André Raphel

Jimmy Kimmel’s Show to Return to ABC on Tuesday Night

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#TBT A glimpse into “the process” in Berlin of presenting Uri Caine The Passion of Octavius Catto. The work & words from Uri about the piece, couldn’t be more timely! Rehearsal video @ the link from DSO Berlin, Andre Raphel, conductor. A thrilling European premiere! m.youtube.com/watch?v=nTSM...

Jazz head at Kennedy Center is the latest firing at the beleaguered arts institution The firing of Kevin Struthers is the latest in a line of dismissals and resignations at the D.C. arts behemoth.

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For all those beautiful souls we lost on 9/11/2001. In tribute. A day of remembrance. Never Forget.

PBS Slashes Budget by 21% After Federal Funding Cuts

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YouTube video by Boston Symphony Orchestra BSO NOW | André Raphel conducts Coleridge-Taylor

Happy 150th Birthday to the composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor! Born on this day August 15, 1875. An important Afro-British composer! Here’s a video clip from Coleridge-Taylor’s charming Petite Suite de Concert. Boston Symphony Orchestra, André Raphel, conductor
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Will Shut Down The company is among the first casualties of a vote to strip roughly $500 million in federal funding from NPR, PBS and local stations across the country.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said Friday that it would shut down next year, effectively ending its half-century role as a backer of NPR, PBS, and local radio and TV stations across the U.S.

A brilliant actor, poet and musician! The tragic accidental death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner has left me in shock. ‘Mal’ and I only met a few years ago, but we had a wonderful collaboration. For the program w/the Minnesota Orchestra he was commissioned to write a poem about Juneteenth. Powerful! R.I.P.

Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump’s Cuts to the Education Department

This is not good! The Department of Education not only manages federal loans for college, but also enforces civil rights laws in schools. “Only Congress has the power to abolish the department,” Justice Sotomayor wrote in dissent. #Education www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/u...

On this July 4th, here’s a “Patriotic Medley” w/the wonderful Jevetta Steele, vocalist. Hear America the Beautiful & more at the link. Minnesota Orchestra, André Raphel, conductor. #Happy4th #music m.youtube.com/watch?v=phub...

Konzert in der Berliner Philharmonie: Der Mord am Wahllokal Klassische Musik wird vielfältig – wie am Sonntagabend in der Berliner Philharmonie, als u.a. Jessie Montgomerys „Hymn for Everyone“ aufgeführt wurde.

Berlin review from Taz. “The concert marks conductor Andre’ Raphel’s debut with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. He leads both Montgomery and Mendelssohn without a score. Thanks to his clear and dynamic direction, the Reformation Symphony feels anything but worn out.”
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LIVE: Raphel & Caine André Raphel dirigiert das Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

For the Juneteenth holiday, celebrating the life & work of Octavius Catto. A civil & voting rights activist, with Frederick Douglass, Catto helped recruit men for the Civil War. At the link, a performance of Uri Caine’s Passion of Octavius Catto w/DSO Berlin @ 1:21.

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This weekend on Sunday, June 15th, works by Jessie Montgomery, Mendelssohn, and Uri Caine. Concert at Philharmonie Berlin will be broadcast live on Radio 3 at 8:00 pm CET, 2:00 pm EST. Looking forward! Further info at the link. www.radiodrei.de/programm/sch...

Music based on the hymn as a song form and American history on June 15 with Deutsches Symphonie- Orchester Berlin! Program at Philharmonie Berlin feat Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5, ‘Reformation’ and Uri Caine’s powerful work, The Passion of Octavius Catto. Looking forward! #music #Berlin #debut

So looking forward to making my Berlin debut with Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin on June 15th! Jessie Montgomery’s Hymn for Everyone and Uri Caine’s Passion of Octavius Catto will have their European premieres. Concert @ Philharmonie Berlin. Tickets @ the link www.dso-berlin.de/en/concert/r...

My dressing room for the evening. Celebrating the 95th Anniversary of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra tonight! On the menu- Ravel’s La Valse. It will be a fun night! #Ravelat150

Looking forward to Saturday’s May 10 season finale “Elgar’s Friends & Ravel at 150” w/the Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra. Program feat works by Ravel, Shostakovich, and Elgar. John Adams’ Short Ride In A Fast Machine is exhilarating! Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite opens. Seeger Theater, Beacon, NY

YouTube video by KultureKure Podcast with Kelvin Allen Acclaimed conductor, Andre Raphel on why the arts and culture are important to our society

A few thoughts on the importance of the Arts and Culture in today’s world.

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A great nation needs the Arts, and its arts organizations need funding from the NEA!

Ravel’s La Valse w/the Wheeling Symphony on May 15th. The special 95th Anniversary Celebration concert takes place at the Capitol Theatre. #Ravelat150

On the 98th Anniversary of her birth, remembering a special conversation with Coretta Scott King. She was truly a great lady, civil rights leader, and a singer! The wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, she shared w/me how she met Dr. King while studying music in Boston. #history #music

Looking forward to “Elgar’s Friends & Ravel at 150” w/the Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra on May 10th. Season finale program features works by Ravel, Shostakovich, John Adams, and Elgar’s gorgeous Enigma Variations. Seeger Theater, Beacon, NY. Tickets @ the link: www.hudsonvalleysymphony.org/events

National Park Service removes references to Harriet Tubman from ‘Underground Railroad’ webpage | CNN An image of and quote from Harriet Tubman have been removed from a National Parks webpage about the “Underground Railroad,” following several prominent changes to government websites under the Trump a...

One cannot change history! Harriet Tubman is American history. As conductor of the Underground Railroad, she made the journey to freedom possible! www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/u...

This week on April 4th & 5th, Beethoven 8 w/the Charlotte Symphony. Program also features the music of Bottesini with Edgar Meyer, double bass, and music by Jennifer Higdon.

Great boxer, quite the businessman, and engaging personality. R.I.P. George Foreman.

So looking forward to concerts w/the Charlotte Symphony on April 4 & 5. Edgar Meyer plays Bottesini, and his own concerto. I’ll lead Beethoven’s joyful 8th Symphony, and Jennifer Higdon Blue Cathedral. Limited ticket availability on both nights at Knight Theater in Charlotte, NC. #music #Beethoven

Now Trump is affecting S.F. Symphony programming, with Black composers’ project ‘paused’ The San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Conservatory of Music started the project in 2020 to lower some of the structural barriers Black composers face.

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Happy 150th Birthday, Maurice Ravel. Celebrating Ravel’s anniversary year with his sparkling La Valse and the Wheeling Symphony on May 15th. Looking forward to leading this incredible dance inspired work once again. #Ravelat150 #music

André Raphel Conducts Shostakovich 10 + Midori — Albany Symphony André Raphel , Guest Conductor Midori , violin ​ Jennifer Higdon : TenFold​​ Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

During the 2025/26 season, looking forward to collaborating with the Albany Symphony. Midori, violin will be the soloist! Program features works by Jennifer Higdon, Beethoven, and the thrilling Shostakovich Symphony No. 10. #music www.albanysymphony.com/upcomingconc...