Titled “300 Alessandro Scarlatti,” the special project celebrates in Naples, on the 300th anniversary of his death, the ...

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Stevenson’s obituary described him as “an arch-internationalist” who embraced “world music” in his own compositions long before the term became fashionable but was still very conscious of being a ...

Kim, who has previously performed Alexey Shor’s works, shared his appreciation for the composer’s distinct musical style, noting that “it is great that some composers today are still writing in tonal ...

Today’s programme includes works from mainly three composers: Scarlatti (1660-1725), who was best known for his operas and sacred music; Antonio Caldara (1670-1736), a Venetian-born composer who ...

Beyond orchestral music, Mendelssohn’s contributions to chamber music, choral works, and piano repertoire cement his status as one of the great composers of the 19th century. Mendelssohn composed ...

The extraordinary defiant poet Anna Akhmatova and the great composers Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich managed to survive Stalinism, but she was forbidden publication for much of her life and ...

The performance is part of the Piedmont Augusta Symphony Series which showcases the orchestra performing masterworks by some of the greatest composers from history through today. The doors open at ...

On the classical side, a short walk gets you to the Liszt Academy of Music, the venerable institution — both educational and performing — founded 150 years ago by the great composer Franz ...