Czech composer Antonín Dvořák had initially resisted composing a concerto for cello, thinking the instrument fine within the orchestra but unsuitable as a solo instrument. But hearing a cello concerto ...

Summer and fall have long been peak festival season here in Chicago. But this year takes things even further. Multi-day extravaganzas are everywhere this autumn: You have your time-honored jazz ...

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. — Even people who barely care of classical music love the genre when it’s offered outdoors under the stars. It’s a subdued equivalent of a pop concert. The rock stars of the ...

UPDATE:Regrettably, guest conductor Zubin Mehta has had to withdraw for personal reasons from the BSO Open Rehearsal on Saturday, August 23 and performance on Sunday, August 24. He is especially ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Live music is more important than ever. Streaming is wonderful, but in an era when it can be hard to differentiate between the real and the artificial, the experience of attending a ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Works by Philip Glass and Bohuslav Martinu, as well as performances by Daniil Trifonov and Jonas Kaufmann, are among the highlights. Munich ...

Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode How we experience time. A 30-minute symphony can drag on if you don't know what to listen for. Music director Robert Franz shares four tips to help you feel ...

Michael Krall joins Cincinnati Public Radio in June as WGUC-FM classical music director. Krall is returning to Birmingham, Ala., to do consulting work for public radio stations. Classical Music ...

Tchaikovsky opens his 1877 Symphony No. 4 with a fanfare that he pessimistically described in a letter as representing "the fatal power which prevents one from attaining the goal of happiness... There ...