“Necroclassical”. Now, there’s a musical genre that I can safely say I’ve never heard before. In fact, it’s probably safe to say that it’s a new genre for many of you as well as it’s a term coined by ...

Many who come here tonight may not know a lot about classical music, but that's part of the experiment. Soundbox is designed to appeal to people, many of them younger people, who never have attended ...

Sometimes a coincidence of timing puts in perspective how culturally rich we are in this community. One of the most difficult ...

For a Russian composer, 1917 cannot have been an easy year to concentrate on work. There were strikes and anti-war marches that led, bit by bit, to the overthrow of the Czar. Food shortages in the big ...

Music has the power to transcend boundaries and touch the soul. For those seeking a truly immersive musical experience, visiting renowned symphonies worldwide is a must. These symphonies offer a feast ...

The San Francisco Symphony’s rebrand aims to draw in a wider audience. Times have been changing at the San Francisco Symphony. Michael Tilson Thomas, the orchestra’s music director of 25 years, ...

When performers didn't acknowledge the applause, I kept thinking the clappers might get the hint. But they never did in the Beethoven, and interstitial applause finally petered out only halfway ...

Most would agree that Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996) was Denmark's greatest symphonist after Carl Nielsen and Rued Langgaard. So it's something of an occasion that the three chamber symphonies from the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A classical ensemble commences a sleek symphony; strings, woodwind and brass sections entwine — then a storming ...