Next month, a biopic of Vivaldi opens in cinemas. Primavera shows the composer as a proper moody genius who writes music late into the night. Michele Riondino’s portrayal of him as driven, obsessive ...
Do you remember the 1988 Bobby McFerrin song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”? The extraordinarily talented and versatile musician’s parents were opera singers – Robert McFerrin Sr. was a regular at the ...
Casting a spell over your audience as a violin virtuoso is remarkable enough. But some musicians are real overachievers. Take Dmitry Sinkovsky, who guests with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra (SSO) ...
Stravinsky's long career is traversed in black and white here, with ballet scores early and late accompanying a pair of shorter works. Petrushka and Agon are both masterpieces of orchestral colour, ...
If you have three and a half minutes you can enjoy a complete concerto by Vivaldi! His Concerto in the Rustic Style is part of our music this evening—we have longer pieces as well, beginning at 8 p.m.
A new Romanian concert tour titled “When Violin Meets Guitar” will bring together rock ballads and classical music in a crossover performance featuring violinist Natalia Pancec and guitarist Emilian ...
For many listeners, classical music conjures up images of old men in powdered wigs, ballerinas in swan-like tutus, perhaps even a season or two of Bridgerton. The origins of classical music are rooted ...