21C MEDIA GROUP
ABOUT 21C
21C Media Group is an independent public relations, marketing, and consulting firm specializing in classical music and the performing arts. Our clients range from solo artists, ensembles and performing arts institutions to record labels, media organizations and Fortune 500 companies.
The 21C team draws upon a broad spectrum of experience in the music industry, in areas including publicity, marketing, career development, record production, artist management, publishing and new media. The company was founded in 2000, inspired by the belief that classical music and the performing arts deserve to play a greater role enriching people's lives.
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IN THE PRESS
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Two Young Pianists, Forging Connections
New York Times - 02/26/2010
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Concertos of a Troubled Time
The Wall Street Journal - 02/24/2010
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Yefim Bronfman gives brilliant performance of demanding program at Shriver Hall
The Baltimore Sun - 02/22/2010
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New York Philharmomic music director blogs for Gramophone
Gramophone - 02/17/2010
21C ARTISTS TO WATCH
21C’s new program for artists on the brink of major careers in classical music.
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ALBERT’S BLOGS
In addition to being the Managing Director and Co-Founder of 21C Media Group, Albert Imperato is an active blogger. Check out Albert’s blogs at the following links:
Gramophone: New York Insider
Classical 20 Questions at Playbill Arts
Huffington Post
Gil Shaham wins Avery Fisher Prize Read News Release
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NEWS RELEASES
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Metropolitan Opera Guild news: April 2010
Published: March 09, 2010On Tuesday, April 20, two days before bidding farewell to her New York fans in a concert at Carnegie Hall, the beloved mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade will be honored at the Metropolitan Opera Guild’s 75th Annual Luncheon. With “Flicka and Friends – A Loving Tribute to Frederica von Stade,” the Guild will gather together colleagues and friends to salute the legendary artist in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, with a musical tribute by baritone Thomas Hampson and a spoken tribute by one of Flicka’s long-time colleagues and friends, soprano Evelyn Lear. Among the many artists who be there to help celebrate Flicka will be Martina Arroyo, Rockwell Blake, Dave Brubeck, Chris Brubeck, Vladimir Chernov, Tyne Daly, Angela Gheorghiu, Marilyn Horne, Kristine Jepson, John Macurdy, Terrence McNally, Mildred Miller, Paul Plishka, Regina Resnik, Julius Rudel and Richard Stilwell. The afternoon will include the screening of a new video biography of the honoree, video performances and many more surprises.
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EMI Classics & Virgin Classics March 2010 releases
Published: March 08, 2010New Album of Works by British Composer Thomas Adès Features Three World-Premiere Recordings, Including Orchestral Work Tevot and Violin Concerto; Performances Led by Adès as well as Sir Simon Rattle. Another Highlight from EMI Classics in March Is New Reissue Series, EMI Masters, Featuring Landmark Performances Recorded Exclusively at Famed Abbey Road Studio. Young Danish Cellist Andreas Brantelid, Heard Recently on First Solo EMI Classics Release As Well As All-Chopin Chamber Music Collection, Gives NYC Recital Debut at Carnegie’s Weill Hall Mar 12.
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Curtis On Tour comes to New York City on March 10
Published: March 07, 2010On March 10, New Yorkers can witness the extraordinary artistry of the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music when Curtis On Tour makes a special appearance at the Allen Room in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. In this elegant setting, distinguished Curtis faculty members Ida Kavafian and Peter Wiley (’74) will be joined by three of tomorrow’s leading musicians, all Curtis students, to perform a variety of chamber works.
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Iván Fischer conducts Beethoven cycle in NYC
Published: March 03, 2010Over four consecutive days in early spring, conductor Iván Fischer – the founder and music director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra – will lead two remarkable ensembles in performances of all nine Beethoven symphonies in New York City. “Beethoven: Then and Now” takes place between March 25 and 28 at Lincoln Center and features Fischer’s celebrated Budapest Festival Orchestra – now in its 26th season – sharing the spotlight with one of the world’s leading period-instrument ensembles, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE).
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DATEBOOK
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ThuMarch 11:
March 11: Pianist JEREMY DENK plays Stravinsky’s Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments with the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor John Adams at London’s Barbican Hall. [London]
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FriMarch 12:
March 12–14: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra performs the world premiere of STEVEN STUCKY’s new Concerto for Chamber Orchestra. [March 12, 13, 14: St. Paul, MN]
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WedMarch 17:
March 17–21: The CURTIS OPERA THEATRE performs Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra, presented by the Kimmel Center and the Opera Company of Philadelphia. [March 17, 19, 21: Philadelphia, PA]
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ThuMarch 18:
March 18 – April 3: DANIEL HOPE gives multiple performances at the Savannah Music Festival, where he has been Associate Artistic Director since 2004. Highlights of the festival include performances by GABRIELA MONTERO on March 24 and 25. [March 18 – April 3: Savannah, GA]
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SatMarch 20:
March 20–21: DANIEL HOPE debuts with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, joining conductor/pianist Jeffrey Kahane to perform Schulhoff’s Double Concerto for Violin and Piano (arranged by Hope from the original for flute and piano) and the original 1844 version of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, which Hope recorded for his solo debut album with Deutsche Grammophon. [March 20, 21: Los Angeles, CA]