Taking centre stage is internationally acclaimed violinist Patrick Rafter. Patrick is joined by the soprano Laura Ahearne, ...

Next year, a full opera cycle will be performed year-round at world-famous opera houses. It is the four-part opera *The Ring of the Nibelung* by German composer Richard Wagner (1813–1883), which marks ...

Scotsman critic Ken Walton names his top five classical albums of the year JS Bach: The Complete Violin Concertos, Vol 1 & 2 (ANALEKTA) It’s little surprise that this two-volume survey of Bach’s ...

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Berkshire Bach Society Artistic Director and violinist Eugene Drucker. Photo courtesy of the artist. Lenox — The Berkshire Bach Society joins forces with the Tanglewood Learning Institute (TLI) for ...

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Violinists Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony have long cherished performing side by side, sharing stages around the world as both musical partners and life companions. On Aug. 26, the couple will appear ...

Terrance McKnight: Welcome to the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park from WQXR, I'm Terrance McKnight. Terrance McKnight: That's right. We're in Central Park. Tonight we're going to broadcast a live ...

This week the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo wound up its longest run of ballet in Manhattan history. Two reasons for its success: Chief Choreographer George Balanchine. Prima Ballerina Alexandra ...

The violinist explores his new recording, made with Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra, on Analeketa This week violinist James Ehnes joins the Gramophone Podcast to talk to Editor Martin ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nico Muhly is one of the few contemporary composers who receives fairly regular premieres from chamber ...

A monumental choral masterpiece, the B Minor Mass is a vivid and moving showcase of Bach’s profound spirituality and compositional genius. When the playwright and critic George Bernard Shaw was hired ...