Patricia Kopatchinskaja, making her New York Philharmonic debut this week, has become one of music’s quirkiest stars by breathing new life into standards.

She was born in Chistopol in Tatarstan in October 1931 into a Russian-Tatar family. Her family soon moved to Kazan in southern Russia where she studied music ... she write a violin concerto ...

Previous owner, US collector David L. Fulton, had bought the violin in February 1993 for $2.75 million. It was sold this time to an anonymous buyer. “The fiddle deserves this accolade,’ Fulton told ...

Russia's long history of literature, classical music and theatre is so enmeshed within the Western artistic canon, that despite some early calls for its boycott, many European institutions have ...

The album was recorded about 10 miles from the frontlines of Ukraine‘s war with Russia. Long before Russia ... Instead of bringing sheet music or demos, they decided to interact with soldiers ...

The group, a stalwart of the Russian music scene for more than two decades, is known for its nostalgia-drenched sing-along anthems, whose lyrics are often both rebellious and literary. At a ...

Inspired by the strength of resistance, Minnesota musician’s self-titled album is an ode to all who “stand in the face of ...

Want the music to never stop? There's a new massive Grateful Dead box set just for you. "Enjoying the Ride," is a 60-CD box set encompassing more than 60 hours of music, collected from the iconic ...

The new music ... Violin Genius” as does Yehudi Menuhin. Tickets for his concert will cost anywhere from 7¢ to 25¢. Factory workers then get a 60% reduction. Stokowski returned from Russia ...

Federal Security Service (FSB) officers discovered five parcels with homemade bombs at the Chelyabinsk airport that were intended for Russian military personnel and officials “providing assistance to ...

Pitchfork’s editors are already sorting, compiling, and straining to remember all the music that’s been released this year. So we’re spotlighting some of 2025’s most outstanding records to ...

Imagine an intimate historical drama that sweeps you up with family, romance, music, suspense, betrayal, tyranny, escape and dreams. Add live music to ...