After intermission, Martinez was back in his principal chair along with the full orchestra for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6.

Classical music fans are used to hearing the keyboard music of Mozart and Beethoven performed on massive, seven-octave concert pianos, which were first introduced in the middle of the 19th century.

Interestingly, my two favorite concerts, thus far in the 2024-2025 Jacobs Master Works Series at the San Diego Symphony, have been dominated by pieces from the classical period of music. Obviously, ...

Since the month of February is likely to evoke thoughts of love, blossoms and the oncoming springtime, it seems an ideal time to focus on an especially enduring love story – a marvelous musician and ...

There is Beethoven on the program of violinist Julia Fischer's recital on Friday, and there is Mozart and Prokofiev. But the recital revolves around the least-known sonata she'll play at Hill ...

The second most unlikely moment is top-notch orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, kicking off with the first movement of Mozart's "Symphony No 25" (orchestral players in a history podcast?).