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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jennifer Higdon’s Viola Concerto will be performed Wednesday night at Gusman Concert Hall. Photo: J.D. Scott.

Flora Hawk and Jonathan Michie star in the world premiere of Damien Geter’s Loving v. Virginia at Virginia Opera. Photo: Dave Pearson Virginia Opera is marking its golden anniversary season in the ...

If Boston’s new company, Odyssey Opera, was aiming to make some noise with its debut, it certainly did with Wagner’s Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen. The concert performance, presented Sunday in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Grant Park Music Festival hit cruising speed Friday night at Millennium Park by doing what it does best—presenting first-class performances of two neglected works, one of which is so obscure that ...