Gerry Steichen set out on a mission to perform all four Brahms symphonies when he was selected as the new music director and conductor of the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra four years ago. This mission ...

When Brahms was told that the theme of the final movement of his first symphony sounded like Beethoven, he reportedly said, "Any idiot can tell that." Hear famous maestros lead the music. The Four ...

Modus Operandi Orchestra is inviting audiences to a captivating evening, their 5th concert of music at Merkin Hall. This ...

When I was hired as a classical producer at Colorado Public Radio in the late 90's, I came with a rock and roll and jazz background. I remember asking one of the ...

Johannes Brahms can be forgiven for taking, by some accounts, anywhere from 14 to 21 years to complete his First Symphony. It was expected that he would follow in the mighty footsteps of that other ...

Classical For an inviting foretaste of this week's two-night Davies Symphony Hall visit by Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic, you could hardly do better than their new box set featuring ...

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Pianist Helene Grimaud will perform several, Brahms concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Boston's Symphony Hall through Nov. 17. (Photo by Mat Hennek, courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon, Boston ...

With the Brahms Festival, San Antonio Symphony Music Director Sebastian Lang-Lessing is ahead of schedule. “Normally, as a conductor, it would take you 10 years to make it through all the Brahms, ...