Performances to Mark 100th Anniversary of Controversial Premiere HSO to be joined by dancers from The Hartt School & Nutmeg Conservatory; Wadsworth Atheneum to Display Original Costumes May 29-June 23 HARTFORD, May 22, 2013 –Led by HSO music director Carolyn Kuan, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra will close the 2012-2013 Season performing Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring [...]
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Dynamic Anderson & Roe Piano Duo to Appear with HSO at Rhapsody in Blue May 9-12
Program Also to Feature HSO’s Premiere Performance of Vaughan Williams’ Sixth Symphony HARTFORD, April 22, 2013 –Led by HSO music director Carolyn Kuan, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra will explore the jazzier side of classical music at Rhapsody in Blue on Thursday, May 9 – Sunday, May 12, 2013 at the Bushnell Center for the Performing [...]
HSO To Perform Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony at Roman Holiday April 18-21
Walter W. Naumburg International Competition Winner, Cellist Clancy Newman, to Perform Elgar’s Cello Concerto HARTFORD, April 8, 2013 –The Hartford Symphony Orchestra will take a musical voyage to the rolling hills of Tuscany and the magnificent ruins of Rome at Roman Holiday on Thursday, April 18 – Sunday, April 21, 2013 at the Bushnell Center [...]
HSO Events at a Glance: May – July 2013
MASTERWORKS SERIES: RHAPSODY IN BLUE with Carolyn Kuan, conductor; Anderson & Roe Piano Duo – Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe Thursday, May 9, 2013 │ 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2013 │ 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2013 │ 8:00 p.m. Sunday, May 12, 2013 │ 3:00 p.m. Belding Theater │ The Bushnell Center [...]
Wadsworth Caravaggio Exhibit to Inspire HSO Sunday Serenades Concert April 7
Concert to Feature Performances by HSO Musicians: Leonid Sigal, Lisa Rautenberg, Michael Wheeler, Eric Dahlin and Margreet Francis HARTFORD, March 28, 2013 – The Hartford Symphony Orchestra will present Baroque and Beyond, the final concert of the 2012-2013 Sunday Serenades Chamber Music Series, on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Wadsworth Atheneum [...]
HSO Announces 2013-2014 70th Anniversary Season
Music Director Carolyn Kuan Extends Contract Through the 2015-2016 Season HARTFORD, March 19, 2013 – Hartford Symphony Orchestra Music Director Carolyn Kuan and President & CEO Carrie Hammond are pleased to announce the programming for the HSO’s 70th Anniversary Season, including the 2013-2014 Masterworks Series and the 2013-2014 Pops Series that will be presented at [...]
HSO Partners with Baseball Hall of Fame and New Britain Rock Cats for “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” April 6 at The Bushnell
HSO Pops Concert to Recount the History of Baseball through Music, Pictures, and Video HARTFORD, March 14, 2013 – Just in time for MLB Opening Day, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra will perform Take Me Out to the Ball Game on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at Mortensen Hall at The Bushnell Center for [...]
‘Playing With Food’: HSO, Chefs Create A Musical Menu
By MARYELLEN FILLO, The Hartford Courant March 1, 2013 Some of Hartford’s most well-known chefs have been “playing” with their food recently, and the results are music-inspired dishes that will be taking center stage, both on their tables and at The Bushnell for the next several weeks. The special menu items are part of a [...]
Hartford Symphony to Explore The Genius of Mozart March 14-17 at The Bushnell
SHSO Concertmaster Leonid Sigal to be Featured as Conductor and Soloist in All-Mozart Program HARTFORD, February 26, 2013 –The Hartford Symphony Orchestra will explore The Genius of Mozart on Thursday, March 14 – Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. Led by HSO Concertmaster Leonid Sigal, who will act as [...]
Hartford Symphony Events at a Glance: March – May 2013
JAZZ & STRINGS: LADY IN SATIN: A TRIBUTE TO BILLIE HOLIDAY with Rosena Hill-Jackson, vocalist; Gene Bozzi, artistic director & drums; Rick Rozie, HSO Principal bass; Walter Gwardyak, arranger and piano; members of the HSO string section Friday, March 8, 2013│8:00 p.m.│Theater of the Performing Arts at the Learning Corridor Just before her untimely death [...]