Quarterfinalists Announced for the 2nd Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition
The Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition (SISIVC) has announced the 36 quarterfinalists invited to participate in the live competition rounds in Shanghai beginning August 10, 2018. The candidates were chosen from a total of 174 applicants and hail from ten countries.
Playbill: Shanghai Quartet Performs in Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society's Winter Festival
Finckel is especially excited about the Shanghai Quartet, which performs in the final concert of the festival, the program originally played on March 26, 1827 (March 27). “The Shanghai really is as fine a string quartet as one can hear. I’m very gratified that they’re coming to do this,” he says. There’s another notable aspect of this particular program: Beethoven died the same day.
The Pacer: Percussion Collective to Visit UTM
The Percussion Collective is made up of world-renowned musicians who have studied under the direction of Robert Van Sice at Yale University over the past decade and are now preforming and teaching all around the world.
ClassicsToday: Big Boxes - Gerard Schwarz Delivers the Goods on Naxos
This has got to be the most intelligent, comprehensive, and well-earned big box tribute to a living conductor yet assembled
BBC Music Magazine: Yeethoven - Kanye Hear Us, Ludwig?
Beethoven and Kanye West are not two names you'd expect on the same concert bill, let alone spliced together. But conductor Yuga Cohler and his Young Musicians Foundation Debut Chamber Orchestra have had other ideas.
Juilliard String Quartet gets new first violin
The Juilliard String Quartet has today announced that its first violinist since 2011, Joseph Lin, will step down in September 2018 and the Greek-born Juilliard graduate Areta Zhulla will be taking over.
International Piano: One to Watch - Yekwon Sunwoo
First prize-winner at last year's Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, South Korean pianist Yekwon Sunwoo has a wise head on him for one so young, building a busy international career with care and consideration. Stephen Wigler talks to a pianist who is devotes to learning even as he excels as a master of his instrument.
The New York Times: Watch Ping-Pong Make Its New York Philharmonic Debut with Maestro Long Yu
Michael Landers and Ariel Hsing, table tennis champions in their early 20s, are featured as the Ping-Pong-playing soloists in Andy Akiho’s energetic concerto “Ricochet,” which will have its American premiere on Tuesday as part of the Philharmonic’s Lunar New Year gala. And yes, this is the first time a Ping-Pong table has been onstage at David Geffen Hall.
CNN Money Switzerland: Chinese Star Maestro Long Yu - A Life for Classical Music
Maestro Long Yu appears on CNN speaking about his musical influences.
Dominican Violinist Aisha Syed Makes NYC Debut at Carnegie Hall
Young Dominican violinist, Aisha Syed, debuts in New York City at Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, on February 27th at 8pm. The performance marks one of the first on her “Golden Land World Tour” which takes her to 14 countries across the Americas, Europe, and Asia - including her homeland of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Heritage and Culture Society, based in New York, presents the concert to commemorate the 174th Anniversary of Dominican Independence.