Classical, Events, Japanese, Music
Japanese pianist Rieko Aizawa (Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco)
The acclaimed chamber ensemble Accordo returns for the third and final installment of its second season in the Southern Theater’s intimate space with an all-Beethoven program. Performances will be held Sunday June 5, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. and again Monday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis.
Classical, Hawaiian-Pacific Islander, Music
HONOLULU (April 12, 2011) – The Symphony Exploratory Committee announced today that it has reached a three-year agreement with the musicians of the former Honolulu Symphony Orchestra.
Classical, Fundraiser, Japanese
MINNEPOLIS – The Minnesota Orchestra will accept donations for the American Red Cross International Response Fund to benefit victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan at this weekend’s concerts, and will donate all proceeds from sales of this week’s digital download – a performance of Sibelius’ Symphony No . 5 – to the same relief effort.
The Shanghai Quartet
The elegance of the East is joined with the power of the West when Music in the Park Series presents The Shanghai Quartet on Sunday, March 27, at 4:00 p.m. in the acoustically superb setting of the St. Anthony Park United Church of Christ, 2129 Commonwealth Avenue (at Chelmsford).
Awards/Recognition, Chinese, Classical, Government, National
Washington, D.C. (February 15, 2011) – The White House Office of the Press Secretary released the remarks of President Barack Obama on the occasion of honoring the recipients of the 2010 Medal of Freedom in an East Room ceremony. Among the honorees was Yo-Yo Ma, considered the world’s greatest living cellist, recognized as a prodigy since the age of five whose celebrity transcends the world of classical music.
Awards/Recognition, Classical, Indian Classical, Music
AAP staff report
Los Angeles (Feb. 13, 2011) – Composer Christopher Tin received Grammy Awards in both of the categories he was nominated in Sunday at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards Sunday, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. It was also a good night for several other Asian composers and performers.
Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang, pianist, will perform as a guest of the Schubert Club International Artist Series on January 11, 8:00 p.m. at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul. The Program will include Corelli, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Scriabin Mussorgsky, Mendelssohn, and Saint-Saëns.
Ariana Kim, violinist with the Chamber Society of Minnesota.
The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota pays tribute to Maestro Stanislaw Skrowaczewski as a distinguished composer on Sunday, December 5, 2010, 4:00 p.m. at the Minnesota History Center’s 3M Auditorium, 345 Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. Tickets are $15- $25. Call: 651-450-0527 or visit online at http://chambermusicsocietymn.com/tickets.html.
Awards/Recognition, Classical, Government
WASHINGTON (November 17, 2010) – Yo-Yo Ma will receive the nation’s highest civilian honor – the Presidential Medal of Freedom, it was announced Wednesday by the White House Office of the Press Secretary.
Asian American Studies, Awards/Recognition, Chinese, Classical, Government, Music, National
Yo-Yo Ma (website photo)
WASHINGTON (November 17, 2010) – Yo-Yo Ma will receive the nation’s highest civilian honor – the Presidential Medal of Freedom, it was announced Wednesday by the White House Office of the Press Secretary.
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