Children in New York City have a special opportunity to work with the esteemed musicians of the New York Philharmonic for the fifth consecutive year this May, with many exciting new collaborations added to the roster for 2019.

Everybody knows a Renaissance man or two—people with a lot of knowledge in a few subjects or guys with perfect scores on Buzztime. But the poster child for this term, Leonardo da Vinci, possessed not only what art historian Helen Gardner describes as “feverishly inventive imagination,” which led to his ground-breaking innovations in art, science and engineering, but the rounded approach to education that reflected the ideals of 15th century humanists.

After being away for 3 years, the return of the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) is hosting a North American tour of eight concerts. “The finest chamber orchestra on earth” (The Telegraph) will be joined by internationally renowned pianists Paul Lewis and Inon Barnatan at New York’s Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, CA and a list of eminent US concert halls.

World-renowned pianist Mitsuko Uchida will be returning to Carnegie Hall for three concerts featuring the works of Mozart and Schubert this spring in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage: Friday, March 29, Tuesday April 30, and Saturday May 4.

The oldest running chamber music series in the nation is Connecticut-based Music Mountain, which has just announced its full 2019 summer season. Celebrate 90 continuous years of Music Mountain in the idyllic Falls Village community in Northern Connecticut on June 9.

The Budapest Festival Orchestra, under the direction of Iván Fischer, is returning to Carnegie Hall in April for two concerts featuring the music of Bartók paired with traditional Hungarian songs that includes a worldwide live broadcast for one of the performances.

“I want real things — live people to take hold of — to see — and talk to — music that makes holes in the sky — I want to love as hard as I can.” — Georgia O'Keeffe

American pianist Lara Downes has recently released her new album, Holes in the Sky, a multi-genre collection of music celebrating the contributions of women to the past, present, and future of American music.

Australian-Canadian composer Julian Darius Revie’s world premiere of Arise had New Yorkers spellbound at St. Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue last Saturday.

The Grammy-nominated orchestral collective The Knights presents a diverse program at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall on Wednesday, April 3 at 7:30 featuring music from the Baroque era through today, and from East to West.

You do not want to miss out on The Cleveland Orchestra’s 102nd season In the course of 26 weeks they will have 76 concerts including 15 different conductors, 28 soloists, and 8 guest artists.

When you find yourself among great artists, it’s as if you’re on a beach with the sun in your face and margarita in-hand.

How much do you know about “No man’s Land?” Or what Bohemians are? Or what a “demi-mondaine” is?

Crucial to the story-lines of Silent Night, La Boheme, and La Traviata, ignorance of these concepts will not spoil your enjoyment of these opera icons. In fact, learning about these terms during a performance or afterwards may increase your appreciation. The same can be said for Joel Puckett (music) and Eric Simonson’s (libretto) The Fix which receives its world-wide premiere by the Minnesota Opera company at the Ordway Theater on Saturday, March 16th  (also March 19, 21, 23-24).

The Minnesota Opera is set to premiere The Fix, a new opera by composer Joel Puckett, librettist Eric Simonson, and conducted by Timothy Myers, based on a true story of the “Black Sox” scandal in 1919.

The story of the founding of Project: Music Heals Us (PMHU) all comes down to a shard of glass.

From the very beginning, Solera Quartet has been committed to fiery musical expression and social initiatives.

In May and June, more than 20 New York City-based companies, large and small, will put on more than 25 events in venues around the city as part of the fourth annual New York Opera Fest.

Each year brings a project or chapter in pianist Stewart Goodyear’s life that means so much to him. During this particular season, the phenomenal musician and composer hopes listeners leap out of their seats and dance, just like he felt like doing while recording his latest album with conductor Wayne Marshall and Chineke! Orchestra.

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s Carnegie Hall residency is nothing short of brilliant. They are embracing this opportunity to showcase their unparalleled ability to push boundaries and showcase its vast repertoire of Classical standards.

Most know Charlie Chaplin as an iconic and innovative actor and filmmaker. However, little is known about his work as a composer.

For the past three years, Israeli pianist Benjamin Hochman suffered from a hand injury that pulled him away from extensive tours and concert engagements.  Now that sabbatical is over.