Music

L’elisir d’amore is a comic opera (melodramma giocoso) in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto, after Eugène Scribe’s libretto for Daniel Auber’s Le philtre (1831). The opera premiered was on 12 May 1832 at Teatro della Canobbiana in Milan. From Miami Lyric Opera the singers David Pereira, Joy Berta, Alexander Adams-Leytes, Daniel Snodgrass and … +

Acclaimed Spanish pianist awarded Premio Nacional de Música, & knighted by King Juan Carlos with the Gold Medal of Fine Arts, Achúcarro performed with over 200 orchestras including LA, NY, London and Berlin Philharmonics, and at La Scala, Concertgebouw, Carnegie and Kennedy Center. UNESCO named him “Artist for Peace” recognizing his “extraordinary artistic achievement.” His performance of Manuel deFalla’s Nights in the … +

Known for his innovative programming, conductor Stefan Asbury presents a program of musical pioneers and their groundbreaking knockouts. Diving into Helen Grimes’ A Cold Spring one could find a boisterous duet for clarinets, a singing lullaby-like mini-concerto for horn and much more. This Orchestra Concert will have Stefan Asbury and Christian Reif as conductors and Anthony Marwood in violin. The Program includes … +

One of the greatest jazz vocalists to emerge in years, Cécile McLorin Salvant thrills audiences with a rich, velvety voice that is both smoky and crystalline. Known for her blues-infused vocals, she sings in the jazz style the‘20s and ‘30s. She was winner in four categories in the 2014 Annual Downbeat International Critics Poll including Jazz Album of the Year for WomanChild, … +

GlobalFEST On The Road brings Creole Carnival, with a fusion of sounds from the Caribbean and Americas, and revolving around Carnival. From Brazil (Casuarina) to Haiti (Emeline Michel) and Jamaica (Brushy One String), each country has its own rich traditions for music, dancing and cutting loose. Back Yard Concert Lawn & Plaza Appropriate for all ages Lawn chairs and blankets welcome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyZYPOfRv6I … +

The Concert Two Friends-One Century of Music brings Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil in a one night only opportunity. These two musicians last year celebrated the 50th anniversary of their friendship and musical careers. They met by chance in Salvador, Bahia, and have been close friends ever since, creating the Tropicalia soundtrack for Brazil and beyond. Rhythm Foundation 407 Lincoln Rd Miami … +

Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music features a wide variety of student and faculty artist performances: Whiplash–Music Learning & Teaching Film Series. A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student’s potential. Each screening is followed by a panel discussion and … +

The Florida Guitar Foundation is proud to present the multi-prize winner Irina Kulikova in concert. The Russian guitar virtuoso will close the 2015-2016 Season with a program featuring her arrangement of Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1, and guitar treasures from Paraguay, Spain, and Russia. "Some of the most sheerly beautiful playing I have ever heard" – Soundboard Magazine, Al Kunze This special … +

St. Hugh-Steinway Concert Series presents its Season Finale on Friday, April 8th at 8 pm featuring virtuoso pianist Robert Berrocal in the intimate 400-seat St. Hugh Catholic Church, 3460 Royal Road, Coconut Grove. Roberto Berrocal began his piano studies in his native Bilbao, in the Basque country of Spain. In 2006, he joined the Florida Grand Opera Ensemble as a pianist and … +

“Felicidade: Happiness Brazilian Style” is the culminating performance of the Brazilian Music Institute, an intensive week of musical instruction (May 16-20, 2016) featuring outstanding Brazilian musicians presented by the University of Florida’s School of Music in collaboration with Broward College. The concert features special guest artists Jovino Santos Neto, Renato Martins, and the Brazilian Voices with Brazilian Music Institute faculty artists Vadim … +

Hear Shakespeare’s famous love stories brought to life through music! Led by its dynamic Principal Guest Conductor Stéphane Denève, The Philadelphia Orchestra presents a ravishing program including Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet”. Let the Philadelphia Orchestra, who The New York Times raves is “inspirational,” capture your hearts and imaginations with this performance! Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music director Stéphane Denève, principal guest conductor Program: BERLIOZ … +

Franz Liszt’s second piano concerto is one of the most thrilling and vibrant concertos of all time – filled with emotion, virtuosity, and passion. The concert begins with a world premiere that was commissioned by the Arsht Center for The Cleveland Orchestra, to celebrate the organizations’ ten-year partnership. The concert then concludes with Mahler’s epic First Symphony, inspired by sounds of nature, … +

New World School of the Arts college music theater program will present the award-winning musical Evita, one of the most successful productions by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. The Broadway production has almost 3200 performances, with a number of revivals in both, the UK and USA, and numerous award and accolades including Tony Awards and Oliver Award. The performance about one … +

FUNDarte and Miami Light Project present Global Cuba Fest 2016, the ninth edition of the much awaited festival that this year brings to the stage some of the most recognized musicians of the Cuban Diaspora in Spain. The program includes sets by Iván “Melon” Lewis, considered one of the most recognized jazz pianists of his generation; by Yadam, singer-songwriter who in the … +

Robert Kelley Memorial Musicology Lecture Series presents “Sacred Song and State in the Rise of Post-Secular Nationalism” by guest speaker: Dr. Philip Bohlman (distinguished Professor of Music and the Humanities, University of Chicago) Sparked by the recent November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, Professor Philip Bohlman examines the use of song in twenty-first century nationalist movements. He reflects upon the relation of … +

The Philadelphia Orchestra one of the preeminent orchestras in the world with Yannick Nézet-Séguin as music director and Stéphane Denève as principal guest conductor will play Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet where the music evokes the beauty and tragedy of Shakespeare’s famous star-crossed lovers. The program also includes Mendelssohn’s Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, originally composed for Shakespeare’s delightful romp about … +

The rising stars of classical music as the student concerto competition winners perform as soloists with the Frost Symphony Orchestra and Julián Brijaldo, winner of the composition contest. Avner Dorman’s “Spices, Perfumes,Toxis!” featuring Darius Milhaud’s The Ox on the Roof and the world premiere of Simon by composer Julián Brijaldo. UM Gusman Concert Hall University of Miami Frost School of Music 1314 … +

Frost School of Music presents “Winds in Concert” featuring a blend of wind, brass and percussion instruments in grand style through works by top composers of today and yesterday. The ensemble plays led by music director, Robert Carnochan as well as guest conductors Chee Weng Yim and Christian Noon. UM Gusman Concert Hall Free admission University of Miami Frost School of Music … +

Dranoff 2 Piano Foundation will present a 2 piano Latin Jazz and Classical Music Concert. Featuring Edward and Anne Turgeon playing Lecuona, Piazzolla, Guastavino, and the world premier of Latin Grammy, the 2016 “Bacardi Choice” Jazz Commission for 2 pianos. Gold medal winners of the 1997 Dranoff International 2 Piano Competition, Edward and Anne Turgeon have been critically acclaimed as one the … +

Seraphic Fire, conducted by Director Patrick Dupré Quigley is pleased to offer an encore presentation of Mozart’s signature opus, with a completion commissioned by Seraphic Fire featuring three newly-composed movements by young American composer Gregory Spears introducing a new Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei. Venues Feb 12, 2016, 7:30pm, All Saints Episcopal (Ft. Lauderdale) Feb 13, 2016, 8:00pm, Miami Shores Presbyterian Feb … +

The New World School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of maestro Alfred Gershfeld, will perform major works by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninov. His beloved 2nd Piano Concerto in C Minor will be performed by the famed American pianist, Christopher O’Riley, also known by millions across America as the host of the National Public Radio show From the Top. Another … +