Legendary Musical Figure Gunther Schuller in Rochester For Book Publication, Public Event
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gunther Schuller, the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation grant and a transformative figure in 20th century music, will be in Rochester this month for the publication of his memoirs. His visit will include an interview, free and open to the public, with Eastman School of Music Dean Douglas Lowry about his life…
Eastman BroadBand Featured at International Arts Festival in Mexico
Eastman BroadBand, a contemporary chamber ensemble at the Eastman School of Music, will be going on the road to New York City and Mexico to present new music from around the world. Invited to perform at the Festival Internacional Cervantino, a prestigious international artistic and cultural festival, the ensemble will give a free local…
17-Year-Old Virtuoso from Michigan Wins Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Following an outstanding performance of the Allegro ma non tanto movement from Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 3 in D Minor with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Allen Yuan, 17, of Farmington Hills, Mich., was awarded the Gold Medal in the 2010 Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition Saturday, Aug. 7. As the first-place winner…
Variety of Concerts, Artists, and Events Fill Eastman School’s Summer Schedule
Opportunities to see top teen pianists and rising young conductors from around the globe work with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, to join other singers in performing choral masterworks, to hear recitals by world-renowned Eastman faculty, guest artists, and summer program participants — the summer concert season at the Eastman School of Music promises all these…