I had said these articles would be a deep dive into an upcoming piece on the San Diego classical music calendar. On second thought these are more of a medium dive. A deep dive would include technical ...

Leif Segerstam can be a maddeningly inconsistent conductor, a musician whose recordings can frustrate as much as they inspire. He’s recorded Mahler 4 before, unremarkably, with Danish forces on ...

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony's live recording cycle of the Mahler symphonies continues this week with the biggest installment of all -- the mammoth Third Symphony, into which ...

With its huge orchestral complement, eight vocal soloists, and massed choral forces spilling over the stage, Mahler’s mighty Eighth Symphony is trotted out only when a grand statement must be made.

The CSO is the only American orchestra in an Amsterdam event that is like the Coachella of the classical world. What is the fuss all about? The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is one of the world’s great ...

Fauré’s understated Requiem is another iconic work which has suffered by dint of its popularity; too many dodgy amateur performances convinced me that I never wanted to hear it again. And then a fresh ...

The MPO's ASEAN Youth Orchestra Festival isn't just a showcase of young talent — it's a week of free workshops, a crossover ...

Since its release last fall, Tár has inspired a flurry of discourse from critics and real-life conductors, including Marin Alsop, JoAnn Falletta, Simone Young and Leonard Slatkin, questioning ...