Self-proclaimed greatest rock star of all time might just have something in common with one of the greatest composers of all time. Or, at least, that’s what this one orchestra has found—that Kanye ...
Next week we perform the final classical concerts of the season. We’ll open with a brand-new work composed by Tarik O’Regan, commissioned by the Jacksonville Symphony. O’Regan was born in England of ...
On his new album, "Beethoven Blues," pianist, composer, singer Jon Batiste offers performances of new compositions and legendary works that blend lots of things - classical jazz and blues, ...
Even after all these decades of exploration and rethinking, the sound of musical performance on period instruments retains its power to amaze. Thursday's superb concert by Nicholas McGegan and the ...
A longtime admirer of Ludwig van Beethoven, Jha has reinterpreted two of the composer’s most iconic pieces, Für Elise and Symphony No. 5, for the film’s score. Created in collaboration with Margitte ...
Two classical music podcasters have sparked an explosive debate: is Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony a “symbol of elitism and exclusion”? Da-da-da-DUMM. Beethoven’s most hummable tune, his great Fifth ...
It’s an absolute pleasure to delve into the Beethoven Symphonies every so often, even – or especially – when one feels plenty saturated with Beethoven in concert and on record. True, there’s much ...
Evgeny Kissin’s performances of Beethoven’s two greatest piano concertos, Nos. 4 in G Major and 5 in E-flat (“Emperor”), with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Saturday night at Symphony Center were ...