SONY CLASSICAL

Attacca Quartet Sign Exclusively To Sony Classical And Announce Label Debut With Genre-Defying Album Real Life Available July 9, 2021 - Preorder Now

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Friday, May 21, 2021
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REAL LIFE, a vibrant album that transcends musical boundaries, is out July 9 and available now for preorder .

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  • REAL LIFE, a vibrant album that transcends musical boundaries, is out July 9 and available now for preorder .
  • "\n"We\'ve always loved to dream big and imagine the grandest expressions a string quartet can make,"says Attacca Quartet.
  • "\nMelding the worlds of classical and electronic on the forthcoming album, REAL LIFE, today, the Attacca Quartet premiere the album\'s lead single and video "Electric Pow Wow Drum.
  • "\nAttacca Quartet manage to perfect the confluence of classical and electronic with all of the magic of both respective halves intact on Real Life.

Yo-Yo Ma And Kathryn Stott Release "You'll Never Walk Alone" To Support Musicians In Need

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Friday, February 19, 2021
Musicians, Songs, Music, Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Kathryn Stott, You'll Never Walk Alone, Yo-Yo Ma, Yo-yo

"The refrain 'Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart, and you'll never walk alone' is truly an anthem for this time."

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  • "The refrain 'Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart, and you'll never walk alone' is truly an anthem for this time."
  • Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott's most recent collaboration, Songs of Comfort and Hope, was released by Sony in December.
  • Founded in 1914, Musicians Foundation has been supporting professional musicians and their families during times of need, crisis, and transition for more than a century.
  • Musicians Foundation plans to support thousands of more musicians during and beyond this difficult time, as the impact of Coronavirus will undoubtedly be felt for years.

Sony Classical Releases The 2020 New Year's Concert With The Vienna Philharmonic & Andris Nelsons

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Friday, January 10, 2020
Andris Nelsons, Vienna Philharmonic, Nelsons, Musicians, Vienna New Year's Concert

There are few concerts in the world that are awaited with as much excitement as the New Year's Concert from Vienna.

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  • There are few concerts in the world that are awaited with as much excitement as the New Year's Concert from Vienna.
  • Directed by Andris Nelsons, the Vienna Philharmonic ushers in the New Year with a concert in the magnificent Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein.
  • So far he has appeared more than sixty times on the podium of the Vienna Philharmonic.
  • At the 2020 New Year's Concert Andris Nelsons will be conducting a number of premieres that have not previously been heard at the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert.

SUGAR PLUM ON THE RUN: Jeremy Irons Narrates A New Nutcracker Story With Music By Lior Rosner

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Ballets, Creative works, Theatre, The Nutcracker, Lior Rosner, English-language films, Sugar plum, The Hard Nut

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Music announces SUGAR PLUM ON THE RUN, the new album from composer LIOR ROSNER, featuring an original story about the Sugar Plum Fairy from holiday favorite The Nutcracker.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Music announces SUGAR PLUM ON THE RUN, the new album from composer LIOR ROSNER, featuring an original story about the Sugar Plum Fairy from holiday favorite The Nutcracker.
  • JEREMY IRONS narrates the story, written by James Lorick and Rosner, with the ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA and conductor SCOTT DUNN performing Rosner's music.
  • The album also features the iconic Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, possibly the most popular moment from this magical ballet.
  • Jeremy Irons says: "I am very happy to be part of this project, giving life to The Sugar Plum Fairy, beloved by many.

Sony Classical Releases the 2019 New Year's Concert With the Vienna Philharmonic & Christian Thielemann Album Available Now

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Tuesday, January 8, 2019
New Year celebrations, Christian Thielemann, Culture, New Year's Eve, Time, Concert, Jam Hsiao, Music, Vienna New Year's Concert

There are few concerts in the world that are awaited with as much excitement as the New Year's Concert from Vienna.

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  • There are few concerts in the world that are awaited with as much excitement as the New Year's Concert from Vienna.
  • The concert is relayed to over ninety countries all round the world, reaching an audience of more than fifty million.
  • The 2019 New Year's Concert will be conducted for the first time by Christian Thielemann.
  • The live recording of the 2019 New Year's Concert was released on CD and as a download on January 7, 2019.

OPERATION FINALE Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Available August 24, 2018

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Friday, August 24, 2018
Cinema of the United States, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Operation Finale, Film, Alexandre Desplat, Southern California

NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Classical releases OPERATION FINALE (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with original music byAcademy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, The Grand Budapest Hotel).

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Classical releases OPERATION FINALE (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with original music byAcademy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, The Grand Budapest Hotel).
  • The soundtrack will be available for streaming, download and on CD August 24, 2018.
  • Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures (MGM) will distribute Operation Finale theatrically on August 29, 2018.
  • MGM's razor-sharp thriller, Operation Finale, brings to life one of the most daring covert operations in modern history.

Composer Danny Elfman Reunites With Director Gus Van Sant With His Original Score For Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot

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Friday, July 13, 2018
Film, Cinema of the United States, Culture, English-language films, Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, Gus Van Sant, Van Sant, Good Will Hunting, Milk, Danny Elfman, Anonymous Content, Sant

Elfman won two of his Oscar nominations for a pair of memorable Van Sant films Milk (2008) and Good Will Hunting (1997).

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  • Elfman won two of his Oscar nominations for a pair of memorable Van Sant films Milk (2008) and Good Will Hunting (1997).
  • "The amazing and brilliant score for Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot is one of my favorite Danny Elfman musical compositions," Van Sant writes, in his liner note for the original soundtrack recording.
  • "It has one foot in stark reality, while the other foot has a sense of humor."
  • Amazon Studios presents an Iconoclast/Anonymous Content production of a Gus Van Sant film Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot.

Yo-Yo Ma - Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suites

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Friday, June 22, 2018
Music, Yo-Yo Ma, Cello Suites, Cello, Johann Sebastian Bach, Suite, Yo-Yo Ma discography

Yo-Yo Ma will release Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suites (Sony Classical), his third and final recording of these works, on August 17, 2018.

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  • Yo-Yo Ma will release Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suites (Sony Classical), his third and final recording of these works, on August 17, 2018.
  • "Bach's Cello Suites have been my constant musical companions," Ma says of the music.
  • Ma is more convinced than ever of the suites' ability to create shared meaning that extends far beyond the here and now.
  • Bach and his Cello Suites entered Yo-Yo Ma's life when he was four, when he learned the first measure of the Prlude to Suite No.