The two-minute rest for the soloist at the beginning of the Brahms Violin Concerto is no idle wait. Battle is imminent. Journeying to the sunny theme of the opening movement, the violinist must first ...

Uchida's cadenza in the Allegro maestoso of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C major, K. 467 was almost romantic. The playing ...

On March 15, the Boston Symphony Orchestra began their concert as any other: The oboe tuned the orchestra with a concert A, ...

Montclair State University has appointed Shea Scruggs as the new director of the John J. Cali School of Music, effective July ...

"We've created 200-plus commissions now, and with every single one, we continue to push ourselves as to what the sound of the ...

The Springfield Chamber Players will continue its 2025 Westfield Athenaeum season with the debut performance of the ...

Downtown Kenosha Catholic parishes will commemorate the 340th birthday of composer Johann Sebastian Bach with a free ...

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Often, concerts begin with an overture (a natural choice). Last night’s ended with one: the Leonore Overture No. 3, one of ...

The Poulenc Trio, which includes Aleh Remezau on oboe; Bryan Young on bassoon; and Irina Kaplan Lande on piano will perform ...

Each of the three movements of Bonds’ “Spiritual Suite” quotes an African-American spiritual — “The Valley of the Bones,” based on “Dry Bones”; “The Bells,” based on “Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells”; and ...

Praised by The New Yorker for his “bold, keen sound,” James has a varied career as a soloist, chamber musician\ and artistic ...