In the late Renaissance, at the height of Mantua’s artistic splendour, a young Jewish violinist burst through the barriers of discrimination and became one of the most renowned composers and performers at the court of the Gonzaga dukes. And in 1622 he revolutionized Jewish music with his Songs of Solomon, the first collection ever of originally composed music for Hebrew psalms and prayers. Yet very little is known about the personal and creative life of Salomone Rossi Hebreo – Salomone Rossi the Jew.

In this documentary, the prize-winning vocal ensemble Profeti della Quinta rehearse and perform Rossi’s music in the magnificent town of Mantua, in preparation for a special concert in the Gonzaga dukes’ pleasure palace. With the help of expert historians and musicologists, they shed fascinating light on this elusive man and his extraordinary music.

Already revered in his native Canada, this 27 year old violinist brings an ambitious program to S. Florida.  His sparkling energy and high emotion will have the audience hanging on his interpretation of an ambitious program.  Hear for yourselves why today’s foremost conductors and orchestras are lining up to engage this riveting performer.. Detroit, San Francisco, Seattle and Dallas among them.  Mr. Pouliot has been featured on CBC(Canada) as “hottest classical musicians under 30”.  We are delighted to present him in this his Miami recital debut, accompanied by pianist Hsin-I Huang.

Tony Siqi Yun, the First Prize winner and Gold Medalist at the First China International Music Competition, was born in Toronto, Canada in 2001. Tony is a recipient of the Jerome L. Greene Fellowship at the Juilliard School where he studies with Professors Matti Raekallio and Yoheved Kaplinsky.

Baroque band ACRONYM — an "outstanding young early-music string ensemble"
(The New Yorker)—is dedicated to giving modern premieres of the wild instrumental music of the seventeenth century.

Ruckus is a shapeshifting, collaborative baroque ensemble with a visceral and playful approach to early music. The ensemble debuted in Handel’s Aci, Galatea e Polifemo in a production directed by Christopher Alden featuring Anthony Roth Costanzo, Ambur Braid and Davóne Tines at National Sawdust. The band’s playing earned widespread critical acclaim: “achingly delicate one moment, incisive and punchy the next” (New York Times); “superb” (Opera News).

The GRAMMY-winning BEMF Chamber Opera Series makes its Florida debut on November 30, 2022, with a Double Bill of French Baroque chamber operas written for Louis XIV: Lully’s Idylle sur la Paix and Charpentier’s La Fête de Rueil.

Duo Siqueira Lima is one of the most prestigious chamber ensembles, having won the Profissionais da Música Award 2015 in Brazil and the International Press Award 2014 in the United States. Their work features music from the classical repertoire to popular music of Latin America. The Siqueira Lima guitar duo is formed by Cecilia Siqueira, […]

The Dragon of Wantley, the most popular operatic production of the entire 18th century in England, enjoyed a 45-year run. Lampe deftly lampoons the excesses of Handelian opera in this hilarious farce of 1736. This all-new production is led by BEMF’s GRAMMY-winning Musical Directors Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs and acclaimed Stage Director Gilbert Blin.

“The concluding ‘Shrovetide Fair’ was a dramatic and theatrical episode, with Li’s hands sweeping across the keyboard and darting from note to note with impressive accuracy and power. The audience was enthusiastic, greeting one particularly virtuosic movement of the Schumann with a burst of applause and giving Li repeated standing ovations.”
South Florida Classical Review

The Gesualdo Six is an award-winning British vocal ensemble comprising some of the UK’s finest consort singers, directed by Owain Park. Praised for their imaginative programming and impeccable blend, the ensemble formed in 2014 for a performance of Gesualdo’s Tenebrae Responsories in Cambridge and has gone on to perform at numerous major festivals across the UK, Europe, Canada, North America and Australia.