Four concerts, eight symphonies, two great composers. Under the direction of Alondra de la Parra, the Munich Symphony Orchestra interprets works by Johannes Brahms and Antonín Dvořák. The highlights ...

Johannes Brahms was one of the romantic period's most conflicted musical characters, and his symphonies are the perfect way to find out why... The image of Brahms the curmudgeon with his hands firmly ...

BOSTON - The music or the musicians? What makes a great classical music concert? You need to have captivating music for a memorable concert. But you also need musicians performing at their peak for a ...

Audio for this feature is no longer available. The album was released on Oct. 6, 2009. "It's an unkickable drug habit. And I'm happy to be a junkie until the end of my days." So says 54-year-old ...

Stephen Johnson explores Brahms's Symphony No. 1, which took the composer around 20 years to compose. While Brahms strove to create his own unique sound, critics pounced upon it. Show more Stephen ...

The character of the Fourth Symphony has been described as autumnal. Even if it weren't the last of Brahms' symphonies, the description would fit, for surely none of the others presents the same ...

For the fans of Brahms' Symphony No. 1 in C minor Op. 68, October will be a chance to compare two different renditions by two top European orchestras at the same venue, just six days apart. On Oct. 7, ...

Johannes Brahms is not known for his sense of humour, but his Second Symphony is downright funny. Its lilting themes and exuberant turns have given it a reputation as a "pastoral" symphony (the kind ...

Brahms' often overlooked symphony is also the most lyrical and best crafted. Once Johannes Brahms started writing symphonies in his 40s, there was evidently no stopping him. By 1883, when he reached ...

Rising young violinist Geneva Lewis demonstrated her musicality with the Santa Rosa Symphony last March, when she performed Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major with a precise focus on each note, ...

Experience the power and passion of The Phoenix Symphony with guest conductor William Eddins. Experience the power and passion of The Phoenix Symphony with guest conductor William Eddins. Violinist ...