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North Carolina Symphony Presents "The Music of Billy Joel" and More, Jan. 20-22
The North Carolina Symphony welcomes Michael Cavanaugh, star of the smash-hit Broadway musical Movin' Out, to Raleigh for three high-energy salutes to an all-time rock favorite, Billy Joel. “The Music of Billy Joel," led by Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks, takes place at Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh's Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts on ...
North Carolina Symphony Presents "Tango Nuevo," Jan. 26-28
RALEIGH, N.C.—The North Carolina Symphony takes concertgoers to the dance halls of Buenos Aires this January with a vibrant concert showcasing the depth and passion of “Tango Nuevo." The program, led by Music Director Grant Llewellyn, highlights the music of Argentine trailblazers Ástor Piazzolla, Osvaldo Golijov and more, with special performances by bandoneón legend Coco Trivisonno ...
North Carolina Symphony Takes Holiday Music Across State, Nov. 22 – Dec. 22
RALEIGH, N.C.—Beginning in two weeks, the North Carolina Symphony will travel across the state, from New Bern to Lincolnton and more, for an annual family tradition, the orchestra's Holiday Pops celebrations. A complete listing of the Symphony's 2011/12 holiday-themed concerts and locations can be found here. Music Director Grant Llewellyn and Resident Conductor William Henry Curry ...
North Carolina Symphony Celebrates “A Carolina Christmas,” Nov. 25-26; Features World Premiere of Laurelyn Dossett’s “The Gathering”
RALEIGH, N.C.—Music Director Grant Llewellyn leads the North Carolina Symphony in a celebration of the holiday season, Carolina style, when Greensboro-based singer-songwriter Laurelyn Dossett, Grammy-winners Rhiannon Giddens Laffan and Mike Compton, guitar wizard Joe Newberry and the Concert Singers of Cary all join the orchestra for “A Carolina Christmas." The performances take place at Meymandi Concert ...
Itzhak Perlman Performs with North Carolina Symphony, May 15, 2012; Tickets Available Now as Part of Four-Concert Passport Series
RALEIGH, N.C.—The North Carolina Symphony announced today that incomparable violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman will return to the orchestra to perform Tchaikovsky's scintillating Violin Concerto, capping off a program of Italian-flavored masterworks. The special event concert, led by Symphony Resident Conductor William Henry Curry, takes place at Meymandi Concert Hall, in downtown Raleigh's Progress Energy Center for ...
North Carolina Symphony Pops Series Begins with Tour of Bernstein's Greatest Hits, Sept. 23-24
The North Carolina Symphony will have special help in guiding concertgoers through one of music's most engaging legacies next month. Jamie Bernstein joins the Symphony, led by Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks and featuring an ensemble of celebrated guest vocalists, for an entertaining tour of her father Leonard Bernstein's greatest hits. “Bernstein on Broadway," the first concert ...
North Carolina Symphony Concert Tickets On Sale Monday, Aug. 8
RALEIGH, N.C.—Tickets to the North Carolina Symphony's 2011/12 concerts go on sale to the general public on Monday, Aug. 8, at 10:00 a.m. They can be purchased online at ncsymphony.org; by calling North Carolina Symphony Audience Services at 919.733.2750 or toll free 877.627.6724; or by visiting Audience Services in person at 3700 Glenwood Ave., Suite 130, ...
Time for Three Joins North Carolina Symphony to Close Summerfest with a Bang; Concert and Fireworks, July 16
CARY, N.C.—They're back! The North Carolina Symphony welcomes self-described “classically trained garage band" Time for Three to the Triangle to close out the 2011 edition of the Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series. The concert takes place at Koka Booth Amphitheatre on Saturday, July 16, at 7:30 p.m. Children 12 and under are free. Led by Resident Conductor ...
North Carolina Symphony Announces 2011 Bryan Youth Concerto Competition Winners
RALEIGH, N.C.—Saxophone is not an instrument traditionally heard at a North Carolina Symphony concert, but that doesn't mean the Symphony can't recognize a good sound when it hears one. For the first time, a saxophonist has won the North Carolina Symphony's Kathleen Price and Joseph M. Bryan Youth Concerto Competition. Winston-Salem native Steven Banks, 17, took ...
Rhiannon Giddens Laffan Joins NC Symphony Globe-Trotting Concert, May 31-June 5
CARY, N.C.—Grammy Award-winning vocalist Rhiannon Giddens Laffan joins forces with North Carolina Symphony Music Director Grant Llewellyn and the stellar talents of your state's premier professional orchestra for a journey across the musical globe. “Around the World in Eighty Minutes," the second entry in the Symphony's 2011 Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series, takes place at Cary's Koka ...
