“And so I was really excited about that. And it’s one of the best pieces that I’ve ever known, which is the Shostakovich symphony, which is one of my favorites in all the world. And so I was ...

Nothing but drums, cannons, men, misery of all sorts,” Beethoven wrote his publisher to describe the scene, which did nothing to help his incipient hearing loss. He dedicated the concerto not to ...

Guest conductor Karl Hirzer walked the children through what makes symphony music special. After performing Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Festive Overture,” he broke down the melody. “It’s the ...

From a Yale-spoofed silent film to eerie symphonic twists on pop hits, the Yale Symphony Orchestra’s sold-out Halloween Show ...

Croatian composer Dora Pejačević was largely self-taught, with only a few private lessons along the way. Despite her short ...

The repertoire includes Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No.2 and, regarded as one of the best symphonies ever composed, Beethoven’s Symphony No ...

It was a concert in which the biting sarcasm of Shostakovich and the dark glitter of Stravinsky succeeded best, but the opening performance of the Pastoral symphony certainly had its high points.

New things are happening at the New Jersey Symphony. The Garden State orchestra’s held the first of its subscription concerts ...

Kick off Halloween this weekend with ghosts, zombies and costume parties, or keep the fright at bay with comedy, music and a ...

You could pull or just watch the Tug of War on Saturday, pitting Eastport against Annapolis with a 1,600-foot rope across Spa ...