Music News

Janos Gereben - April 30, 2013
János Starker
János Starker

The world of music mourns the passing of János Starker on Sunday, at age 88, in his Bloomington, Indiana, home.

Janos Gereben - April 30, 2013
Jeff Dunn pictures being bowled over by Beethoven literally
Jeff Dunn illustrates being bowled over by Beethoven literally

Curious and curiouser — Ludw

Michael Zwiebach - April 25, 2013
Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev wrote some of the most lyrical and melodic classical music of the 20th century.

Mark MacNamara - April 25, 2013
Laura Arthur
Laura Arthur

Laura Arthur is a 21-year-old lyric soprano, a budding ingénue who imagines one day becoming a full lyric soprano, perhaps

Janos Gereben - April 23, 2013
Yo-Yo Ma and the "Goat Rodeo" musicians
Yo-Yo Ma and the "Goat Rodeo" musicians

For the first full summer series in its

Janos Gereben - April 23, 2013
Marin Alsop will lead Last Night at the Proms Photo by rr jones
Marin Alsop will lead Last Night at the Proms
Janos Gereben - April 23, 2013

They come at this time of the year, announcements of both summer festival programs and the fall seasons. Below, some of the highlights, beginning with what is paradoxically the closest to home, London's BBC Proms, available right where you sit, at your computer.

Janos Gereben - April 23, 2013

The musicians of the San Francisco Symphony will present a solidarity concert in support of the locked out musicians of the Minnesota and St. Paul Chamber Orchestras at 7 p.m. April 29, in St. Ignatius Church, Parker at Fulton.