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In Musicus Soloists Hong Kong’s evening of Nordic music, violinist Angela Chan’s solo in Arvo Pärt’s Fratres stands out, while their playing of Grieg’s Piano Concerto with Louis Lortie is eye-opening.

Kenneth Fuchs, a music composition professor at the University of Connecticut, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical, for his album “Cloud Slant.”

Heres a roundup of some of the local stories Missoulian reporters put out this week.

Not long after darkness hits at 5 p.m. on Sunday, the String Orchestra of the Rockies is performing a set of music that’s light.

The first offering, “The Great Chaplin Suite,” was a tribute to one of the greatest comic actors of the first “silent” era of film history.

Three Upper St. Clair High School musicians were recently selected by competitive audition to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 1 Honors String Orchestra Festival.

Interview with international violinist Yao Jue: More than 20 years of love for Hong Kong, a string is the heart of the motherland. For more than <> years, she has carried a piano from Hong Kong to the world, telling Chinese stories well in the language of music. She founded the Hong Kong String Orchestra in 2013, aiming to cultivate more young string elites and create a stage and opportunities for young local artists in Hong Kong. She is concerned about China's 14th Plan to support Hon...

This week, we present a movement from the only ballet by one of Estonias greatest composers, centred on the exploits of a mischievous goblin

Kinetic performs works by Nicky Sohn, Patrick Harlin, and Paul Novak.

Ralph Graves reviews the Hanssler Classics release "Hans Gal: Concertinos for Violin/Cello/Piano, and String Serenade."