Classical music isn’t going away as some people predict. It’s just getting smaller, friendlier, noisier and a lot cheaper. The evidence is growing that audiences still love their Beethoven and Mozart, ...
Never has Shostakovich’s song-symphony come more to life as a connected series of contrasted operatic scenes, as if he were still, at the end of his life in the 1970s, channelling the music-theatre ...
People are used to rock stars destroying musical instruments, but they don’t expect it from classical pianists. So it’s not surprising that Sequim-based composer/pianist/violinist Jennifer Thomas’ ...
Critics often moan about the yearly obligation to review A Christmas Carol, Nutcracker and Handel's Messiah. But this critic enjoyed himself start to finish at the Dallas Bach Society's complete ...
In the hugely popular pre-school animation, composer Joff Bush references and rearranges classical tunes in all the right places – and never plays it for cheap laughs. Plus, the Wigmore Hall sees the ...
Breakdancing performed to dramatic classical music, blending power moves, footwork, and slow-motion creativity with orchestral sound. This video highlights the contrast between modern dance and ...