Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” is one of those works that can be fatally easy to condescend to. With its heart-on-sleeve emotionalism and its moody tonal harmonies, the piece is the go-to choice for ...

When the New York Philharmonic travels to Hanoi for it's debut performance in Vietnam this October, there will be a unique number on their set list. Reuters reports that the orchestra will play, ...

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How did Samuel Barber's stirring, lush work for strings — music that has become America's semi-official music of mourning — morph into a... From Funerals To Festivals, The Curious Journey Of The ...

A year ago, Riccardo Muti conducted the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7. This was at the Salzburg Festival (and my review is here). This year, he is back, again conducting ...