From Morocco to Afghanistan to Indonesia, the stories of Scheherazade are still with us. If folkloric tales are the pillars holding up a society, then the story of Scheherazade and her Alfi Layla wa ...

The orchestra will present Tchaikovsky's Suite from The Nutcracker ballet, Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs with soloist Madeline Boreham, and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade with soloist Matthew ...

The former’s slashing fortissimo chords and relentlessly shimmering textures always threatened but never succeeded in drowning out the plucky soloist. Violinist Leila Josefowicz, pictured, thrillingly ...

The Oregon Symphony has announced a historic performance that bridges timeless music with the cultural and ecological legacy of the Pacific Northwest: Scheherazade and Celilo Falls, led by Jean Vollum ...

If it’s tough to be a storyteller in these, the reigning days of “American Idol” and “The Bachelor,” it was even tougher in ancient Persia. Or so the story goes. You’ve heard it before. The maiden ...

Joyce Yang dazzles in Prokofiev’s sparkling third Piano Concerto, a piece with the one of the most brilliant finishes of any work in the genre. Anna Clyne’s Masquerade conjures images of a chaotic ...

The Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra had celebrated the birthday of HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya two days earlier, but on Jan 9 the musical festivities and tributes to the orchestra ...

This concert is generously supported by Aaron Howard and Corrie Hood-Howard Who doesn’t love the story of 1,001 Arabian Nights? In Scheherazade, Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov used the full might of ...

Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov used the full might of the symphony orchestra to retell a few tales from the story of "1,001 Arabian Nights." The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is the principal ...

The continued partnership between Nebraska Public Media and the Omaha Symphony will bring another of the symphony’s concerts to television viewers across the state in January. “Omaha Symphony in ...

The music of Rimsky-Korsakov and eye value of brilliant color give Song of Scheherazade entertainment elements not otherwise found in the fluffy, ineptly directed and played story. Score contains 10 ...