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8 am ET: Wigmore Hall presents Jonathan Plowright. The British pianist opens this concert with Busoni’s arrangement of Bach’s D minor
Chaconne which was performed by Busoni himself at the opening of the Hall almost 120 years ago. This is followed by the six pieces that make up Liszt’s
Consolations S172. The concert closes with Grieg’s
Holberg Suite Op. 40, originally written for piano before Grieg adapted it for string orchestra. Register, view here and on demand for 30 days. LIVE
1 pm ET: Wiener Staatsoper presents
Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci. Conductor: Marco Armiliato, director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. With Eva-Maria Westbroek, Brian Jagde, Ambrogio Maestri, Zoryana Kushpler, and Isabel Signoret; Roberto Alagna, Aleksandra Kurzak, Ambrogio Maestri, Andrea Giovannini, and Sergey Kaydalov. Production from November 2020. Register for free and view here.
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Another week, another set of offerings from the Houston arts community. But again, there’s an opportunity to get out of the house responsibly to enjoy a little socially distanced cinema or, if you’d rather, plenty to enjoy from the comforts of your own living room. Keep reading for this week’s best virtual bets.
ROCO concludes their Connections series tonight, March 11, at 7 p.m. with a program titled
Journey to America. The livestreamed concert, presented in partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston, will feature the world premiere of a quintet by Afghan composer Milad Yousufi co-commissioned with Winsor Music Consortium. Yousufi describes the piece,
Warmth from other Suns. View here until April 29.
7:30 pm ET: SalonEra presents
Women in Music. Women’s History Month is marked with instrumental and vocal music by Maddalena Sirmen, Barbara Strozzi, Isabella Leonarda, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, and Clara Schumann. Featured guests include harpsichordist Byron Schenkman, violinist Shelby Yamin, and soprano Michele Kennedy, who share a commitment to researching, performing, and recording music by women composers. View here.
8 pm ET: EnsembleNEWSRQ presents
Nightfall! The ensemble performs Gerard Grisey’s
Stelé for two percussionists, David Maric’s
Nascent Forms for mallet quartet, and David T. Little’s
Haunt of Last Nightfall for percussion quartet and electronics. View here.