As he prepares to re-join the SCO for a series of all-Mozart concerts, the orchestra’s former bassoonist talks to David Kettle about his new career as a conductor ...

"Radio is my passion, and there will be other opportunities for me to share my taste at better run institutions," wrote DJ ...

If there's one thing Carla Shapreau knows, it's violins. Violins with a history, in particular - instruments that have ...

As on his recent recording with the Orchestre de Paris, Mäkelä brought a fresh approach, vast dynamic range, and richly ...

It was guaranteed: string masterpieces by Vaughan Williams, Britten and Elgar would be played and conducted at the very ...

Oakland Symphony Music Director Kedrick Armstrong began his second season with an eclectic program culminating with ...

Luciano Berio, who would have turned 100 this year, anticipated an overwhelming media culture in his classic “Sinfonia.” ...

At rehearsal, the musicians of London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra gaped at the unwonted spectacle of their crustaceous conductor, Sir Thomas Beecham, taking advice and instruction. His adviser, ...

Critic Lloyd Schwartz tells a story about Lezhneva, a Russian singer he "discovered" a few months ago — without realizing he already owned a 2015 recording of her rendition of Handel's early oratorio.

Many orchestral concerts leaven two or three established classics with something new or unusual. The LSO reversed that ...

Joan Armatrading composes classical piece that is ‘love letter’ to Birmingham - The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ...

Luciano Berio, who would have turned 100 this year, anticipated an overwhelming media culture in his classic “Sinfonia.” By Jeffrey Arlo Brown An African American who spent much of her career based in ...