"Knowing that Mark-Anthony Turnage’s piece would be very jazzy and very rhythmic," says Simon Rattle, "I felt that the extraordinary serenity of the Vaughan Williams Fifth Symphony would sit ...

Here the orchestra perfectly caught the teasing tone as the cuckoo and nightingale engage in a singing contest, and the other animals cavort around them. Then, in one of the most beautiful moments of ...

Continuing its educational concert series under the leadership of assistant conductor Geoffrey Larson, the Windsor Symphony Orchestra performed for 1,500 students at the Capitol Theatre on ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Riccardo Muti led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in a program that featured Verdi’s “Four Seasons” and ...

Named the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra since 2011 and with its players now adults, it is marking its 50th anniversary with a three-week European tour, taking in concerts in Paris ...

Come the event, and neither of the main works on the programme quite stirred the soul: absolutely no fault of Jurowski’s meticulous preparation and the incisive work of four superb soloists, two ...

Communication is important, as is a shared understanding of what makes a great symphony orchestra great. Image “The way he runs rehearsals, and envisions the sound of the orchestra, it’s very ...

But it was not much played in his lifetime, despite Clara’s early advocacy. Daniil Trifonov was no less distinguished an advocate at this sold-out London Symphony Orchestra concert. He is among the ...

The San Antonio Philharmonic was formed after the demise of the city’s 83-year-old orchestra in 2022. But rebuilding has not been easy. Jeffrey Kahane leads the San Antonio Philharmonic in a ...

For the first time ever, the Portland Symphony Orchestra and Opera Maine will join forces on stage. On Friday and Sunday, they will present performances of “La Bohème,” the classic opera by ...

Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony and music from Dudamel and his orchestra's native Venezuela ... Live from the Barbican Hall, London. Presented by Ian Skelly.

Night music and love songs – Mahler and Schumann at their romantic best. Mahler’s Seventh Symphony is one his most imaginative – and unexpected – works, with two intimate ‘night music’ movements, an ...