No other symphony has such instant recognition as Beethoven’s Fifth. Rising from its four powerful opening chords, it follows ...

Austin concert pianist Anton Nel magnificent playing all five Beethoven concertos with Austin Symphony Orchestra ...

World-renowned violinist Leonidas Kavakos interprets Shostakovich’s Concerto, whose sonorities range from quiet contemplation to the ...

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, including the "Ode to Joy," is one of the most popular works of all time. Here's what it ...

In four short movements, it’s an electric collection of brief musical essays, one that reframes the narrative, refocuses the ears and recenters Black music as primary to America’s orchestral ...

Superb singing from the chorus and vocal soloists can’t entirely carry this performance of the symphony under Music Director ...

Associated through descriptive texts with literature, politics, religion, and other subjects, 'characteristic' symphonies offer an opportunity to study instrumental music as it engages ... The works ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste was a kid, say, 9 or 10 years old, he moved between musical worlds — ...

Check out photos from San Francisco Opera's October 26th performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, conducted by Eun Sun Kim, ...

It was big music meant to reach a big audience. He takes a very different approach on his forthcoming album. “Beethoven Blues,” due Nov. 15, is a solo piano collection of Batiste’s ...

This album is a unique blend of classical and contemporary music, showcasing Batiste’s innovative approach to reimagining the works of the legendary composer Ludwig van Beethoven. From a young ...

Contrary to what many might think, Batiste said that Beethoven's rhythms are African. “On a basic technical level, he’s doing the thing that African music ingenuity brought to the world, ...