It’s an absolute pleasure to delve into the Beethoven Symphonies every so often, even – or especially – when one feels plenty saturated with Beethoven in concert and on record. True, there’s much ...

People who move into Classic Communities' project in Campbell might want to play a Beethoven overture, "The Consecration of the House," for their housewarming party. It's appropriate, given that the ...

These pieces were financed by music lovers with deep pockets. Much of the Western classical music we enjoy today came into being as a result of the patronage system. But that music is really an ...

To open Pacific Symphony’s 39th season on Thursday, music director Carl St.Clair trundled out three heavyweights – Beethoven, Wagner and Richard Strauss – that he claimed ruled the musical world of ...

On stage again this Sunday afternoon, May 12, it has all the earmarks of a season finale: a flashy violin concerto, an audience favorite soloist, a huge work for orchestra, chorus, and four soloists ...

Thirty years ago this month, three Palm Beach County orchestral musicians stepped out onto Stage West at the Duncan Theatre in Lake Worth and inaugurated a summer series of chamber music. Because all ...

The 20th edition of the Young Euro Classic festival ended August 6 with a record attendance of 27,000 visitors. Over the course of two weeks acclaimed international orchestras gave a series of ...

Much of the Western classical music we enjoy today came into being as a result of the patronage system. But that music is really an ongoing gift from the wealthy, music-loving arts enthusiasts of the ...

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