Vivaldi News

Yes, Richter has tampered significantly with Vivaldi's magnificent set of violin concertos, which have been chronicling the cycles of nature since they were published in 1725.

Aston Magna's season-opening concert rose to a stunning moment near the end: an aria from Vivaldi's opera "Juditha Triumphans," with soprano Kristen Watson twining voices with a chalumeau, the rarely heard predecessor of the clarinet.

Manhattan Youth Ballet's spring recital showcased a diverse array of American choreography, performed by students ages eight to eighteen.

Sarasa will performa program of Baroque music on Sunday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m., at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill.

Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet, under the direction of Monika Alch, artistic director, presents its 2013 Spring Gala Performance Saturday, June 15, at 7 p.m. at the Reg Lenna Civic Center.

Odin Rathnam will perform the last of three benefit concerts in the Classical Passion Series at The Forum June 23. Violinist Odin Rathnam will perform with orchestra conductor Gregory Woodbridge and young performers from the area at the last of three benefit concerts, "Fire and Ice, Eight Seasons of Vivaldi and Piazzolla."

I'd been teased several years ago by an announcement on Mr. Onofri's website of a new album entitled Con Amore , and while it was available in Japan, it was hard to find here in the U.S. What I don't understand, really, is why music distribution in this age has to be so difficult .

A guitar and violin - and two attractive highly talented musicians on stage - that's Duo Tapas, formed in 2010 by Rupa Maitra and Owen Moriarty to showcase a wide range of music - by turns flamboyantly energetic, joyful or heart breaking - written or transposed for this beautiful combination of instruments.

The Tenors, from left, Clifton Murray, Remigio Pereira, Victor Micallef and Fraser Walters.

It's hard to disagree with Valley Vivaldi's recent news release that it's not officially summer in the Lehigh Valley, at least musically, until this series gets under way.

Else Borges Foundation president and concert pianist Odin Rathnam will perform with the Classical Passion Orchestra at The Forum June 23. The final Classical Passion Series "Fire and Ice-Eight Seasons of Vivaldi and Piazzola," presented by the Else Borges Foundation, will involve more than just a concert.

Manhattan Youth Ballet and Manhattan Movement & Arts Center present June Shows: Made in America, a tribute to choreography crafted in the USA on Friday, June 7 at 7pm; and Saturday, June 8 at 3pm & 7pm, at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, 248 West 60th Street, NYC in the Lincoln Center area.

INSPIRED by the music of Argentina, Alturas musical sextet combines influences from classical, Latin and tango to create their own blend of haunting melodies with jazz-inspired solos.

The Japanese automobile and engine maker is expected to present the check Sunday at Orchestra Hall during a performance by 150 Detroit elementary and middle school students.