Tag Archives: classical music

'From my first day, what jumps out at me, when going floor to floor, is the amazing range of music-making happening on a daily basis.'

Antonio Vivaldi wasn't the only composer to find inspiration in the changing seasons. Astor Piazzolla's 'Four Seasons of Buenos Aires' was a revelation at the Mostly Mozart Festival.

Reuel is a virtuoso pianist and classical-crossover and EDM artist whose most recent album leads off with a radical reimagining of the Beethoven favorite 'Für Elise.'

Whoops and hollers from a student-heavy audience at Juilliard greeted the head of the school's viola department at his concert featuring music by Mozart, Hummel, and John Harbison.

The newest Honens International Piano Competition winner demonstrated in his Carnegie Hall debut his deep interest in musical resonances over the centuries.

The Tesla Quartet makes a strong debut with Ravel and more, while Amit Peled plays Bach's Cello Suites 1-3 on Pablo Casals' instrument.

This Italian string quartet has developed a tight, fluid ensemble sound as comfortable with the avant-garde as with Boccherini.

Armenian conductor Sergey Smbatyan talks about his upcoming U.S. concerts with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra presenting music by Shostakovich and Maltese composers Alexey Shor and Joseph Vella.

The Zemlinsky Quartet's onstage bonhomie, vivid engagement with the audience, and tremendous skill made the concert a joy.

The 'Four Seasons' benefitted especially from the outdoor setting. A real bird sang during the twittering of the violins in the first movement of 'Spring.' A dog barked. During 'Summer' real crickets formed a chorale as, in the music, a goatherd wept and a storm threatened.