Composer Max Richter turned to Elizabethan-era instruments and a women’s choir to help find “ Hamnet ‘s” emotional tone.

Yuja Wang performs with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra with Andris Nelsons conducting on July 20, 2025. Photo by Hilary Scott. Sunday, July 20, was sunny and warm. Nic Mayorga, son of the late ...

FORT WORTH — The 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition reached its final round the week of June 3-7. Performances are scheduled Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings and Saturday afternoon ...

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Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 2 has been voted the nation’s favourite piece of classical music for the third consecutive year, according to a new poll. The music topped the annual Classic FM Hall Of ...

Word to the wise: If conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali is on the podium, don’t leave during intermission. The vast majority of those packing Orchestra Hall on Saturday were there to hear Seong-Jin Cho, ...

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November 29th, the New York Philharmonic welcomed the prodigious Yunchan Lim to the stage for a spellbinding performance of Chopin’s “Piano Concerto No. 2” under the baton of Kazuki Yamada. The ...

A B.C.-born pianist won the Leeds International Piano Competition in the United Kingdom — one of the most prestigious prizes in classical music. Jaeden Izik-Dzurko took home the top prize, along with ...

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Rachmaninov’s piano masterpiece has been voted the nation’s favourite piece of classical music for the second year in a row. Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 has been voted No.1 in the Classic FM ...

Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 has been voted Britain’s favourite piece of classical music. The music topped the annual Classic FM Hall Of Fame poll for the second year in a row, after it ...