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As performances return, musicians have to be prepared for the stresses of the job. Here’s how they do it.

An international slate of celebrated favorites and rising stars pluck, strum, and fret live on stage starting Sept. 17.

The company is also bringing in a new resident conductor to replace Grant Gershon, who is stepping down.

The pioneering conductor and indefatigable impresario talks about Muse/ique, her stint with Jessye Norman, and a new Nat King Cole project.

The bass-baritone created a spiritual space without dogma in a Monday Evening Concerts performance.

The West Coast premiere of Anthony Davis’s Restless Mourning highlights a chamber concert of memorial pieces.

Matthew Ozawa sees a vital beacon of hope for the downtrodden in the opera’s dramatic arc.  

Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Jamie Barton thrill in a festive evening that transcended a few challenges.

The tenor and pianist are in perfect synch in this savvy, well-recorded collection of songs expressing joy and sorrow.

A new disc featuring commissions for the Paul Whiteman Orchestra reveals the charms of a once-popular composer who deserves wider recognition.