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 ...

Martinů (1890–1959) remains one of the most prolific of 20th-century composers, creating a remarkably consistent oeuvre ...

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 ...

Jakub Hrůša conducted the Bamberg Symphony Tuesday night at Symphony Hall. Photo: Ian Ehm There’s nothing like making up for lost time. That, on the one hand, is what the Bamberg Symphony did in their ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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,” ...

Klaus Mäkelä conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 Thursday night. Photo: Todd Rosenberg One can’t say Klaus Mäkelä is taking the easy road in his concerts leading up to ...

Bernard Haitink conducted Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6 in his final concerts with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2018. Photo: Todd Rosenberg Bernard Haitink passed away Thursday at his home in London, ...

Quinn Kelsey stars in the title role of Verdi’s Falstaff at Santa Fe Opera. Photo: Curtis Brown The most complex works on the stage this summer at Santa Fe Opera came at the end of the first full week ...