Major orchestras in the US and around the world need little excuse to program the symphonic music of Soviet composer Dmitri ...

Instead of finishing his masterpiece “Khovanshchina,” Modest Mussorgsky is drunk in a ditch. His friend Nikolai ...

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 ...

One of the first modern women composers to reach international acclaim, Gubaidulina wrote bold music, inspired by Eastern and Western philosophies, and the joy of sound itself.

Eichler and the Lydian Quartet invited the audience into a space where memory was not only preserved, but actively reawakened ...

Take its narrative. Ostensibly, the Eleventh commemorates the “Bloody Sunday” massacre of Russian peasantry by imperial ...

First released 100 years ago, “Tea for Two” is an adorable jazz standard about Britain’s favourite drink — written by two coffee-swigging Americans. The song’s surprising history connects it to the ...

Igor Levit is a master of the unorthodox marathon, one he was happy to share last night with 24-year-old Austrian Lukas ...

Australian cirque ensemble teams up with French quartet in marriage of classical music and acrobatics, while SASO and Dove of Peace close out 2024-25 seasons.

Andris Nelsons leads a well-played performance from the Boston Symphony Orchestra of the composer’s long-banned opera ...