There aren't many saxophone concertos that exist, let alone one written for a Black musician, by a Black composer, and commissioned by a group of major orchestras. This month, saxophonist Steven Banks ...

Cedille Records releases Malek Jandali Concertos, an album featuring violin and clarinet concertos by the Syrian American composer Malek Jandali, who has been praised for writing "heart-rending ...

So BPO Music Director has been venturing off the beaten path of classical programming with the last two concerts, including the February 21 & 22 series titled “Beethoven’s Fifth” and now the March 7 & ...

Wynton Marsalis' rare musical versatility has long been a beacon in the worlds of jazz and classical music. Now the Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer brings those ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A new recording from the conductor Klaus Mäkelä, a concerto-like work by Vijay Iyer and a fresh take on Charles Ives are among the highlights. Janine ...

Sept. 28-29: Hispanic Heritage Concert Celebration, featuring stellar guitar soloist Koh Kazama, flutist Carol Naveira-Nicholson and violinists Steffen Zeichner and Daniel Andai performing works by ...

Classical music can feel daunting to dig into if you haven't had a lot of exposure to the genre or didn’t grow up playing an instrument. With so many terms, styles, composers and performers, it can be ...

This relatively new musical tradition of turntablism has a fascinating and rich history which is only about 40 years old. To my mind it’s one of the most unique and interesting instruments to emerge ...

Check back here each week for the latest feature from Behind the Baton. Or you can play the audio below. A good music conductor strives to get inside the mind of the composer, then conveys the ...

American composer John Williams began arranging and scoring music for film and television in the late 1950s. In a career spanning sixty years, Williams has composed iconic themes for Superman, Raiders ...

"I have played these pieces my whole professional life and I've taught them and I've heard other people playing them. So, it was really time, in a sense, to do them myself. I felt I was I was ready in ...