José Antonio de Abreu News
Venezuelan musician (1939-2018)
- piano, harpsichord, organ
- classical music
- Venezuela
- pianist, economist, politician, composer, conductor, university teacher
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2024-03-28
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2024-02-13 16:26:52
SCRUTINY | Naishi Wang & Jean Abreu’s Deciphers Is An Exercise In Expressive Physicality
At the heart of the dance piece Deciphers is is the premise of co-choreographers Naishi Wang and Jean Abreu: the body as a tool of linguistic expression.
2024-02-02 18:30:18
PREVIEW | Independent Dancemakers Naishi Wang & Jean Abreu Talk About Deciphers, Coming To Toronto February 8 – 10
DanceWorks and Harbourfront Centre present Deciphers by Naishi Wang and Jean Abreu at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre in its Ontario premiere.
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2023-08-30 15:26:19
The impressive and impressionable players of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (BPYO) became enraptured by the South African people and their country over an extraordinary six-concert tour in mid June; South Africans responded in kind to these remarkable young musicians. Pretoria, Cape Town, and Makhanda witnessed Beethoven 5th and Ein Heldenleben; Mahler’s Second Symphony came to Johannesburg, Soweto, and Cape Town, where BPYO shared the stage with Gauteng Choristers, directed by Sidwell Mhlongo; soprano Andiswa Makana, and mezzo-sopranop Bongiwe Nakani Mcetywa—South African musicians singing Mahler for the first time. The SA Daily Maverick recounted: On his first trip to South Africa years ago, Zander fell in love with the country, the people and the way everybody seemed absorbed and fascinated by South Africa. “Every conversation, it seemed, was about the country, its future, its problems and the solutions.” Zander met Nelson Mandela on that trip. He said to him: “It […]
2022-05-28 04:41:00
Classical Music News of the Week, May 28, 2022
San Francisco Girls Chorus World Premiere Choral-OperaThe San Francisco Girls Chorus presents the world premiere performances of Tomorrow's Memories: A Little Manila Diary, June 22 through 25, at the Magic Theatre, San Francisco, CA.Based on Tomorrow's Memories, A Diary, 1924-1928, the diary writings of Filipina immigrant Angeles Monrayo, Tomorrow’s Memories is an SFGC-commissioned, semi-staged choral-opera that reflects on the importance of the Filipino diaspora’s cultural impact on America particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area. The performances will be led by SFGC Artistic Director Valérie Sainte-Agathe and features Filipino guest artists including stage director Sean San José, guitarist Florante Aguilar, violinist Patti Kilroy, and percussionist Levy Lorenzo.Wednesday, June 22, 7:30 p.m. at Magic Theatre, San FranciscoThursday, June 23, 7:30 p.m. at Magic Theatre, San FranciscoFriday, June 24, 7:30 p.m. at Magic Theatre, San FranciscoSaturday, June 25, 7:30 p.m. at Magic Theatre, San FranciscoFor more information, visit ici and […]
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