As a fan of dance, my expectations were high when I found out that I would be attending “Step Afrika’s Step Xplosion at Strathmore. The event which wasn’t an all-out competition, but more or a less a celebration of stepping and, how it helps children on their journey into adulthood.
Cellist Zuill Bailey has a charismatic approach that’s hard to ignore. His sheer technicality heightens his artistry beyond the realm of just passable influence. He adores the cello because it’s the only instrument that you play rested against your heart. Tonight he joins the National Philharmonic Orchestra for a night of virtuosity.
Between a film premiere and a West End debut, there’s Strathmore. Unparalleled in her breadth and versatility, Audra McDonald brings the music that has shaped her career to the Music Center at Strathmoreon Friday, May 26, 2017 at 8 p.m. The concert follows the premiere of her latest film, a live action remake of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and just before her West End debut in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill. An icon of Broadway, McDonald is the winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Emmy Award. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (301) 581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.
Few artists can convey the deeply resonant, affecting power of music like Tony Bennett. The legendary singer whose voice has scored American popular culture across six decades will bring his remarkable talent and charm to the Music Center when he headlines Strathmore’s Annual Spring Gala on Saturday, May 6, 2017. Bennett’s career includes such hits as “Steppin’ Out with My Baby” and “I left My heart in San Francisco” alongside projects like his 2014 collaborative album with Lady Gaga, demonstrating versatility and a deft ability to reach new audiences—something Strathmore strives for with its diverse concerts, education programs, and community outreach activities. For more information or to purchase tickets for the performance only, call (301) 581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.
Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concert No. 2 is one of the most complex pieces of musical composition ever written. The sheer technicality will amaze you. The romanticism will stir your emotions. Tonight at The Music Center at Strathmore Haochen Zhang along with The National Philharmonic Orchestra performed this astonishing piano concert. In addition, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 was also performed.
The Off the Cuff series tells us the story behind the music. It sheds light on the history and journey a composition takes before it makes it onto the stage. Beethoven’s symphonies are no different. The stories behind his symphonies are just as fantastic as they sound.
Kev Marcus and Wil B were at The Music Center at Strathmore on Saturday night for the Black Violin Unity Tour. Black Violin is a classically-trained violin hip-hop duo. Their latest album release titled “Stereotypes” says it all.
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra led by Marin Alsop presented the rarely performed Gustav Mahler’s Sixth Symphony in its entirety Thursday night at The Music Center at Strathmore. The symphony is believed to be Mahler’s best work. The composer portrays himself as a hero who tragically meets his end in a thunderous finale.
Ambidextrous trumpeter Chris Botti, the world’s top-selling jazz instrumentalist known for nimbly traversing jazz and pop influences, brings his exuberant style to the Music Center at Strathmore on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 8 p.m.
On this edition of INTERVUE, I recently sat down with vocalist/trumpeter/percussionist Astro from the legendary 80’s band, UB40. Astro, along with Ali Campbell and Mickey Virtue are bringing their smash hits like “Red, Red Wine”, “(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love with You” and more to the Music Center at Strathmore this Friday for ONE NIGHT ONLY!
