Page 17 - First Symphony News Today

Our cycle of the Mozart symphonies continues this week with the Symphony No. 2 in Bb major. While the First Symphony appears to be largely the genuine effort of a child prodigy, we think Papa Leopold Mozart helped with this one, probably quite a bit.

With the Leipzig-based Gewandhausorchester’s own efforts firmly in mind, fresh recordings of Bruckner are always welcome, even when they are paired with Wagner.

Fans of British classical music are in for a treat in Nottingham Symphony Orchestra’s next concert.

Leon Botstein brought his ensemble The Orchestra Now to Carnegie Hall for a sparsely attended program of neglected works written in the 1930s.

Musicians from Canada's Royal Conservatory in Toronto introduce the spirited and overlooked music of Ukrainian composer Dmitri Klebanov.

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra will be performing in the Highlands (and have space race fun in store for children!)

When Dimitri Mitropoulos was putting together the programs that he would conduct in 1947 as a guest of the New York Philharmonic — the ensemble h

While a bit overamped at times, Gemma New ended with an extraordinarily subtle Brahms Piano Concerto.

Newton's New Philharmonia Orchestra (New Phil) continues their 27th season of “Music for All” with New Phil Reawakened - “Music for May” on Sunday, May 22rd at 3 p.m. at Brown Middle School in Newton, MA.

The Bard Music Festival returns for its 32nd season this August, with an intensive two-week exploration of “Rachmaninoff and His World.” In twelve themed concert programs, Bard examines Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943), perhaps the last great exponent of Russian Romanticism, who nevertheless embodied many contradictions.