and a reminder that whatever else Mahler might have been implying, this was still a symphony; a creation of the intellect, as well as the soul. I was reminded of Boulez. But also Karajan – not the man ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Eva Krestová remembered Semyon Bychkov’s first rehearsal as chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, leading Shostakovich’s “Leningrad” symphony ... features that trio plus Gustav ...

RVW’s final symphony took time to become established following its composer’s death. Geraint Lewis charts its emergence on recordings as a summative, valedictory work of uncommon power Constable’s ...

The longest and perhaps most ambitious of Mahler’s symphonies, the premiere of the composer's third symphony received a 15-minute ovation during which Mahler was called to return to the ...

On the November tour, the Philharmonic presented eight concerts in five cities. One program consisted of Rachmaninoff’s “Isle ...

When the Philharmonic and its chief conductor Kirill Petrenko go deep on a single symphony — as they did this year with Bruckner’s Fifth, as they did here two years ago with Mahler’s Seventh ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Eva Krestová remembered Semyon Bychkov’s first rehearsal as chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, leading Shostakovich’s “Leningrad” symphony. “I was shaking ...