At the climax of "In Tempus Praesens," the powerful new violin concerto by the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina that had its North American premiere in Davies Symphony Hall on Thursday night, the ...
A musical masterpiece that went missing for 200 years will highlight this weekend’s concerts by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. The musical score for “Cello Concerto in C Major,” written in the ...
On Sunday, Jan. 25, the Sinfonietta Bel Canto will be hosting the Finalists Concert of its annual Concerto Competition for ...
The romantic myth tells us that composers are struck as if by lightning with bolts of musical inspiration, which send them scurrying to the piano with sheaves of paper and bottles of ink. Consumed by ...
The Summer Philharmonic of the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra Academy of Music will debut a new piece by music director Morrie Brand during a free concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Seton Hill ...
"Ryan said he wanted to schedule a concerto that focused on the oboe and asked if I had any suggestions on what should be played," Paul recalled. "Instead of relying on a well-known piece of music, I ...
"Jeru Concerto" opens composer/baritone saxophonist Brian Landrus's orchestral debut, "Generations." The recording features a 25-piece orchestra and eight original compositions inspired by generations ...
Brahms' second piano concerto isn’t really a piano concerto. “It is not a usual piano concerto — it is a symphony with solo piano. That [distinction] is very important,” says Vladimir Feltsman, who ...
Editors note: This review by Chris Waddington originally appeared in The Times-Picayune, November 14, 2006 Violinist Philippe Quint smiled bemusedly as he returned for an encore at Roussel Hall on ...