Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich died in 1975 without completing his dream of setting Anton Chekhov’s short story, “The Black Monk,” as an opera. Thanks to playwright James Glossman and musician ...

Sergey Khachatryan and the San Francisco Symphony, led by guest conductor David Afkham in his Symphony debut, deliver a ...

Who never wrote a bad note? If Mozart springs to mind, you’re in good company. Boston Symphony Orchestra music director Andris Nelsons would agree with you. But next to Wolfgang Amadeus, Nelsons would ...

Sheffield Chamber Players present an intimate string quartet program at Washington Street Baptist Church, Lynn. Free admission, RSVP encouraged.

Many years ago, a relative of mine used the term "music-intense" in conversation to describe a musician we both knew. I think it's also an apt descriptor for BBC music broadcaster Stephen Johnson. His ...

The myth of Dmitri Shostakovich has entered the popular imagination: a dissident composer constrained by the evil regime of the Soviet Union, bravely writing protest into his music. The story isn’t ...

Brooklyn Rider’s exploration of the four elements, miniatures by Kurtag and the Anzû Quartet’s debut recording are among the highlights. Over two nights at Carnegie Hall, Andris Nelsons and the ...

The Emerson Quartet, already widely known for its devotion to the 15 string quartets of Dmitri Shostakovich, is taking a deeper journey into the composer's music and even into his psyche with ...

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra has quietly announced a complete change in the program for the May 10-12 performances at its newly renovated Geffen Hall at the city’s Lincoln Center arts complex.

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The male soprano Samuel Mariño’s “Lumina,” a suite from Thomas Adès’s “The Tempest” and Ginastera’s string quartets are among the highlights. Brooklyn Rider’s exploration of the four elements, ...