Hartford Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Leonid Sigal will be the conductor as well as the featured soloist as the 2007-2008 season concludes with a concert entitled "Mozart in Paris", to be performed three times:

After performing on Sunday April 6 in the Hartford Symphony Orchestra's 34th Annual Young Artists Competition, held at Lincoln Theater on the University of Hartford campus, the following three students received top recognition:

The majority of Hispanics living in Connecticut believe their quality of life -- including finances, access to health insurance coverage and affordable housing -- has declined in recent years, according to a study released on Wednesday, the Connecticut Day reports.

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra's "Sunday Serenades" chamber music concert series returns to the glorious Morgan Great Hall of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford on Sunday, March 16 at 4:00 p.m.

Irish-American singer Cathie Ryan, called “one of the leading voices in Celtic music” by the Los Angeles Times, will perform with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, March 1 at 8:00 p.m. at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford. The Hartford Courant has said that Ms. Ryan “has the soul of a true folksinger and a crystalline voice that turns even simple songs into gems. …one hears in [her] the sounds of old and new worlds.”

Music Director Edward Cumming will conduct the Family Matinee concert “Coming to America” with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, February 23 at 3:00 p.m. at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford. This program is a celebration of the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States.

Hartt School of Music Professor Carrie Koffman continues the University of Hartford's longstanding partnership with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra with her performances on Thursday, February 21 and Friday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m. at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford.

Prosecutors in New York and Connecticut have opened a probe to see if the Wall Street banks have held back critical information on subprime loans and have failed to disclose sufficient data on mortgage lending practices.

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra will present its ninth annual "I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King Celebration" concert on Saturday, January 19 at 6 pm at Hopewell Baptist Church, located at 280 Windsor Avenue in Windsor.

Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Joan Channick and in conjunction with Tony Award winning producer Daryl Roth, will stage the world premiere of Let Me Down Easy, written and performed by Smith, directed by Stephen Wadworth from Jan. 9 - Feb. 3, on the Mainstage.

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton now leads in Iowa, and Senator John Edwards overtakes Senator Barack Obama after the last debate among the Democratic presidential candidates, last Thursday, in Johnston, Iowa.

Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Joan Channick, presents the return of Black Nativity Dec. 7-9, 14-16.