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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. Through its own network of contacts and relationships, and through an affiliation with the London/Hamburg-based Albion Media, 21C provides its services throughout North America, as well as support, when desired, in Europe and the Far East.
21C 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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10 Questions with Leif Ove Andsnes
Out West Arts - 05/16/2012
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Music review: The New York Phil makes a blistering Disney Hall debut
Los Angeles Times - 05/11/2012
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Opera's new star couple set to sing 'La Boheme' in LA
AFP - 05/11/2012
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Kirill Gerstein hitting all the right notes
Chicago Sun Times - 05/09/2012
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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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Bard SummerScape 2012 opens July 6 with Compagnie fêtes galantes
Published: May 17, 2012The ninth annual Bard SummerScape festival opens on Friday, July 6 at 8pm, with the American premiere of Let My Joy Remain (“Que ma joie demeure”) by France’s Compagnie fêtes galantes. Described as “a show where joy dominates but dignity remains” (Figaro), Let My Joy Remain brings a contemporary edge to Baroque dance, juxtaposing the surpassingly elegant choreography of Béatrice Massin with the sublime music of Baroque master J.S. Bach. Along with two additional performances, on Saturday, July 7 at 8pm and Sunday, July 8 at 3 pm, the opening night will take place in the Frank Gehry-designed Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on Bard College’s stunning Hudson River campus.
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Susan Graham’s summer 2012 of French rep, Baroque & more
Published: May 16, 2012Fresh from her appearances in Lehár’s The Merry Widow at the Opéra National de Paris and Berlioz’s La mort de Cléopâtre with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, as well as a successful run of Australian recitals in Melbourne and Sydney, Susan Graham continues an action-packed 2012. After a European recital tour in June, “America’s favorite mezzo” returns to the United States for three important summer engagements: she opens Napa Valley’s Festival del Sole with a gala concert on July 13; she appears as Marguerite in Berlioz’s La damnation de Faust on July 28 at Tanglewood; and she hosts “Susan Graham and Friends” at the Santa Fe Opera (August 4). Graham, who has received word that she is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award presented by San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program, is gearing up for her return to the Met in December and for a recital tour with Renée Fleming that stops at Carnegie Hall in January.
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Tune in: American Pianists Assoc. finalists perform on WQXR May 16
Published: May 16, 2012The five finalists for a prize valued at more than $100,000 from the American Pianists Association will be showcased in performance on New York’s classical station, WQXR (105.9 FM and online at wqxr.org) on Wednesday, May 16 at 9pm. There will be a simultaneous broadcast on WFYI in Indianapolis, home of the American Pianists Association. The program, hosted by Robert Sherman, is part of The McGraw Hill Companies Young Artists Showcase. It was recorded last month when the names of the finalists for the 2013 ProLiance Energy Classical Fellowship Awards of the American Pianists Association were revealed at Steinway Hall.
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Classical Action presents Christine Brewer in concert, May 17
Published: May 15, 2012Classical Action: Performing Arts Against AIDS closes its 2012 Michael Palm Series of house concerts on Thursday, May 17, with a memorable evening of song from soprano Christine Brewer and pianist Craig Rutenberg. Held in the Tribeca loft apartment of supporters Simon Yates and Kevin Roon, who have hosted all concerts in the series since 2010, the upcoming recital is part of the New York City-based salon series named for the charity’s late benefactor. The performance begins at 7:30pm, following an hour of wine and hors d’oeuvres; tickets for this series-closing concert may be purchased online at www.classicalaction.org or by calling Classical Action at (212) 997-7717. For the first time in the history of the Michael Palm Series, the music may also be enjoyed beyond this cozy salon setting: the recital will be recorded for a broadcast presentation at a later date on SiriusXM’s Symphony Hall, channel 76.
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DATEBOOK
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FriMay 18:
Shai Wosner joins the Seattle Symphony, conducted by Gerard Schwarz, for the world premiere of MICHAEL HERSCH's new work along the ravines (Piano Concerto No. 2). [Seattle, WA]
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SunMay 20:
STEPHEN COSTELLO embodies Rodolfo, and his wife, soprano Ailyn Pérez, is Mimì, in Los Angeles Opera's production of La bohème. [Los Angeles, CA; May 12, 20, 23, 26, 31, June 2]
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WedMay 23:
STEPHEN COSTELLO embodies Rodolfo, and his wife, soprano Ailyn Pérez, is Mimì, in Los Angeles Opera's production of La bohème. [Los Angeles, CA; May 12, 20, 23, 26, 31, June 2]
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SatMay 26:
STEPHEN COSTELLO embodies Rodolfo, and his wife, soprano Ailyn Pérez, is Mimì, in Los Angeles Opera's production of La bohème. [Los Angeles, CA; May 12, 20, 23, 26, 31, June 2]
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ThuMay 31:
STEPHEN COSTELLO embodies Rodolfo, and his wife, soprano Ailyn Pérez, is Mimì, in Los Angeles Opera's production of La bohème. [Los Angeles, CA; May 12, 20, 23, 26, 31, June 2]