprano Alexandra Montano). (Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. 212-501-3330. June 6 at 8.) OUT OF TOWNHUDSON VALLEY CHAMBER MUSIC CIRCLEThe annual spring series, an interlude between the bustle of the regular season and the summer months, begins a three-concert schedule with a program by the flutist Eugenia Zukerman and her daughter, the soprano Arianna Zukerman, who (with the pianist Rachelle Jonck) offer solo works and duets by Bach, Bartók, Fauré, and Del Tredici. (Olin Hall, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. 518-537-6665. June 3 at 8.) "BARTÃ"K AND BEYOND"This overstuffed concert, a pendant to a musicological conference on Bartók and the influence of folk music, has the true Leon Botstein touch. Such gifted musicians as the pianist Blair McMillen, the Daedalus Quartet, and the folksinger Beáta Palya perform a program that surrounds music by Bartók (including the Sonata for Piano) with works by Roberto Sierra and Bright Sheng. (Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. 845-758-7900. June 3 at 8.) in the Fair Use guidelines of the 1976 U.S. Copyright Act. info [at] singlearticles.com Powered by CommonSense |
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