From a Cajun music festival to San Francisco Art Week, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend.

That the current Russian leadership, and its lackeys, are pariahs does not – and should not – force us to reject Russia’s culture. In the Second World War, Beethoven and Brahms remained in British ...

It takes a village to raise a child” is a proverb that has served conductor Gregory D. McDaniel well. Thanks to musical educators and mentors, he knew he wanted to pursue a c ...

Freebie of the week: San Francisco Art Week, the annual celebration of the area's rich collection of museums, galleries and ...

Others were openly scorned and ridiculed at their premieres, owing to a mixture of critics’ personal biases, the political ...

Esa-Pekka Salonen, the orchestra’s longtime music director, came back to lead his first concerts since being named its ...

Hear concert highlights and interview this Saturday on Vespertine. Paul Hofhaymer was known during his time as one of the top organists of Europe, and for no small reason: in addition to being ...

Best of Beethoven: we explore Beethoven's top 21 must-hear masterpieces. Discover the great composers and works with BBC ...

Montero, whose Sunday concert at Koerner Hall was her only Canadian appearance, is a vocal critic of the regime of Nicolás ...

The winter months can be dreary with the holidays over, the sky looking gray, and that lingering feeling that you might ...

The Verdi Chorus will continue its 42nd season with a special Master Class led by critically praised dramatic baritone Malcolm MacKenzie with six of the Verdi Chorus' Fox Singers at the First ...

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