Joseph Haydn penned his Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major between 1761 and 1765, but it would be 200 years before anyone heard it. That’s because the piece somehow got placed in the Prague National ...
The concert will conclude with Brahms’ fourth symphony, a piece that conductor and music director Daniel Hege says propelled ...
In February’s “Red, White and Blues” concert at the White House, Shemekia Copeland (above) was right at home amid blues royalty such as B.B. King and Buddy Guy. This seasoned young belter not only has ...
Journey from the 18th to the 21st century on a musical voyage filled with energy and charm. Stravinsky’s Pulcinella is one of the first great masterpieces of the Neo-Classical era and oozes with style ...
Houston Symphony Principal Cellist Brinton Averil Smith takes center stage for Haydn’s lyrical and virtuosic Cello Concerto No. 2, and the Houston Symphony performs Beethoven’s lighthearted Symphony ...
The program the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is performing this weekend opens, deceptively, with a blast of quintessential feel-good music: Three Romances for orchestra by Clara Schumann. This is lush ...
The prize-winning cellist joins forces with Camerata Chicago for Haydn's concertos - and a rarity from a Czech composer. Classic FM Drive Featured Album, 16 September 2013. Cellist Wendy Warner shot ...
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Mozart wrote many concertos, Haydn a mere handful. The reasons are fairly obvious - Haydn was not a virtuoso himself, and his secure gig with the Eszterhazy family meant that he didn't have to compete ...