JOSHUA BARONE Aigul Akhmetshina, mezzo-soprano; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Daniele Rustioni ... have been no harder hitting one-two punch in music this year than Julius Eastman’s “Prelude ...

With some of my choices for this year’s classical and jazz concerts, we know exactly what we’re in for, such as Britten ...

Naysayers be damned. Classical music on record continues to thrive, or so it seems judging from the plethora of boxed sets that have come our way this year. As ever, milestone birthdays were ...

Classical music on record continues to thrive ... Swiss conductor Ernest Ansermet from the Decca label. Ansermet was best known for founding L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, which he led ...

This three-day celebration of his music, conceived by the Hallé Orchestra and featuring percussionist ... and the artists bring their best ideas and often their best performances.