Classical Action:
Performing Arts Against AIDS
A Program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Year: 2016
Up Our Alley Fundraisers Score for Classical Action
Friendly competition filled the air this fall when bowling lanes were lined by performing arts, financial, media and pharmaceutical professionals at the 18th annual edition of Up Our Alley. These benevolent bowlers raised a striking $149,017 for Classical Action, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. More than 250 participants spent six weeks raising money […]
Nina Stemme, Emmanuel Ceysson Dazzle at Michael Palm Series
Two of the world’s greatest classical music talents – renowned harpist Emmanuel Ceysson and acclaimed soprano Nina Stemme – came together to share their talents in an intimate TriBeCa loft on October 19 as part of Classical Action’s celebrated Michael Palm Series. Ceysson, who earned the coveted title of principal harpist of the Metropolitan Opera […]
Hersch and Salvant Astound in Michael Palm Series Kick-off
Two generations of musical genius – pianist Fred Hersch and vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant – joined forces September 27 to launch the 13th season of Classical Action’s acclaimed Michael Palm Series house concerts. Hersch is lauded as one of the world’s premier solo jazz pianists, recently winning the 2016 Doris Duke Artist Award. He has […]
Yuja Wang Brings Unique Style to House Concert
Brilliant pianist Yuja Wang made a triumphant return to the Classical Action house concert stage on April 25. An artist widely recognized as one of the most important of her generation, Wang presented a recital program she was preparing for her North American tour, which included a performance at Carnegie Hall a few weeks later. […]
Strings and Opera Stars Open Michael Palm Series
Four of the world’s most gifted string artists and four of the Metropolitan Opera’s brightest talents filled a NewYork City loft with captivating music in two awe-inspiring concerts this winter to open the 2015-2016 Michael Palm Series for Classical Action, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The Takács Quartet, hailed for their supreme artistry, […]