By watching videos and playing by ear, he taught himself three Chinese instruments.   Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

When everything seems to be happening all the time, you wonder how can music have so much traffic and still cohere? It’s ...

Blanchard brought the trumpet to his lips, and so began a night of bluesy musings commemorating jazz saxophonist and composer ...

Nashville Symphony's April 11-12 performances will feature four soloists, composer and conductor who are all Black.

Let’s hear it for substitute musicians. Without them, many a Chicago Symphony concert this year so far would have been ...

Harry Lai, Settle Orchestra’s conductor for this year, guided the group through a vigorous and exciting programme for its ...

When you’ve already come as close as possible to perfection in the greatest masterpiece, why risk a repeat performance with a ...

Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra will present New Winds and Friends at the Allen Center in Newton, MA. This performance is part of ...

Entitled “Dongchimi” — in ancient Korean, “dong” means winter, and “chimi” is kimchi — the music expresses Kim’s longing for ...

It explains how the orchestra grew from a small string quintet to a larger ensemble, incorporating various instrument families including strings, woodwinds, brasses, and percussion. The conductor ...

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Concerto Competition is open to applicants nationwide. Contestants 18 or younger as of Jan. 1, 2026, will vie for a total of $24,000 in prize money. The c ...

Tired after a hard day at the office? You might think you need a Classic FM-style warm bath, but the blast of Prokofiev’s Second Symphony, one of the noisiest in the repertoire, is the real ticket to ...