The Israel Philharmonic faced protesters in S.F. this week. Its origins lie with Jewish musicians forced out of Germany in ...

Schubert's Third Symphony is treated like a masterpiece by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under director Isabelle van Keulen.

Is "Last Call" a masterpiece? No. But it does provide some solid acting, fiery exchanges and a surprise or two.

On Saturday night, the combined forces of 76 National Philharmonic musicians and the ... This surge of hope was tempered by a swell of shadowy brass that rolled in like a dark cloud, attending ...

After the BBC Symphony’s scorching Tenth under Elim Chan last weekend, along comes the Fifth, courtesy of starry international guests the Czech Philharmonic and Semyon ... oily woodwinds, rasping ...

In some renditions, it registers as little more than a pause. But at David Geffen Hall on Thursday, the New York Philharmonic, under the baton of Marin Alsop, restored fairy-tale mystery to that ...

Kazuki Yamada, Music Director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, has spoken of his feelings following the announcement of him winning the 'Conductor of the Year' accolade at this year's ...

Recent performances at Carnegie Hall, under the Neapolitan-born conductor’s baton, revealed the lasting power and precision of the storied ensemble via programs that included the work of Mozart ...

This isn’t the almost geometric precision heard in performances by the Berlin Philharmonic or the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra at Carnegie earlier this season. The Viennese don’t have those ...

Riccardo Muti conducted the Vienna Philharmonic in music of Catalani ... a transparent yet rich blend of satin strings and plangent winds with a lively brass and double bass foundation. Plenty there ...