The leading Russian conductors of our time in one of Shostakovich's greatest symphonies, and there is only fractions to choose between them. The differences are predictable - Mariss Jansons and the ...

When Gramophone magazine attempted to rank the world's best orchestras a year or so ago, the intention was to judge great musical institutions. But with hindsight, the real winner to emerge from the ...

Kamala Harris Wants the DNC to Release Its 2024 Election ‘Autopsy’ The Market for a New Pandemic Audio By Carbonatix On the homepage today, I have a piece about a great musician, Mariss Jansons. A ...

The orchestra brings with it a few blockbuster symphonies, starting with Mahler’s Fifth Symphony (a review from their Munich performance here) in Washington and Chapel Hill. That’s grand cinematic ...

3 THE FULL MONTY, THE IMAGINARY INVALID, MIX AND MASTER Will Arrive on Broadway in Roundabout's 2026/27 Season The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra tour coincides with the release of the orchestra's ...

Mariss Jansons, who died November 30 at the age of 76, was one of the world’s greatest conductors, and at the same time one of the most beloved, by audiences and above all by the musicians he led. The ...

With the arrival of Mariss Jansons and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for their two concerts this season, the Proms provided a pool of pure pleasure. This second programme, of Haydn and ...

If you thought that you’d have to wait until Shostakovich’s 10th Symphony for the real drama of this second Royal Concertgebouw concert to materialise then you’d be wrong. Mariss Jansons sprang one or ...

The importance of Shostakovich as an influence in the history of classical music is hard to understate. Noting Shostakovich's 100th birthday on Sept. 25, we're beginning a week of Shostakovich ...

The next Classical Showcase on Friday evening at 7 on Classical 101, will present two great works: Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G and Symphony No. 5 in D Minor by Dmitri Shostakovich. Recorded ...