Christoph Poppen, violin; Hilliard Ensemble (ECM New Series). Welcome inside the head of J.S. Bach. The composer often embedded familiar Lutheran chorales in his music so as to create devout ...

California’s oldest independent youth orchestra was founded right here in the Bay Area in one of the world’s liveliest centers of intellectual and artistic activity: Berkeley. When this took place in ...

The world’s most famous violin is coming to town this weekend, and all Columbus gets to see and hear it. That violin is the priceless 18th-century Guarnerius del Gesù violin nicknamed “Il Cannone” – ...

In a world of classical music that tends to focus on the European and the deceased, Mark O'Connor leans generously in domestic directions. The American composer and violinist has journeyed through the ...

A Russian takes on Spain, some French-infused Chinese music, Spanish-inspired French tunes — it was a celebration of musical appropriation this weekend with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Igor ...