Music

Inspired by the writings of the great Gabriel García Márquez (One Hundred Years of Solitude), Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas is one of the most lyrical and melodious new operas of the past 30 years, embraced by critics and audiences everywhere it has played. This story of a Brazilian soprano’s emotionally fraught journey back to her homeland offers a brilliant display … +

The Broward Symphony Orchestra  celebrates its current season Grand Finale with a program that will include variations on a Theme by Haydn – Johannes Brahms; The Planets – Gustav Holst; Mars: The Bringer of War; Venus: The Bringer of Peace; Jupiter: The Bringer of Jolity; Saturn: The Bringer of Old Age; and  Little Fugue in G minor – Bach/Stokowski
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Culminating our 20th season is a celebration of Israel’s 70th Anniversary with the music of Borenstein’s If You Will It, It Is No Dream, based on the writings of Theodor Herzl. Renowned Cuban pianist Aldo López-Gavilán joins the Symphony performing Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G ending the Symphony’s celebrated 20th Anniversary Season with Berlioz’s spectacular Symphonie Fantastique. Symphonie fantastique is an epic … +

Nu Deco kicks off their multi-year commissioning series at the New World Center with multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer and violin looper Kishi Bashi. This catalyst of this performance will be the world-premiere of Bashi’s multimedia piece, Improvisations on EO 9066, based on Executive Order 9066, the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. The concert will also include music of Mason Bates, Shostakovich, … +

Winner of six GRAMMY® and three Latin GRAMMY® Awards, the Cuban pianist, composer and arranger Chucho Valdés is the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. Chucho Valdés: Irakere 45 is a celebration of Irakere, the Cuban band that, with its bold fusion of Afro-Cuban ritual music, popular Afro-Cuban music styles, jazz and rock, marked a before and after in Latin jazz. … +

English composers such as Gerald Finzi, Sir Edward William Elgar, and Benjamin Britten have written some of the most moving works for strings in the classical repertoire. Revel in their beauty as The Frost Symphony Orchestra and guest piano soloist Zoe Zeniodi perform Finzi’s Eclogue for Piano and String Orchestra and Romance for String Orchestra; Elgar’s Serenade for Strings; and Britten’s Simple … +

French music authority and Music Director-Designate of the St. Louis Symphony, Stéphane Denève makes his anticipated return to lead an in-depth exploration of the music of Maurice Ravel, one of the most extraordinary composers of the 20th century. Discover Ravel’s rich body of work in a three-part event that highlights his style and influences, from childlike charm to American jazz to glittering exoticism. Writer … +

Recreating the look, sound, pomp and showmanship of Queen and its flamboyant frontman Freddie Mercury, this amazing tribute band showcases rock royalty’s greatest hits with amazing authenticity. You’ll relive all the classics you love with songs like “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Killer Queen,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “We Are the Champions” and many more. Known for their staggeringly convincing shows, Gary Mullen and … +

Gullah originated in West Africa and means “a people blessed by God.” And Ranky Tanky translates loosely as “work it” or “get funky”! It’s in this spirit that jazz musicians Quentin Baxter, Kevin Hamilton, Charlton Singleton and Clay Ross, with celebrated Lowcountry singer Quiana Parler, perform Gullah music that evolved from the coastal region of South Carolina and Georgia. Selections range from … +

Ensemble Ibis performs a concert of contemporary American music by Christopher Theofanidis, the 2018 Frost Distinguished Visiting Composer-in-Residence, Frost faculty composers Charles Mason and Lansing McLoskey, and the seminal American composer John Adams. Featured guest performers include Frost faculty clarinet professor Margaret Donaghue, and Florida International University’s cello professor Jason Calloway. Shawn Crouch (director). Concert: Mason: Turning and Turning in the Widening Gyre … +

Works by Mozart, Beethoven Chopin and Schumann by Rafal Blechacz, piano (co-presented with the Chopin Foundation of the United States). Blechacz won the victory in the 15th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 2005, achieveing today a position as a truly world-famous artist. His outstanding talent has been appreciated by the audiences of Europe, America, Asia, by music critics, great conductors … +

Mounted in collaboration with the Frost Symphony Orchestra, this Frost Opera production offers a rare opportunity -two nights only- to enjoy a performance of Jules Massenet’s imaginative operatic setting of the Cinderella story, based on the 1697 French version of the fairy tale by Charles Perrault. Alan Johnson, program and music director Jeffrey Buchman, stage director *Performed in French with English supertitles UM … +

Global conducting phenom Stéphane Denève conjures a vibrant, sun-dappled Italy seen through the lens of French and homegrown musical giants. No composer captured the spirit of Italy quite like its own Ottorino Respighi, whose Pines of Rome is a breathtaking ode to nature and the iconic landscapes of the Eternal City. From climbing pine trees and mysterious catacombs to vivid bird calls, this … +

Florida Chamber Orchestra on its 22th Anniversary will present a selection of unforgettable melodies written for the big screen by world-known composers. From Michel Legrand to Leonard Bernstein. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Love story, Phantom of the Opera to West Side Story and more. Music Director: Marlene Urbay Guest Artist: Pepe Forte The Florida Chamber Orchestra 1442 SW 155 Court Miami FL … +

Symphonie fantastique is an epic for a huge orchestra. Through its movements, it tells the story of an artist’s self-destructive passion for a beautiful woman. Nimrod Borenstein’s “If You Will It It Is No Dream” is based on words of Theodore Herzl, was composed as a celebration Israel’s 70th Anniversary. Praised for his “dazzling technique and rhythmic fire” in the Seattle Times, … +

Arvo Pärt: Passio is part of Seraphic Fire’ Season Sixteen (2017-2018). The Telegraph calls Pärt’s minimalist masterwork one of the 10 best classical music pieces for Easter. Filtering medieval sounds through an Eastern Orthodox aesthetic, this powerful setting concludes Seraphic Fire’s innovative Parables of Passion series. Concerts and Venues Fri, Apr 13, 7:30pm First United Methodist 536 Coral Way, Coral Gables, FL … +

Around 1830, in Paris, France, there are four Bohemians, the poet Rodolfo, the painter Marcello, the musician Schaunard, and the philosopher Colline in an old attic. They are poor, but happy. On the night of Christmas Eve, they all intend to go to a bar, but Rodolfo has not finished writing his poem yet. Rodolfo promises to join them soon, and the … +

LASER Friday will rock with a retro throwback to the classic laser light spectacles everyone loves and knows. From Pink Floyd to Daft Punk, a fusion of music from some of the greatest artists of our time with old-school laser light visuals—all under the Planetarium’s 67-foot dome at Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science. Laser show admission includes laser glasses Tickets … +

Four or More is a free concert, as a part of Alhambra Orchestra’ Current Season. Orchestra Members will be featured in Chamber Groups. Venue Sun Apr 8, 2018, 7:30 PM Coral Gables Congregational Church 3010 Desoto Blvd., Coral Gables 33134 FREE Concert Alhambra Orchestra 2829 Bird Avenue Suite 5 Coconut Grove FL 33133 305.668.9260 www.alhambramusic.org

The internationally renowned Slam Allen is a messenger of love. This dynamic entertainer uses the genres of Blues, Soul, R&B, and a touch of Rock and Roll to deliver powerful soul stirring performances! Slam captures you with a voice that echoes Otis Redding, a guitar that immerses you in B. B. King and stage energy reminiscent of James Brown, all while captivating … +

This is our 21st season of presenting exceptional international artists and offering them to the South Florida community. Many of our past finds have gone on to achieve major careers and world-wide acclaim. Ilya Itin is such an artist, one who has been widely celebrated as a performer and educator. “Itin’s is a rare and exciting artistry indeed…poised, pure, and ravishing in … +