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The San Francisco Symphonys exuberant performance of the composers Piano Concerto in One Movement featured Aaron Diehl as a vibrant soloist.

Put simply, this musical thunderclap from the past was a triumph. A cut to his finger early in the concert forced Muti to lead the orchestra sans baton.

This disc was successful in its mission. I now want to hear more from this extraordinary composer, Anders Eliasson.

A profoundly mournful classical work, written by one of Poland’s leading avant-garde composers, vied with REM and Paul McCartney to become a huge bestseller in 1992. Those involved recall a truly surprising hit

Well, hell be back for one weekend, along with a bunch of other intriguing conductors and composers.

WashU infectious diseases doctors and engineers have worked with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and other cultural institutions on how to safely reopen and continue performances following the COVID-19 pandemic global shutdown in 2020.

Automatic speech recognition systems add age-inappropriate captions to children’s YouTube videos. An AI technology that will let you create digital images by describing what you want to see. In praise of the em dash. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land.” Improving the recyclability of flexible plastic packaging. Graphene may save lives. Required reading: “The Price of Nails Since 1695.” What was statistically the most boring day in history? Mushrooms spe...

These are interesting works and provide some refreshing alternatives to the warhorses. Love to hear them in concert one day.

John Neumeier's Hamburg Ballet brings the work of Leonard Bernstein and, with a little help from L.A. Opera, Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" to the Music Center.

South Florida Symphony Orchestra (SFSO), led by Sebrina María Alfonso, will present Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat Major, K. 365, featuring Catherine Lan and Tao Lin of Duo Beaux Arts, Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Opus 56,...