Janos Gereben

Some of the best things in life are free, as this list of summer concerts demonstrates. Catch orchestras, young performers, and recitalists for nada, using this insider guide.

Lovers of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung may have differing recommendations, but surprisingly, there is one recording almost everyone agrees is a first choice.

John Adams is baaaack in his “fun chamber,” with a spirited, quasi-redux chamber symphony that pulsates with joy.

There are bigger spectator sports, but none with more participants than choral singing. Surprising but true: more Americans sing in choruses, chorales, choirs, glee clubs and other vocal groups — both professional and amateur — than engage in football, baseball, tennis, even Greco-Roman wrestling.