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While their three competitors waited their turn on Saturday afternoon, two American pianists and one from Hong Kong, China, made their bids for Cliburn medals with impressive performances of concertos ...
Angel Stanislav Wang performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 on the first Finals night of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Tuesday night in Fort Worth. Photo: Ralph Lauer After two ...
On Friday, after a day for pianists to practice and listeners to rest their ears, Tuesday’s contestants will return to take a last swing at medals in concertos by Beethoven, Rachmaninoff and Brahms, ...
Whatever troubling things may have been going on in the world outside, Symphony Hall was enveloped in a pink cloud of hope and gratitude Thursday night, as the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed ...
Eugene Izotov is leaving his post as principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to take up the same position with the San Francisco Symphony in the 2015-16 season, the SFS announced Monday ...
When Paul Curran’s production of La Donna del Lago opened at Santa Fe Opera in 2013, it was met with widespread acclaim. His simple, hillside set capitalized on the festival’s outdoor setting, leaving ...
Jaap van Zweden conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 Thursday night. Photo: Todd Rosenberg With multiple street closures and exits off the Drive shut down for a race in ...
One can’t accuse the Ravinia Festival of wrapping this summer season with an easy-going evening of Beethoven or Tchaikovsky. Rather, the populist multi-genre music festival closed its classical season ...
Bartlett Sher’s production of Les Contes d’Hoffmann made a mixed impression at the Metropolitan Opera when it was introduced last December, but it was born under unfavorable stars. For diverse reasons ...
Hilary Hahn performed the Brahms Violin Concerto with Matthias Pintscher and the New York Philharmonic Wednesday night at David Geffen Hall. Photo: Chris Lee Add one, take one away. That’s the ...
Aaron Engebreth and Abagail Paschke in George Gershwin’s Of Thee I Sing, presented by Odyssey Opera. Photo: Kathy Wittman What has been harder to come by of late, and not just locally, are ...