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 ...

For 46 years, Manocherian was involved with the New York Health and Racquet Club—founded by her father, Fraydun Manocherian, in 1973—and served as CEO for seven of those years. Photo: ROMER PEDRON ...

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 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 ...

Thornton Symphony Orchestra wowed its audience with an unexpected close-up look on the intersection between jazz and orchestral music via Duke Ellington and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The unconventional ...

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Following a triumphant European tour, the Australian Youth Orchestra will return home to present Colour, Sound, Lore, a spectacular homecoming concert under the baton of internationally renowned ...

In 2007, a man in a baseball cap pulled out his violin in a D.C. Metro stop. He was busking for spare change, his swift playing echoing off the walls of the train station as office-bound professionals ...

An Emmy Award–winning TV host reveals her list of the best solo trips for women—from Iceland to France—as well as her top tips for solo female travel. ByLaura Begley Bloom, Senior Contributor. Forbes ...

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 ...

Known as the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius, the violin was once owned by the renowned Hungarian musician Joseph Joachim. Sotheby's A valuable violin with a storied past will be sold at Sotheby’s in February ...

As the population continues to get older, more adults are becoming solo agers during their golden years. “Solo agers have been shown to be as healthy and happy as other older adults and live just as ...