Music

June 30, 2012. 7:30 p.m. Cuban-Venezuelan pianist Carl Lauderman will be presenting an evening titled “Music About Kings and Queens,” Saturday June 30, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church.

June 2012. New World School of the Arts has selected a new dean to lead its award-winning music program. Milton Rubén Laufer, DMA, an internationally acclaimed teacher, performer and scholar, will begin in his new post this August when classes resume at the renowned arts conservatory. Dr. Laufer brings a wealth of artistic, academic and administrative experience to NWSA, having held similar … +

June 23, July 28, and August 25, 2012. 8:00 p.m. The Deering Estate at Cutler’s Cabaret Concert Series features intimate concerts inside the historic Stone House Ballroom. The 2012 summer series kicks-off on Saturday, June 23rd with multi-award winning jazz duo Davis and Dow. All concerts begin at 8:00 p.m. and the main gate opens at 7:00 p.m. It is recommended to … +

Olympia Theater at Gusman Center. June 23 at 8:00 p.m. and June 24 at 4:00 p.m. Lieutenant Pinkerton an American Navy Officer opportunistically engages a marriage broker to find him a house and a wife. A 15-year-old young Geisha, named Butterfly was introduced to him who fell immediately in love to Pinkerton converted to Christianity and banishes her relatives from their lives. … +

Colony Theatre. From May 17 through 20, 2012. The Miami International Piano Festival is for pianists what “The Voice” is for pop vocalists – except without the fiercely competitive component. Celebrating its 15th Anniversary Season in 2012, and true to its mission to “discover, promote, support and document the great masters of the keyboard,” three compelling new artists will make their first-time … +

May 17, 2012. 8:00 p.m. The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts presents the grand finale of the classical season featuring a one-night-only solo piano recital by the classical music superstar Lang Lang on May 17, 2012 in the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall.

North Shore Park Bandshell. May 19, 2012. 7:00 p.m. Orchestra Miami concludes its series of Free Outdoor Concerts, with “Beethoven on the Beach”, a celebration of the lives of heroic men. This concert is presented as a gift to the community, and is completely free of charge.

Broward Center for the Performing Arts. May 6, 2012. 4:00 p.m. The Girl Choir of South Florida invites the public to attend its annual spring concert, a program entitled Sun, Moon, Stars to be held at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students, $20 for adults in advance and … +

From April 29 through June 9, 2012. Miami Music Project and the Coral Gables Museum are proud to present the Mainly Mozart Festival in its 19th season! From April 29th through June 9th, Mainly Mozart’s dynamic series of six chamber concerts  and two, free, Mozart For Children interactive performances  will be held at the Coral Gables Museum.

April 18, 2012. 7:30 p.m. Americas Society is pleased to present the C4 Trio in Miami in collaboration with the Rhythm Foundation. The trio unites virtuosos of the cuatro, an instrument typical of Venezuelan folk music, combining traditional music with contemporary elements to create a vibrant sound.

April 14, 2012. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Florida Grand Opera (FGO) and Dorsch Gallery will host an Opera Preview of FGO’s upcoming production of Roméo et Juliette during the Wynwood Second Saturday Art Walk on April 14 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

First United Methodist Church of South MiamiApril 3, 2012. 8:00 p.m. The Miami Bach Society will perform a program of Baroque Choral Masterpieces, which will include works of Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel, Giacomo Carisimi and Johann Michael Bach.

Olympia Theater at the Gusman CenterApril 14 at 8:00 p.m. and April 15 at 4:00 p.m. Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico (tragic drama) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott’s historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor.

April 21 – May 5, 2012, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts May 10 and 12, 2012, Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Florida Grand Opera’s highly successful 2011-2012 season closes with a French classic, Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, opening on April 21, 2012. Directed by David Lefkowich, making his FGO main stage debut, this production employs innovative light projection and … +

All Saints Episcopal Church. March 30, 2012. 7:30 p.m. Chamber music trio Pulse will present Bridges: Bridging the gap from Baroque to Gershwin at All Saints Episcopal Church at 7:30 p.m., on Friday, March 30, 2012. Enjoy a program of trio music spanning the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary periods.

April 1, 2012. 4:00 p.m. The University of Miami Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music announces that 10-time Grammy award-winning super vocal group TAKE 6 will perform with the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra at UM Gusman Concert Hall, on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.

Arsht Center. Knight Concert Hall. March 10, 2012. 8:00 p.m. The Arsht Center for the Perfoming Arts is presenting the Minnesota Orchestra in a one-night-only performace featuring Osmo Vänskä as music director and Midori on violin.

South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center. March 16 through 18, 2012. Siempre Flamenco’s guitarist Paco Fonta teams up with jazz vibraphonist Richard Sprince for an exciting journey of musical dialogue, exploring connections between the two musical genres. The heat and passion of flamenco and the cool licks of jazz both share improvisation as an important element in their musical traditions, thus the concept … +

Adrienne Arsht Center. March 23 and 24, 2012. Don’t miss the final concerts of The Cleveland Orchestra Miami’s 2012 season at the Adrienne Arsht Center! Giancarlo Guerrero conducts Beethoven’s lyrical Sixth Symphony, the “Pastoral,” and Tiempo Libre joins Guerrero and the Orchestra for the annual Family Concert, ¡Música Fantástica!

March 16, 2012. 8:00 p.m. One of today’s most exciting vocal stars, Denyce Graves has performed across all four continents in the world’s famed opera houses and concert halls. Her expressive and rich vocalism, elegant stage presence and exciting theatrical performances have led to worldwide popular and critical acclaim.

From April 21 through May 12, 2012. Florida Grand Opera’s highly successful 2011-2012 season closes with a French classic, Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, opening on April 21, 2012. Directed by David Lefkowich, making his FGO main stage debut, this production employs innovative light projection and multi-unit sets to drive the emotion behind the timeless tale of star-crossed lovers.