Kenneth Goldsmith’s 1690 Albanus violin. Photo by St. John Flynn. This evening at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, faculty and students present “Sharing the Spotlight,” a recital of works ...

Casual classical music listeners might think of it as a genre designed around string quartets and pianos. But the hardcore devotees among us know that the piano didn’t even exist when many of the best ...

Generally speaking, the Baroque period is when the orchestra was born, opera kicked off in a big way and the concerto gave soloists the chance to properly show off. From the period's beginnings in the ...

The fall music season is getting underway, and one of the first concerts will be a performance by Sinfonia Spirituosa — a ...

Ever wondered what makes Boston Baroque performances special? Boston Baroque’s world-class musicians will lead you in a deep dive into the world of period instruments. Host Brian McCreath is joined by ...

In the midst of a devastating year for the country, young Venezuelan violinist Pablo Agudo López talks about finding crucial ...

The similarities between baroque music and jazz are obvious enough: the centrality of improvisation, of course; the freedom given to performers who extrapolate from lead sheets or figured bass lines ...

On the 27th evening in Sangdo-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, a rehearsal room echoed with echoed with “Brandenburg Concertos No. 1″ by Johann Sebastian Bach, often called the father of music. Yet, as the ...

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