From Puccini to Pärt, the classic arts scene in New York is never quiet. Here is just a sampling of some of the classic arts ...

Most pianos have three pedals, but what do they do? We take a look at what is actually going on.

The three E flat concertos receive bold, characterful readings, and one hopes that Mozart would have giggled at Frank-Gemmill ...

D’Rivera and the Jersey players then riffed on melodies from another iconic composer: George Gershwin. Joined by soprano ...

But he and the Los Angeles Philharmonic held their own in this concert performance, playing two pieces that are probably not known by anyone in the audience who does not have a background in classical ...

Mena skillfully managed Boléro ’s prolonged crescendo, although the snare drum was inaudible in early variations. Of ...

The second essay explores the story of one of the most widely recognised pieces in classical music - Albinoni’s Adagio in G minor. But was Albinoni even involved with the composition of the work?

The BBC Philharmonic were right to bill Garrick Ohlsson, soloist in Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1, as the main attraction in ...

The Fauré Quartett (Erika Geldsetzer, violin; Sascha Frömbling, viola; Konstantin Heidrich, cello; and Dirk Mommertz, piano) ...

In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable ...

Like any great orchestra, life is known to have its magnificent crescendos and inevitable adagios. As a lifelong music lover, ...

The sinuous intimacy Lechner brings to his melancholic Adagio in D minor makes an affecting argument for cellists to revisit his legacy. CORINNA da FONSECA-WOLLHEIM William Grant Still isn’t ...