Vänskä’s alert and atmospheric accompaniment was on the same level, textured yet subtle, letting the melodies unfold without going over the top in tuttis. Harpist Julie Spring contributed a superb ...

Appointed to his post by Daniel Barenboim in 1994, Ridenour held the same position with the CSO for 31 seasons, playing with ...

At the conclusion of the scheduled concert, Olafsson revealed that the idea behind the program was really “the birth of Schubert” and the Beethoven and Bach influences that went into his compositions, ...

In a concluding ceremony Saturday evening, Aristo Sham, 29, of Hong Kong, China, was declared winner of the Gold Medal at the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, ...

It was “Last call, gentlemen!” Friday night for three of the six finalists in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, as that event neared its conclusion with the penultimate concerto night ...

With medals hanging in the balance, the last three of six finalists in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition played their concluding concertos Saturday afternoon in a display of stunning ...

With multiple street closures and exits off the Drive shut down for a race in the Loop, audience members trying to get to Orchestra Hall Thursday night had nearly as arduous a journey as the one that ...

Virginia Opera is marking its golden anniversary season in the best way possible. The company, which divides its time among three Virginia cities, is performing the world premiere of an opera it ...

Add one, take one away. That’s the background to this week’s New York Philharmonic program. The addition is not just to the orchestra but to the whole classical scene: the return of violinist Hilary ...

You want your Leonora, you got your Leonora. Beethoven’s opera Fidelio —currently playing at Lyric Opera—was originally named Leonore and was the composer’s preferred title—sensibly so since it ...