Music

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club has been touring the globe in different forms and combinations since 1997. They will take to the road one final time with a series of concerts and related cultural events that will celebrate the Orquesta’s storied journey as ambassadors for Cuban Music. Coming almost two decades after the release of the original Grammy-winning, self-titled LP, the new … +

Seraphic Fire opens their 14th Season (2015-2016) with New York-based period instrumental ensemble the Sebastians in a combination of contemporary and canon: a newly-commissioned work by young American composer Jake Runestad, along with Franz Schubert’s Mass in G Major. Oct 14, 2015, 7:30pm St. Sophia Cathedral (Miami) Oct 16, 2015, 7:30pm St. Philip’s Episcopal (Coral Gables) Oct 17, 2015, 8:00pm All Saints … +

The Miami Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce a spectacular 27th season (2015-2016) Opening featuring works by Mozart, Sibelius and Brahms. Celebrate Eduardo Marturet’s 10th season leading the Miami Symphony with one of Schubert’s most beloved orchestral works, his “Unfinished” Symphony, also MISO’s Composer-in-Residence Tulio Cremisini premieres his latest composition “Echoes”. The four upcoming concerts feature concertos for the piano, electric guitar … +

Frost Studio Jazz Band and Concert Jazz Band present Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess by Bill Potts. These two of the Frost School’s DownBeat collegiate award-winning big bands will also perform new works by Frost composers for soloists in the bands. UM Gusman Concert Hall University of Miami Frost School of Music 1314 Miller Drive, Room 110 Coral Gables, FL 33124-7610 … +

Miami Light Project proudly starts its season with iRESI by Carlos Averhoff Jr, at The Light Box Goldman Warehouse. The Latin Grammy nominated Cuban tenor saxophonist and contemporary Afro-Cuban Jazz composer will debut as a leader. With an especially unique approach, Carlos masterfully weaves his hard hitting jazz compositions with the rhythms of his native Cuba. Havana native Carlos Averhoff Jr began … +

The Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra presents the elegant and soothing music of imperial courts. Most of the concert features original works composed for Chinese instruments, leading the melody on top of a full Western orchestra. The concert features solo performances by a few of the world’s top classical Chinese singers. Traditional Chinese drama and early European opera shared the same singing technique, … +

Under Eduardo Marturet’s leadership, the Orchestra will open its new Season presenting Cremisini-Echoes (World Premiere). Symphony in B minor “Unfinished” by Schubert and Symphony No. 4 in E minor Op. 98 by Brahms. The Season features works by Mozart, Sibelius, Beethoven and Brahms, concertos for the piano, violin, electric guitar and bandoneón, and 2014 audience favorite Lola Astanova, presenting their musical gifts … +

Tigertail will present a full Season of music, dance and spoken word events to mark its 36th Year of cultural work in Miami. The season will begin with a solo concert by guitarist Marc Ribot, who has released over 20 albums under his own name over a 30-year career, exploring everything from the pioneering jazz of Albert Ayler to the Cuban son … +

Thomas Sleeper conducts the Frost Symphony Orchestra in Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, aptly described as moving ‘from tragedy to triumph.’ It features the tender and beautiful “Adagietto.” Thomas Sleeper is professor of instrumental performance and program director of orchestral activities at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, where he also teaches instrumental conducting. He is conductor of the Frost … +

Arturo O’Farrill, pianist, composer, and educator, is the 2015 GRAMMY winner for Best Latin Jazz Album. Arturo is hailed by The New York Times as the leader of the “first family of Afro-Cuban Jazz,” and he’s the son of late, great composer Chico O’Farrill. Be prepared for a combination of piano, trumpet, sax, bass, drums and percussion that will move you, literally, … +

Known for captivating crowds with his exceptional guitar performances and enthusiasm, John Hiatt continues to write brilliant character studies with entertaining storylines, cunning lyrics and wry humor. The Los Angeles Times calls him “…one of rock’s most astute singer-songwriters of the last 40 years.” With a lineup that also features the two-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Taj Mahal, who remains … +

Symphony of the Americas will present its 24th summer festival, hosting an acclaimed European chamber orchestra for one month of performances throughout Florida and the Americas. In this occasion Symphony of the Americas will host the Arpeggione Chamber Orchestra of Austria in a return engagement after their 2007 residency, under the baton of Symphony Artistic Director, Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese. Orchestral concerts feature … +

Captivating, soul stirring, earthy and funky. These are just some of the words used to describe the song stylings of LeNard Rutledge. Growing up in Miami, Florida, LeNard was always surrounded by many different musical styles. His parents had an extensive music collection ranging from Classical, Jazz, Hymns and the funk of James Brown. ​LeNard has been a featured vocalist at area … +

  The Sopranos Raquel Rubi & Marinel Cruz, accompanied by The Miami Chamber Players proudly presents Ernesto Lecuona’s compositions, including the theatrical songs of the zarzuela tradition, the slow-burning dance numbers known as boleros and the rhythmic strains of the danzón form. This hauntingly beautiful performance, will also includes piano waltzes by Aruban and other Caribbean composers performed by pianist Adolfo Vidal. … +

The Discovery Series introduces our audience to four extraordinary artists: Rachel Cheung from China, Raluca Stirbat from Romania, eighteen year old piano and cello prodigy Sarina Zhang, and Russian virtuoso Leonid Egorov. The Discovery Series concludes on May 17, 2015 with a special performance of piano transcriptions from operas and are partnering this evening with Miami’s acclaimed Vocal Studio of Manny Perez. … +

This opera won so many awards during its run of 250 performances on Broadway it was even dubbed the Top 10 Musical Events for 2015 by The Miami Herald! This opera is perfect for anyone who loves great theater and great music. In an unnamed totalitarian state, a desperate Magda Sorel struggles to obtain visas for her family to emigrate and join … +

An exceptional concert presented by The Miami Bach Society in collaboration withThe Consulate General of France in Miami. Les Arts Florissants is a Baroque musical ensemble in residence at the Théâtre de Caen in Caen, France. The organization was founded by conductor William Christie in 1979. The ensemble derives its name from the 1685 opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. The organization consists of … +

An international showcase of the best of this approach will take place for their Silver Anniversary Concert with special guests artists the daring Croi Glan, from Ireland, now on their third US tour; and the socially engaged mix of theatrical and movement performance from Serbia’s “grupa” Hajde Da…". Miami’s Karen Peterson and Dancers (KPD) company, for the past twenty-five years, has been … +

Tigertail will present the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band in an all-acoustic concert at the Colony Theatre, as part of Tigertail’s month-long FLA-FRA Florida France festival. The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band continues a Cajun French tradition of Acadian music as genuine as can be found in the 21st century. Marc Savoy (accordion, vocals), wife Ann Savoy (guitar, frequent lead vocals), and Michael Doucet of BeauSoleil … +

The 2014-15 Cleveland Orchestra Miami season closes with Carl Orff’s masterpiece, Carmina Burana – a giant cantata about love, lust, the pleasures of drinking, and the heightened moods evoked by springtime – conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero. Share in an amazing evening of music with The Cleveland Orchestra at the Arsht Center. The Cleveland Orchestra Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Nadine Sierra, soprano Anthony Roth … +

New York-based Shen Yun returns with a brand-new production – grand synchronized dances, soul-stirring music, hundreds of handmade costumes, and breathtaking animated backdrops transport you to another world. Apr 7-8, 2015 Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts 1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL 33132 Box Office 305.949.6722 ACCOMPANIED BY FULL ORCHESTRA Shen Yun’s musical compositions blend the spirit and distinctiveness of Chinese … +