An orchestra of 2,008 musicians belted out a medley of pre-Olympic classics on Tiananmen Square yesterday, the first foreign orchestra to perform in Beijing's central plaza. But foreign and local ...

Toronto soprano Monica Whicher valiantly stepped in for Measha Brueggergosman this week when the popular diva fell ill and withdrew from her three appearances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in ...

The establishment of the Mother City Orchestra in December 2020 signalled hope of regeneration for classical music in South Africa, following the heavy toll inflicted by Covid-19 lockdown restrictions ...

I WRITE in response to the latest ridiculous missive from Bernard J Mulholland in which he now advocates a crazy "business club" idea for the Ulster Orchestra (Write Back, December 1). Clearly, the ...

Members of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra have been unable to agree on who should be their next chief conductor and artistic director. After 11 hours of secret discussions, the musicians could not ...

I entered Orchestra Hall on Friday seeking heat on a windy winter night. Great gusts careened down the corridors between Minneapolis' skyscrapers as I made my way inside and queued up to have my ...

If an ideal time exists to experience the journey through trials to triumph found in Beethoven's music, this might be it. The collective trauma of COVID-19 continues, with Minnesota now among ...

The establishment of the Mother City Orchestra in December 2020 signalled hope of regeneration for classical music in South Africa, following the heavy toll inflicted by Covid-19 lockdown restrictions ...

In a perfect world, a musical event boasting some historical importance would also be a scintillating artistic experience. Here on Earth we have to accept compromises. Nicholas McGegan and the ...