Vänskä’s alert and atmospheric accompaniment was on the same level, textured yet subtle, letting the melodies unfold without going over the top in tuttis. Harpist Julie Spring contributed a superb ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eugene Izotov is leaving his post as principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to take up the same position with the San Francisco Symphony in the 2015-16 season, the SFS announced Monday ...

Aaron Engebreth and Abagail Paschke in George Gershwin’s Of Thee I Sing, presented by Odyssey Opera. Photo: Kathy Wittman What has been harder to come by of late, and not just locally, are ...

San Francisco Opera became Hollywood by the Bay as the company unveiled the war opera Two Women (La Ciociara), composed and co-written by Marco Tutino, Saturday night at the War Memorial Opera House.

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 ...

When Luc Bondy’s production of Tosca first opened in 2009, the staging suffered from direct comparison with the frilly but well-loved Zeffirelli production that it replaced. Occasionally a new cast ...

It was “Last call, gentlemen!” Friday night for three of the six finalists in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, as that event neared its conclusion with the penultimate concerto night ...

Riccardo Muti conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Verdi’s Requiem with soloists Elena Guseva (left) and Marianne Crebassa. Photo: Todd Rosenberg When the current Chicago Symphony ...

One can’t accuse the Ravinia Festival of wrapping this summer season with an easy-going evening of Beethoven or Tchaikovsky. Rather, the populist multi-genre music festival closed its classical season ...