Prokofiev’s Quintet, Op. 39, captivated with another unusual combination of instruments. The composer created this music for ...

Tenor John Matthew Myers brought heroic force to Menelaus as well. The character spends most of the opera in a sort of fever ...

Karen Kamensek conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Philip Glass’s Symphony No. 15 “Lincoln” Sunday at Tanglewood. Photo: Hilary Scott Abraham Lincoln’s words aren’t often ...

Garrop: Invictus. Joie de vivre. Marta Aznavoorian, pianist. Scott Speck, conductor/Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra (Cedille). Two recent recordings present compelling music for piano cast in starkly ...

It’s been a good month for Aaron Copland in Chicago. Coming off an extended period of local neglect, the composer’s Appalachian Spring and Lincoln Portrait have been played by the Chicago Symphony ...

Yuja Wang performed concertos by Chopin and Prokofiev, conducting the Mahler Chamber Orchestra from the keyboard Wednesday night in Chicago. Photo: Todd Rosenberg It’s been four long years for her ...

Michael Tilson Thomas passed away Wednesday at his home in San Francisco, age 81. Michael Tilson Thomas died Wednesday at his home in the San Francisco Bay area. Artistic director laureate of the New ...

“There is something magical about being in conversation with a living composer,” says Claudia Schreier. Schreier is one of five choreographers who have created new works for “American Dance Odyssey,” ...

Vilma Jää as Markéta and Joyce DiDonato as the Waitress in Kaija Saariaho’s Innocence at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Karen Almond / Met Opera Conductor Susanna Mälkki, one of Saariaho’s most ...

Klaus Mäkelä conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in music of Sibelius and Richard Strauss Thursday night. Photo: Todd Rosenberg A pair of contrasted heroes made up the Chicago Symphony ...

Leif Ove Andses performed a recital at Carnegie Hall Tuesday night. File photo: Stephanie Berger Tuesday night was frigid but there was ample warmth in Carnegie Hall, emanating from the stage where ...

Jennifer Holloway (left) in the title role and Samantha Hankey as Erika in Samuel Barber’s Vanessa, performed by Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra Thursday night. Photo: Winslow Townson ...