To open this program, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA welcomes Spanish harpist Cristina Montes Mateo. She is featured in a challenging 20th-century piece, the “Concerto Capriccio” by the Catalan ...

Some might view orchestral conductors as manifestations of power as they stand on podiums in front of dozens of musicians, directing with their hands and arms and gaining sensational sounds in ...

The composer's early life as a sailor informed his evocative music for Sinbad and other tales from the Arabian Nights. I want to tell you a story…but there’s more to this tale than words! It’s a story ...

Get all the top news & discounts for Classical Music & beyond. As the New York Times observes, since its inception nearly three decades ago, "the Bard Music Festival has managed more than its fair ...

Hear two selections from 'Scheherazade' conducted by Marin Alsop's mentor, Leonard Bernstein (leading the New York Philharmonic in 1959). For centuries, composers have tried to spin tales in music. My ...

Watch as Claus-alike Leif Segerstam gives a novel interpretation of a Rimsky-Korsakov classic by shouting all over it. Amazing stuff. Finnish conductor Leif Segerstam provided his own alternative ...