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HotelTravel.com is sponsoring a rare classical musical performance in Phuket by the ML Usni Pramoj Classical Quartet at Prince of Songkhla University's Luang Anuphas Phuketkarn Auditorium on 31 January from 7pm.

Mission Chamber Orchestra of San Jose will be presenting dance themed pieces from Dvořák, Piazzolla, Copland and Respighi for their February concert at Le Petit Trianon in San Jose

Enjoy the beloved music of Gershwin, Bernstein, Copland and others in Jeffrey Siegel’s unique “concert with commentary,” a joy for both the piano aficionado and novice alike.

Composer/pianist Jed Distler returns to WQXR's internet stream Q2 for Beethoven Awareness Month on Hammered! Nov. 7 - Dec. 2, Mon. - Fri., 11 AM & 11 PM.

With Alan Gilbert & The New York Philharmonic featuring violinist Augustin Hadelich, Tony Award-nominee Kelli O’Hara sings Broadway and The Future is Now presents a Caramoor mentorship showcase

Featuring Works by Williams; Szymanowski; Elgar February 24 and 27 at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge and February 26 at Jordan Hall in Boston

Landmark Concerts in Boston and Providence Cathedrals feature Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem with NEW ENGLAND PHILHARMONIC, CHORUS PRO MUSICA, PROVIDENCE SINGERS and BOSTON CHILDREN’S CHORUS Saturday, March 3 and Sunday March 4

Renowned classical musicians hold benefit concert at Putnam Valley High School to raise funds for the new Cheryl R. Lindenbaum Cancer Center at Hudson Valley Hospital Center.

HotelTravel.com is sponsoring a rare classical musical performance in Phuket by the ML Usni Pramoj Classical Quartet at Prince of Songkhla University's Luang Anuphas Phuketkarn Auditorium on 31 January from 7pm.

Alan and Diane Lieberman Children’s Cultural Arts Series, presented through the Rabbi Norman Mussman Cultural Arts Dept of the Michael-Ann Russell JCC, presented its next performance with the latest and greatest sound in music with Black Violin.

Mission Chamber Orchestra of San Jose will be presenting dance themed pieces from Dvořák, Piazzolla, Copland and Respighi for their February concert at Le Petit Trianon in San Jose

The James Pappoutsakis Flute Competition (Jan 29 at 7 PM, Boston University Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Ave, Boston) will feature finalists Michel Dew, Hanol Lee, Jisun, and Bethanne Walker performing music of Handel, Enesco & Shulamit Ran. Free.

The January 2012 issue of "Fanfare" magazine, one of the most-respected music review magazines, features an interview, as well as reviews, of the original compositions of classical music composer and pianist, Sharon Ruchman of Connecticut.

Sharon Ruchman, classical music composer and pianist, has just released her third CD in three years' time,"Remembrance". A composer for five years, Ruchman wrote the new "Remembrance" compositions specifically for violin, cello, flute and piano.

A night with the Royal College of Music: Shrewsbury International School welcomes distinguished instrumentalists and scholars Prof Colin Lawson and Vanessa Latarche

On-line store sets out to become the iTunes of sheet music as it offers more than 10.000 pieces of flawless sheet music at just $1.99. The man behind the concept is a professional musician whose need for high quality sheet music was not met anywhere.

Join Maestro Eduardo Cedeño as he rings in the holiday season with the Lake Norman Orchestra and special guests!

The Gulf Coast Symphony, comes to BIG ARTS 7:30 p.m Saturday, December 4, for a concert featuring Tristan Teo. Tickets: $25 General, $10 Student, Child 17 & under free, BIG ARTS Schein Hall, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, FL. (239) 395-0900.

A Concert for Trees, celebrating the UN’s International Year of Forests, is set to fill Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, with a string quartet made from an old sycamore tree that once stood in the garden of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s childhood home.

"Caring with Classics" is part of Organization's Music to Go Series

Enjoy the beloved music of Gershwin, Bernstein, Copland and others in Jeffrey Siegel’s unique “concert with commentary,” a joy for both the piano aficionado and novice alike.

Composer/pianist Jed Distler returns to WQXR's internet stream Q2 for Beethoven Awareness Month on Hammered! Nov. 7 - Dec. 2, Mon. - Fri., 11 AM & 11 PM.

Dr. Henry Panion, III Conducts Opening of the 48th Season of the Albany Symphony Orchestra on October 8th and Serves as Musical Director and Conductor for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestras Historical Event on October 9, 2011

The Lake Norman Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Eduardo Cedeño, will perform a Harvest Serenade at Davesté Vineyards in Troutman on Saturday, October 8, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Patricia McLoughlin spoke to Hayley Westenra on the eve of the UK release of her fifth album ‘Paradiso’.

With Alan Gilbert & The New York Philharmonic featuring violinist Augustin Hadelich, Tony Award-nominee Kelli O’Hara sings Broadway and The Future is Now presents a Caramoor mentorship showcase

FanFaire Foundation presents the Orvieto Piano Trio in free family concerts at four San Diego venues August 11-14, 2011. Concerts feature works by Beethoven and Dvorak.

The Rt. Hon Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean to open an inaugural concert and conference at LSO St Lukes, London on 06 July to mark the creation of the Brunel Institute for Contemporary Middle-Eastern Music

Caramoor International Music Festival presents "Mahler's Vienna." July 17 at 4:30 PM in the Venetian Theater.

Caramoor International Music Festival presents violinist Sarah Chang and the Orchestra of St. Luke's with conductor Douglas Boyd. Saturday, July 18, 2011, 8:00 PM in the Venetian Theater.

Caramoor International Music Festival Presents "Sins of Youth, Sins of Age" with The Bel Canto Young Artists. Thursday, July 14 at 7:30PM in The Spanish Courtyard.

Caramoor International Music Festival Presents The Emerson String Quartet, "The Final Quartets." Sunday, July 10 at 4:30 PM in the Venetian Theater.

Caramoor festival kicks off 4th of July weekend with "Music at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello." Friday, July 1 at 8:00 PM in the Spanish Courtyard

World-class musicians perform during the 2011 Summer Music Festival

Home of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Manitoba Opera and Royal Winnipeg Ballet Chooses Sennheiser for Natural Response

The Waterbury Symphony Orchestra in Waterbury, CT, announced the winner of their "Windows to the Soul" artistic competition, Ms. Danielle Way, owner of Rogue Studio in Waterbury. The competition requested depictions of church windows in the area.

Self-taught composer and musician Arshad (Ash) Madni, who lives in Oxford, has just released his first CD - “Mystic Thoughts” - comprising 13 pieces for a string quartet.

Connecticut's Waterbury Symphony Orchestra posted a job opening for program director of their newly-created El Sistema/Bravo Waterbury program that will begin this coming summer. The program will be patterned after Venezuela's national system.

Casual atmosphere and striking location provide fun and entertainment for the whole family; Bleckley County High School Band and Back City Woods as special guests

LKNO: The Lake Norman Orchestra will perform the largest musical event to-date held at Davesté Vineyards in Troutman, North Carolina!

BIG ARTS seeks applications for the BIG ARTS/Kenneth L. Nees Classical Music Scholarship Award to provide scholarships to talented high school and college students who plan to continue their classical music training. Deadline is 9/2/2011.

Entitled 'Mostly Scandinavian' Geoffrey Lynn will be SSO's guest soloist. Geoffrey, who is part of the London Philharmonic Orchestra first violin section, will play Dvořák’s Violin Concerto

With major orchestras filing for bankruptcy, how do you make it as a professional musician? Experts see problems in the direction of classical music. A new website is aiming to help musicians not only in their art but also their careers.

Gilbert & Sullivan: HMS Pinafore - Opening Night, June 25 at 8:30 pm in the Venetian Theater; Rossini: Guillaume Tell - July 9 & July 15 at 7:30 pm in the Venetian Theater; Sins of Youth, SIns of Age - July 14 at 7:30 pm in the Spanish Courtyard

Jason Moran and the Bandwagon, John Scofield Trio, Christian McBride Big Band, Joshua Redman's James Farm, Renee Rosnes, Fred Hersch & Nico Gori Duo & Lucky Peterson and more

The Chamber Philharmonic Europe orchestra is visiting The George Bernard Shaw Theatre in Carlow on May 13th.

May 1 'Seventh Roadrunner' concert of music for clarinet, viola and piano trio is the final concert of the 2010-2011 Church of the Epiphany (Tempe, AZ) concert season. Sunday May 1 at 4:30 PM, 2222 S. Price Road, Tempe, AZ. Free; donations welcome.

Music selection for the fifth annual 'New Music Arizona' Concert of the Chaparral MusicFest in Prescott, AZ has been completed. The four Arizona composers whose works were selected are Judith Cloud; Sy Brandon; Craig Bohmler and Douglas Gibson.

International conductor and Adelphi Associate Professor Christopher Lyndon-Gee will have a homecoming when he returns to the podium in the Concert Hall of the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 8, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.

With a small number of places remaining on its Easter classical music festival in the heart of Bordeaux wine country (21-26 April), specialist operator Orpheus & Bacchus is offering a great deal for lovers of Mozart, Bach, Schumann and Vivaldi.

Contemporary classical musician and composer Sharon Ruchman of Washington, CT, will perform with cellist, Mary Costanza, original compositions from Ruchman's two CDs at Hunt Hill Farm in New Milford, CT, on Saturday, April 9 at 6:00 PM.

Catch the world premiere of one of the world's most performed living composers

The Lake Norman Orchestra will kick off spring at the Charles Mack Citizen Center in downtown Mooresville, North Carolina with Guest Soprano, Ms. Leslie Caddick!

The Lake Norman Orchestra will kick off spring at the Charles Mack Citizen Center in downtown Mooresville, North Carolina!

The Boston-based duo “2” (Peter H. Bloom flute and alto flute; Mary Jane Rupert piano) will celebrate Women’s History Month with Music of American Women Composers, March 27, 3:00 pm, McCormick Museum at Cantigny, Wheaton, IL. Call 630-260-8162.

Contemporary music composer and pianist, Sharon Ruchman, creator of two CDs, "Sharon Ruchman Chamber Music" and "Arrival of Spring", will perform her original piano composition, "Promise", at the Westport Library on Sunday, March 20th at 2:00 PM.