A skilled musician can play pretty much anything. But notes on the page of a score are just a starting point. Beyond that, what makes an...
When two pianists appear together in concert, the usual setup is for the curves of their instruments to hug in a yin-yang formation. The musicians face...
Philharmonia Orchestra, Oct. 28 Expect sparks to fly when Marin Alsop leads the Philharmonia Orchestra in Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra, with its eye-popping bursts of instrumental...
The Tchaikovsky showcased the formidable discipline of the Chicago sound under Muti, with the orchestra’s famous brass section gleaming in the fearsome fanfares that function as...