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  • Daniel Barenboim cancels Middle East concerts over safety concerns Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 4:19AMLondon, Jan 7 : Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim has cancelled two concerts in the Middle East because of safety concerns.
  • Barenboim Cancels Middle East Concerts Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 11:51PMDaniel Barenboim, right, has canceled two concerts in the Middle East because of safety concerns, the BBC reported. Mr. Barenboim had been scheduled to conduct the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, the Arab-Israeli group he founded with the writer Edward Said, in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday and in Cairo the following Monday. But on Tuesday Mr. Barenboim said those concerts had been canceled ?due to the ...
  • Qatar Philharmonic concert on Jan 11 Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 7:07PMDOHA: The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra will perform on January 11 at the Aspire Ladies Club. Johann Strauss. “This will definitely be a very entertaining evening for the audience with the orchestra’s high-level performance.
  • Arab-Israeli orchestra led by Barenboim stops shows in Qatar, Egypt Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 11:25AMBERLIN - Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim and his orchestra of Arab and Israeli musicians have cancelled performances in the Middle East this weekend because of fighting between Israel and Hamas, he said Tuesday.
  • Barenboim Concerts in Qatar, Cairo Canceled Amid Gaza Conflict Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 10:49AMJan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Conductor Daniel Barenboim said fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has prompted the cancellation of two concerts by his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra planned for Cairo and the Qatari capital Doha.
  • Customer Service Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 10:36AMBERLIN - Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim and his orchestra of Arab and Israeli musicians have cancelled performances in the Middle East this weekend because of fighting between Israel and Hamas.
  • Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor: Resurrection Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 6:07AMForty-three years ago, Kaplan was taken by a friend to a rehearsal at Carnegie Hall, to hear Leopold Stokowski conduct Maher’s Symphony Number 2 . He returned the next day and bought a ticket, a decision that changed his life forever.
  • Things to do, places to go today Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:11AMAcross the Hudson Ice giants, giant dog puppets and a trampoline act are all part of the fun in the Cirque Du Soleil production of "Wintuk," at the WAMU Theater at Madison Square Garden. The show also features acrobats, dancers,...
  • Toward a Leaner, Bolder City Opera Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 9:06PMFacing a $15 million deficit and still reeling from the departure of its director, Gerard Mortier, the 65-year-old New York City Opera has seldom faced such a dire crisis.
  • Weekend planner Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 11:21PMJazz the Ripper along with Aaron LaFalce, Brushfire Stankgrass and Laura Blackley, 8 tonight, The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave., $10-$15.
  • Obituaries 1-18-8 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 5:39PMAmy Agnes (Dunwoody) Azores, of Boston, died Jan. 11, 2008. She was a former resident of Barnstable and Everett. She was the wife of the late Herman W. Azores.
  • Conductor has feel for Viennese melodies Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 4:52PMNew Jersey Symphony Orchestra. What: "Best of Vienna". Where and when: Friday, 7:30 p.m., the Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Front and Lafayette streets, Trenton; Saturday, 8 p.m., the Count Basie Theatre, 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank; Sunday, 3...
  • Greet the New Year With an Old Tradition Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:45PMThe annual New Year’s Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic will be conducted Daniel Barenboim for the first time.
  • A Conversation With: Cellist Johannes Moser Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:34PM Cellist Johannes Moser first came to international attention at the 2002 Tchaikovsky Competition, where he earned the top prize and was awarded the Special Prize for his interpretation of the Rococo Variations .
  • Bristol Palin gives birth Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 8:17AMThe 18-year-old daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has given birth in Alaska to a son. People magazine reports that Bristol Palin gave birth to Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston on Sunday. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces.
  • Barenboim: Violence won’t resolve Mideast conflict Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 7:10AMVIENNA, Austria   (AP)—The Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be resolved militarily, conductor Daniel Barenboim said Monday….
  • Barenboim: Violence won’t resolve Mideast conflict Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 5:58AMMon, Dec 29, 2008 (3:42 a.m.) Conductor Daniel Barenboim says the Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be resolved militarily.
  • Local man jaunts about the Balkans and tells the tale Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 3:58AMBy Carl Boyer For The Signal Posted: Dec. 27, 2008 6:16 p.m. A 44-day ramble through the Balkans and parts of the Middle East resulted from 18 months of planning for a trip that originally was supposed to be a simple jaunt from Dubrovnik in Croatia to Ukraine on $80 a day.
  • Events in New Jersey Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 3:15PMCOMEDY.
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  • Wednesday, December 24 Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 9:48AMNoon and 4 p.m.: A Christmas Carol ; McCarter Theatre. Also Saturday at 1 and 5:30 p.m., Sunday at 1 and 5:30 p.m. 5:15 p.m.: Annual Christmas Eve Caroling, accompanied by Blawenburg Band; Palmer Square Green. Free.
  • WA News Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 4:54PMDespite the gloom and doom of the global financial crisis, Perth revellers are still spoilt for choice on how they could spend the final hours of 2008 – on any budget.
  • In Tune With the Holidays Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 5:35AMA major part of the holidays is music: carolers, singalongs, concerts featuring holiday chestnuts. Where to find the sounds of the season:
  • Performing arts Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 12:27AMRandy Waller and They Country Gentleman, with The Snyder Family, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17, Old Rock School, 400 W. Main St., Valdese. More at 879-2129 and www.bluegrassattherock.com.
  • Listing of stage performances Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 11:12PMMANATEE
  • New Year’s Strauss Concert Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 11:44AMThe New Year’s Strauss Concert is a compelation of best acts from concerts in the last five years.
  • Wednesday, December 17 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 9:33AM11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Holiday Open House; Drumthwacket, 354 Stockton Street. Reservations required; call (609) 683-0057. Noon: Lecture by Princeton University professor of sociology Paul Starr, “Freedom’s Power: The History and Promise of Liberalism”; Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street.
  • Performing arts calendar Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 11:21PMA Festival of Carols” by Voices in the Laurel, 2 p.m. today, Longs Chapel United Methodist Church, Lake Junaluska. $10 adults, $6 children 12 and younger. Call 335-2849 or e-mail voicesinlaurel@aol.com.
  • Gordie Sampson, Matt Mays, El Torpedo vie for ECMA honours Thursday, December 11, 2008 @ 12:48PMCape Breton singer-songwriter and producer Gordie Sampson and Halifax rockers Matt Mays and El Torpedo top a list of Atlantic Canadians vying for trophies at the 2009 East Coast Music Awards.
  • Tenor cries betrayal as Milan’s La Scala dumps him Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 2:43AMMon, Dec 8, 2008 (12:21 a.m.) It was classic La Scala intrigue. The famed opera house threw its understudy into one of its biggest nights Sunday, removing tenor Giuseppe Filianoti at the last minute for the season-opening premiere of "Don Carlo" after he made mistakes during a dress rehearsal.
  • La Scala makes last-minute swap of tenors at season opener Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 2:12AMLeave it to La Scala to generate as much drama offstage as on. The famed opera house threw its understudy into one of the most high-profile nights in opera Sunday night, removing tenor Giuseppe Filianoti for the season-opening premiere of "Don Carlo" after he made some mistakes during a dress rehearsal this week.
  • Alex Ross: New York celebrates Bernstein the composer. Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 11:14PMIn 1984, when I was fifteen and living in Washington, D.C., I stopped by the National Cathedral to watch Leonard Bernstein conduct a rehearsal of Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony, the “Resurrection.” Bernstein was preparing for a concert sponsored by an organization called Musicians Against Nuclear Arms, or MANA. I had . . .
  • 2008/12/07 Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 5:57PMPaul Goodwin. AS a tribute to classical composer Joseph Haydn, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) will perform the composer’s mesmerising Symphony No. 99 In E Flat at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas (DFP) on Saturday and Sunday.
  • La Scala swaps tenors for season opener Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 11:41AMThe famed La Scala opera house has long been known for its behind-the-scenes intrigues _ with strikes, personality disputes and artistic differences often eclipsing its performances.
  • ENTERTAINMENT: Tribute to 18th-century classics Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 10:32AMAS a tribute to classical composer Joseph Haydn, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) will perform the composer’s mesmerising Symphony No. 99 In E Flat at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas (DFP) on Saturday and Sunday.
  • Cameroon blues singer fuses American with African styles Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 9:41AMVietNamNet Bridge - Blues singer Roland Tchakounte will take Hanoi audiences on a musical journey with his mixture of American and African styles, when he performs on Dec. 6 as part of the city’s ongoing European Music Festival.
  • Tribute to 18th-century classics Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 6:58AMPaul Goodwin. AS a tribute to classical composer Joseph Haydn, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) will perform the composer’s mesmerising Symphony No. 99 In E Flat at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas (DFP) on Saturday and Sunday.
  • ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 7:48AMClubs 1402 1402 N. Ninth St. (610-372-1000) DJ Majik and DJ Valid; 8 p.m. every Thursday Texas Hold’em; 9 p.m. every Thursday Freaky Fridays with DJ Max da Money; 9 p.m. every Friday Texas Hold’em; 9 p.m. every Friday Texas Hold’em; 8 p.m. every Saturday Future Faders; 9 p.m. Dec. 6 Allentown Brewworks High Gravity Lounge, 812 Hamilton St., Allentown (610-433-7777) Tickle Me Tuesdays with Keith ...
  • Fringe Gift Guide, Vol. 1 Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 11:00PMIn the first of what we assume will be many posthumous recording releases, the prolific and hugely influential keyboardist Joe Zawinul is paid homage with this live recording from Lugano, Switzerland, on his 75th birthday, less than two months before he died of cancer in his hometown of Vienna.
  • Rieu hits Ramsay Street Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 7:00AMTHE music superstar Andre Rieu shone in suburban Melbourne on the set of Neighbours today, filming a cameo role alongside Ramsay Street regulars.
  • December events Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 5:24AMDecember events
  • MI6 :: The Home Of James Bond 007 Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 4:19AMJames Bond 007 at MI6 Headquarters - Latest news on Quantum of Solace (2008) the 22nd James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig as 007 due out November 7th 2008 (AKA Bond 22), plus complete coverage of all 007 movies including Casino Royale, the new videogame from Activision, the Ian Fleming centenary, Devil May Care and Young Bond, plus the largest discussion forum.
  • Senior scene Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 12:16AM A full version of activities appears on our Web site at www.southcoasttoday.com. The list is updated every Sunday. A condensed version of senior center and council on aging activities is published in The Standard-Times every Sunday. Listings for trip...
  • More was less Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 10:54AMWILLIAMSTOWN — Think small: That might have been the lesson for conductor Ronald Feldman and the Berkshire Symphony from their concert Friday night.
  • ROHS choir hits historic note Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 4:15PMA cappella singers off to Vienna for 2008 international festival.
  • Richard Hickox, doyen of British conductors, dies aged 60 Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 3:42PMRichard Hickox, the much admired British conductor, has died of a suspected heart attack after a recording session in Wales. He was 60. For conductors a 60th birthday is a coming of age. Until then they are still learning their craft.
  • Theatre: Round Dance, Feb 16-19 Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 2:38PMKnox College Theatre presents "Round Dance," by Arthur Schnitzler, directed by Neil Blackadder, at 7:30 p.m. nightly, Wednesday, February 16 through Saturday, February 19, in Harbach Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, on the Knox campus in Galesburg, Illinois.
  • In the Cards for a Gambler: Struggling With an Obsession (and a Cold) Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 12:19AMThe return of Tchaikovsky?s ?Queen of Spades? to the Met was not an occasion for great singing. Still, the greatness of the opera came through vividly.
  • Ozawa returns to Met Opera after 16-year absence Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 4:28PM Seiji Ozawa gave double high-fives to singers as they walked in front of the stage for a group bow. After an absence of nearly 16 years, he had returned to the Metropolitan Opera.
  • Senior Scene Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 12:14AM All senior centers and council on aging offices will be closed Thursday and Friday to observe Thanksgiving.