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Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians help Conn-Selmer's quest for the perfect instrument.

Jay Nordlinger on a concert by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, under Riccardo Muti, in Carnegie Hall.

Ravel’s vivid orchestration of Mussorgsky’s gallery has long eclipsed the piano original in popularity. Mark Pullinger ranges across 10 decades in his search for the finest recording

Playing under the baton of Arturo Toscanini must have felt a bit like fighting in the trenches. There are recordings of him rehearsing in the 1930s or ’40s. The orchestra is bowling along; there’s a low muttering, and then suddenly, out of nothing, the explosion. A scream of rage: a huge, operatic, animalistic roar. There’s

Legend has it that renowned trumpeter Max Schlossberg once said, “missing a day of practice is like committing suicide.” His pupil at The Juilliard School, Joseph Alessi Sr., passed along rehearsal’s sacredness to his young...

One of America’s original renaissance men — and one of Vail’s most fascinating individuals — took his final shift last week. Stanley Cup champion Eric Nesterenko, an iconic Vail ski instructor from 1981-2020, died Monday,...