This is a rich and imaginative creation… Rhapsody for Lily affirms the promise of beauty, and is a wonderfully unique re-affirmation that music is indeed “the universal language of mankind. The Washington Post It was an engaging and evocative work showcasing Kluge’s masterful orchestration. –The Washington Post I...
Kim Allen Kluge Conducts & Performs at the Piano– Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue & the World Premiere of the Kluge’s New Work, Rhapsody for Lily Sat, February 15, 2014 8 pm & Sunday, February 16, 2014 @ 3 pm @ Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center To...
Kim Allen Kluge Conducts Centennial Performance of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Sat, May 18, 2013 @ 8:00 pm Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center Sunday, May 19, 2013 @ 6:30 pm National Gallery of Art Kim Allen...
Can a new work on a classical program stand alongside the grand masters and thrive? It can and it did at this world premiere of Kluge and Kluge’s River Poem. Following a spirited performance of Mozart’s Concerto No. 4, I thought, how are they going to beat...
Kim Allen Kluge discusses the inspiration and ideas behind his latest composition, River Poem with WETA's Marilyn Cooley. He conducted the World Premiere of River Poem on February 9th & 10th, 2013. Listen to the interview here ...
Under the baton of Maestro Kim Allen Kluge, the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra will perform the world premiere of River Poem composed by Maestro Kluge and Kathryn Vassar Kluge. River Poem, commissioned by Virginia Bronze, is a large symphonic work for orchestra, chorus and bells. Saturday, February 9, 2013 @ 8:00 pm...
By Grace Jean In the final moments of the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra’s performance Saturday evening, the maestro was jumping in tempo as his musicians and soloist brought the Schlesinger Concert Hall audience to its feet — a fitting conclusion to a collaborative concert that was as...