Composer Philip Glass has joined the list of artists, musicians and performers pulling back from previously scheduled engagements at the Kennedy Center, withdrawing his anticipated Symphony No. 15: ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Performing “Vanessa” is just what the Boston Symphony should be doing. But its concert staging came off as drab and ineffective. By David Allen ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Under its music director, Manfred Honeck, the ensemble returned to Carnegie Hall for the first time in over a decade, flying in on a ...

Collaboration yields beautiful things. When the Dallas Symphony Orchestra debuts Jon Cziner’s new piece, Clarinet Concerto, Nov. 20 – 22 at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, the audience will ...

Silly Symphonies, like Mickey Mouse, are an invention of Comic Artist Walt Disney, who at 31 gets about $400,000 a year from his ridiculous creations. Admirers of Silly Symphonies have lately been ...

American society has been transformed in the last half century by the entry into the workforce in large numbers of women. Gerry Baker's guest this week is author Helen Andrews. She's made waves with ...

The first performance by what would become the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra featured an address by the mayor, a boy playing clarinet accompanied by his mother on piano and a superb cast of musicians ...

The Phoenix Symphony is launching a new season while continuing its multiyear search for a new music director. This season's schedule features a wide variety of performances, including classical ...

Stacey Swift, director of special events for the Houston Symphony, makes a habit of asking orchestra musicians if they'll contribute to fundraising galas. She packages their suggestions, typically ...

Atop the Benaroya Hall podium Saturday night, Xian Zhang took fate into her own hands, as the Grammy- and Emmy-winning conductor began her tenure as Seattle Symphony’s new music director by conducting ...

The Midland Symphony Orchestra is preparing to raise the curtain on its 90th season, marking a milestone that celebrates both its rich history and a bold vision for the future of live orchestral music ...

Is your head spinning yet from the high-speed game of musical chairs ahead of the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season? Josef Newgarden won the 2025 season finale last weekend at Nashville Superspeedway, ...