In 2019, the career of Brian Raphael Nabors received a significant boost when he won the Rapido! Composition Contest, the brainchild of the Atlanta Chamber Players and the Antinori Foundation. Two years later, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra featured Nabors in a showcase of new composers. A new piece by Nabors, commissioned by the Atlanta Chamber…
Christmas and classical concerts go together like sleighs and reindeer. Whether it be the deific grandiosity of Handel’s Messiah or the flamboyant whimsy of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, there is a vast array of beloved favorites to call upon when the hibernal solstice rolls around. With so much well-worn and time-honored material to choose from, it…
The Atlanta Chamber Winds ensemble took the stage at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta on Sunday, April 3, as part of the ongoing Concerts@First series. According to event organizer and First Presbyterian Director of Worship and the Arts Jens Korndörfer, the concert came about as the happy intersection of two goals: his own interest in…
The Georgian Chamber Players presented a captivating concert at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta on Monday. This, despite the unexpected replacement of cellist Rainer Eudeikis with Emory University artist-in-residence and Vega String Quartet co-founder Guang Wang. The sudden substitution initially introduced a subtle element of uncertainty to the evening’s proceedings, raising questions about how Wang…
The year in classical music was marked by challenge and determination as the pandemic continued its cultural stranglehold for much of 2021. But for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the year marked what promises to be a vibrant new beginning. The ASO made a bold move in October when it named Nathalie Stutzmann as the orchestra’s…
THEATER For the holidays, the Alliance Theatre is transforming its Hertz Stage into Club Hertz Live, featuring an array of musicians and performers on the rise who will be playing in a lounge setting nightly (and a few matinee shows) through December 24. The lineup suggests the diversity of talent in Atlanta, including the pop-funk group…
ART+DESIGN With its newest exhibition, Picturing the South: 25 Years, (above) the High Museum of Art commemorates the 25th anniversary of the museum’s renowned “Picturing the South” series, which commissions photographers to create new bodies of work inspired by the American South for its collection. The show brings together for the first time nearly 200…
The Concerts@First series has seen a notable uptick in popularity in recent times thanks to serving as a stopgap while more established classical outlets were on a Covid-induced hiatus. As such, the intimate and sacred space of the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta main chapel has begun to take on a new aura — a…
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will present two pop-up performances in the High Museum of Arts’ modern and contemporary galleries on Sunday. The violin trio of Sissi Zhang, Rachel Ostler and Dae Here Ahn will play at 2 p.m. At 2:45 p.m., the Amadeus String Ensemble with Sheela Lyengar and Kenn Wagner on violin, Lachlan McBane…
One day concert reviews won’t begin with a mention of COVID-19. Until then we must adapt, as we did Sunday (November 15) when the Georgian Chamber Players gave their livestream-only performance at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta’s ongoing Concerts@First series. The church was intricately and expertly wired for sound and provided stellar audio quality and…
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