Tag Archives: classical music

The breakdown was once again romantic, sweet, but this time also tense and subdued, giving a sense that a lot of potential energy lurked within.

Despite the presence of Stravinsky's 'Firebird,' it was a large new work by Pulitzer Prize winner Ellen Reid that proved the program's creative centerpiece.

Smith's warm and nimble rendition set the tone: yearning in the slow sections, fiery in the faster ones, and always restrained enough to let Beethoven's notes speak for themselves.

Dane Lam is the only conductor to simultaneously hold leadership positions at major institutions in the U.S. Australia, and Asia. His new recording of music by Chinese composer Xiaogang Ye seemed a good opportunity to find out what the globe-trotting conductor has been up to.

The Italian artist wields her pianistic prowess in service of the wide-ranging expressivity that signals a true and complete virtuoso.

Kanneh-Mason's deft touch clarifies every ornament on this EP that also features music by Handel and two English composers Jane Austen was familiar with.

Every fall the BMF brings together China's top rising talent with world-class musicians from across the globe.

Musicians of the ACO enveloped us in the pure joy of sweet-sounding, often deeply inspired chamber music of the Rococo period by J.C. Bach, Michael Haydn, and Mozart.

The summer series concluded with Robert Schumann's Fourth Symphony, Clara Schumann's 'Konzertsatz in F minor,' and a world premiere by James Lee III.

Klezmer music inspired a dazzling three-movement work by Noah Bendix-Balgley, who takes the tradition to new ground. The program also included dances famously reimagined by Bartók and Brahms.