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| Performance Schedule - 2010 |
For more details of the events and to purchase tickets, please click on the date links. The schedule is subject to change. For the most current details of the event, please contact the local venue. |
- February 8, 2010 at 8pm (Carnegie Hall, New York, NY): Kathleen Battle and the talented Russian pianist Olga Kern (Gold Medal Winner of the 2001 Van Clibern International Piano Competition) will perform works by Rachmaninoff, Schubert, and Liszt. (See the advertisement.)
- February 16, 2010 at 8pm (Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa, CA: The Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents Kathleen Battle and Olga Kern who join forces once again.
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- May 27, 2010 (Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD) at 8pm: The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presents Kathleen Battle (in her BSO debut) and the Grammy-nominated Morgan State University Choir in a special program honoring and featuring Spirituals and hymns inspired by the Underground Railroad.
Purchase specially reserved tickets for the May 27 concert which will contribute to supporting the mission of AHEAD, Inc. and their life-saving medical programs for women and children of Tanzania. You will also have the option to attend a VIP reception. For details, click here.
- May 29, 2010 (Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD) at 8pm: The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presents Kathleen Battle and Morgan State University Choir a second night in special program honoring and featuring Spirituals and hymns inspired by the Underground Railroad.
As a reviewer noted in October 2006, "[with] Kathleen Battle... [Spirituals] are 'born again.' Soulful, impassioned, unhurried, with every nuance explored they become deeply, stunningly beautiful."
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- July 6, 2010 at 8pm (National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada): Kathleen Battle is among the headliners of the new "Music and Beyond" festival. She performs in recital with frequent accompanist, Ted Taylor. The program includes works by Schubert, Liszt, and Rachmaninov. Spirituals will also be included.
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- September 18, 2010 at 7:30pm (Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO) As part of the Masterworks Series celebrating the greatest compositions of all time, Kathleen Battle joins the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and guest Conductor Douglas Boyd in a program of Classical gems, American standards and Spirituals.
- September 30, 2010 at 7:30pm (Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH) :Conductor Paavo Järvi opens his 10th anniversary season with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra with the long-awaited return of Kathleen Battle (beloved Ohio native and favorite) in an all-Strauss program. In this special program she will "convey the heart-on-sleeve emotion of music of Strauss." The program will also include the popular "Also sprach Zarathustra ” known to many from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- October 2, 2010 (Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH) Kathleen Battle and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will present an encore performance of their all-Strauss program.
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Acclaim
"There's just something magical about that sweet sound...[she] spun out compelling phrases all night, sometimes with jazzy inflections that had terrific spontaneity and naturalness, sometimes with a disarming, Schubertian gentleness...– the full emotional depth and melodic appeal of Spirituals came through with affecting grace " (Full Review)
—Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun (May 2010)
"Kathleen Battle...still has it. The voice remains a wonder. The bearing remains royal. The music making remains meticulous...Battle sang songs by Schubert, Liszt and Rachmaninoff – Exquisitely....[The recital ended] with three spirituals...which displayed Battle's special talent with this repertoire, a balance of magic and precision, tone and feeling. " (Full Review)
—Timothy Mangan, The Orange County Register (February 2010)
"Battle's singing [was] stunning…Opening with the only two classical offerings of the evening, Battle sang [the pieces] with stunning clarity and precision…Launching into spirituals and gospel songs, [she hit] high notes that shimmered throughout the hall."
—Carol Furtwangler, Post and Courier (December 2009)
“The magic of Battle's high range has never been entirely about the the altitude of the notes...but about the ease, finesse and grace with which she handles them. [Her] ability to shape a phrase is unparalleled; she puts lyrics and their meaning at center stage... [transcending] the language of the lyrics..." (Full Review)
—Elaine Schmidt, Journal Sentinal (March 2008)
“As deeply moving as [spirituals] inherently are, [with] Kathleen Battle... they are 'born again.' Soulful, impassioned, unhurried, with every nuance explored they become deeply, stunningly beautiful — a metaphorical trip to heaven, in fact...So well were these received that this gracious and generous artist returned again and again to perform more of the same..."
—The Royal Gazette (Bermudian Newspaper), (October 2006)
“Her voice has rarely sounded better, whether she is singing Strauss, spirituals, or Stevie Wonder. Her unwavering musicianship, combined with her natural vocal beauty, were thrilling… exhilarating.”
—Michael Huebner, The Birmingham News (April 2006)
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