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Bright Virtuosi on Performance Oklahoma

Kimberly Powell — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:25:58 +0000

This week Performance Oklahoma presents the final concert program of the regular season offered by the Brightmusic Society in Oklahoma in their 10th anniversary season. The program, entitled Bright Virtuosi featured works by Zoltán Kodály, Carl Maria von Weber and Ptyor Tchaikovsky.

Ann Schein on Performance Oklahoma

Kimberly Powell — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:27:08 +0000

"Everything was so dazzlingly played, so musically right that all one could do was sit back in gasping admiration” writes The New York Times about pianist Ann Schein. She has been thrilling audiences since her sensational first recordings for Kapp Records and her highly acclaimed Carnegie Hall debut. Her career has earned her praise in major American and European music centers in recitals and with many of the great conductors and orchestras of our time and in more than 50 countries around the world.

Meet Libby Larsen on Performance Oklahoma

Kimberly Powell — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:11:51 +0000

This week on Performance Oklahoma: The Norman Philharmonic’s inaugural concert “Meet the Composer” with Libby Larsen.

Borealis String Quartet On Performance Oklahoma

Kimberly Powell — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:15:14 +0000

One of the most dynamic and exciting world-class ensembles of its generation, the Borealis String Quartet has received international critical acclaim as an ensemble praised for its fiery performances, passionate style, and refined, musical interpretation. Founded in Vancouver, British Columbia in the fall of 2000 and rapidly establishing a stellar reputation, the Borealis has toured extensively in North America and performed to enthusiastic sold-out audiences in major cities across North America.

Miles Hoffman and Bright Tales on Performance Oklahoma

Kimberly Powell — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:50:01 +0000

Performance Oklahoma presents the second of two concerts offered by the Brightmusic Society of Oklahoma on Tuesday, March 19th at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral. Celebrating their tenth anniversary year, the Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble offers a rich variety of chamber music in performance for Oklahoma City audiences. Artistic Directors Chad Burrow and Amy I-Ling Cheng lead an ensemble of musicians for five concert programs each season, each performed in two to three venues and will offer their second Spring Festival entitled Schubert and Friends in April.

Pianist Alexander Schimpf on Performance Oklahoma

Kimberly Powell — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:55:12 +0000

First winning the 2008 German Music Competition a distinction no pianist had earned for 14 years, Alexander Schimpf traveled the following year to Austria where he won the International Beethoven Competition and in 2011 to New York City’s Carnegie Hall, and to Ohio, where he picked up the prestigious Cleveland International Piano Competition.

Rachel Barton Pine & Matthew Hagle on Performance Oklahoma

Kimberly Powell — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:56:51 +0000

Chamber Music in Oklahoma presented the third of their concerts this season featuring guest violinist Rachel Barton Pine and guest pianist Matthew Hagle on Sunday, February 17th. These two artists, who both live in Chicago and play often together offered a recital of richly varied repertoire for violin and piano. The program opens with Ludwig van Beethoven's Sonata in E-flat Major, Op 12, No.

The Norman Philharmonic Meets Michael Daugherty on Performance Oklahoma

Kimberly Powell — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:36:37 +0000

This week, Performance Oklahoma presents composer Michael Daugherty and the Norman Philharmonic's first anniversary season concert!

Take II: Tokyo & Zodiac on Performance Oklahoma

Frank Christel — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:54:30 +0000

For fans of the Tokyo String Quartet and the Zodiac Trio who would like to hear the entire Performance Oklahoma program promised last Saturday evening, we have good news - a rebroadcast! This time, a broadcast in its entirety (we promise) this Saturday evening at 8:00 over Classical 88.7-1.

Tokyo String Quartet & Zodiac Trio on Performance Oklahoma

Kimberly Powell — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:36:51 +0000

Listen Saturday evening, March 23, 2013 at 8:00 on Classical 88.7-1.