Hear the sounds of the only full-size Italian Baroque organ in North America Sunday, March 18, when guest organist Edoardo Bellotti performs a recital at the Memorial Art Gallery. Edoardo Bellotti is Professor of Organ at the Conservatory of Udine (Italy) and of Historical Organ at the Musikhochschule of Trossingen (Germany), and is Artistic Consultant…
While Margaret Atwood is best-known for novels like Oryx and Crake and The Handmaid’s Tale, the internationally acclaimed author is also a renowned poet whose verse has been set to music. Local audiences will have the unique opportunity next month to hear Atwood’s words read by the author herself and also performed by musicians. Atwood…
See and hear Eastman School of Music professor and favorite Rochester performer Barry Snyder in the world premiere of A Shifting Trek, a piano concerto by Eastman professor emeritus Sydney Hodkinson. This major new work was commissioned by the Eastman School’s Hanson Institute for American Music. And, hear a 20th-century classic by Frank Zappa’s favorite…
Rochester, NY; What do you get when you cross a rock star with a classically-trained violinist? The answer is Mark Wood, recording artist, music educator, original member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and instrument inventor. Hochstein School of Music & Dance and the Institute for Music Leadership at the Eastman School of Music are collaborating on…
Rochester, N.Y. – The Eastman School of Music continues its eclectic Mosaic Series with a solo recital by Grammy-winning piano virtuoso Yefim Bronfman. The performance will take place in the Eastman Theatre on Tuesday, February 27 at 8 p.m., and will include works by Beethoven, Schumann, Ravel, and Balakirev. Considered one of the finest pianists…
Rochester, N.Y—Eastman presents two days of back-to-back concerts featuring the music of one of today’s most prominent and exciting New York composers, David Lang. The first concert, which takes place on Sunday, February 11 at 8 p.m. at the Bop Shop in Village Gate Square, features the new music ensemble, Electric Fuzz. The following evening,…
Hear the sounds of the only full-size Italian Baroque organ in North America this Sunday, January 21, when guest organist Magnus Kjellson performs a recital at the Memorial Art Gallery. A former student of Eastman Organ Professor Hans Davidsson, Magnus Kjellson has toured extensively in Europe as a distinguished performer, educator, and lecturer. Among other…
Rochester, N.Y. – In an age of growing eclecticism, classical music artists today are stretching beyond their traditional boundaries and embracing music from increasingly diverse sources. In this spirit, the Eastman School of Music celebrates some of today’s most versatile and innovative musicians with a unique new concert series, Eastman Mosaic. Each concert will take…
ROCHESTER, NY— Imprisoned for two years in his native Iraq for opposing the regime of Sadaam Hussein, Rahim AlHaj is a modern master of the oud—the eastern parent of Europe’s lute. AlHaj lived as a political refugee in several countries before coming to the United States in 2000 and now offers a glimpse into the…