The famous opening of Beethoven’s Fifth — da-da-da-dummmmmm — still sends a thrill up the spine. Sunday afternoon, the Bach Festival Orchestra gave a sprightly performance of Symphony No. 5, under the ...

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to announce a spectacular concert tour in May, featuring the legendary conductor, harpsichordist and organist, Masaaki Suzuki. Renowned for his profound ...

The best of Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, and more will come to life on stage as the Handel and Haydn Society announces the 210th season. Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen has crafted a schedule of concerts ...

In German-speaking countries, England was known for hundreds of years as the “land without music,” but such great composers as Handel, Haydn, Mozart, and Mendelssohn spent time in London. The latter ...

After an esteemed, longstanding annual tradition of performing Handel’s Messiah at Carnegie Hall during the holiday season, Musica Sacra, New York’s elite professional chorus, is offering something ...

If we hadn’t been told all our lives that they’re the Holy Trinity of musical greatness, would we really place Bach, Mozart and Beethoven as our favourite composers? You might think that the Classic ...

Murray Perahia and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields do seem to bring out the best in each other. The Academy, after all, has long been emblematic of the wallpapery view of classical music, all ...