Appointed to his post by Daniel Barenboim in 1994, Ridenour held the same position with the CSO for 31 seasons, playing with ...

Whatever troubling things may have been going on in the world outside, Symphony Hall was enveloped in a pink cloud of hope and gratitude Thursday night, as the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed ...

Evren Ozel performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with Marin Alsop and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Friday night at the Van Cliburn Piano Competition in Fort Worth. Photo: Ralph Lauer It was ...

In his superb Mahler Sixth with the Bavarian Radio Symphony last year, Simon Rattle made a convincing case for placing the Andante moderato second rather than third. (Mahler was ambivalent about the ...

Virginia Opera is marking its golden anniversary season in the best way possible. The company, which divides its time among three Virginia cities, is performing the world premiere of an opera it ...

Vitaly Starikov performed Schumann’s Piano Concerto in the Finals of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Saturday afternoon in Fort Worth. Photo: Ralph Lauer With medals hanging in the ...

In the classical music world, compositions titled “Passion” usually have a very specific focus—the story of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and death. American composer David Lang reveres many of those ...

The annual Ravinia Women’s Board Gala has a place in musical lore as the occasion in 1999 when a 17-year-old pianist debuted to clamorous popular and critical acclaim as a last minute sub for the ...

It has been a jam-packed weekend for pianophiles. The three-week Van Cliburn Competition reached its climax Saturday night with Aristo Sham of China winning the Gold Medal.. And on Sunday afternoon, ...

When Paul Curran’s production of La Donna del Lago opened at Santa Fe Opera in 2013, it was met with widespread acclaim. His simple, hillside set capitalized on the festival’s outdoor setting, leaving ...

Though he was a New Yorker who spent his last year in Hollywood, George Gershwin and Boston have an important history. In 1935, his only opera, Porgy and Bess, premiered at what is now the Emerson ...