Category: Classical

Valentine’s Day is behind us, but we should still take some time to gush over the cutest couple in classical music: David Finckel and Wu Han. Whether you’re part of a couple, or partying on your own, here are 7...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – From “Brooklyn’s best busker” to collaborations with high-profile pop powerhouses, cellist Gabriel Royal will perform multiple shows in different locations on and around Purdue University’s campus Nov. 14-15. All performances are free and open to the public. These...

Argus Quartet is made up of Jason Issokson & Clara Kim, violins, Dana Kelley, viola, and Joann Whang, cello. First Prize, 2017 Concert Artists Guild Competition First Prize, M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition Praised for playing with “supreme melodic control and...

The Convos Piano Giving Circle brings together the Friends of Convocations who believe in the importance of making live piano music performances regularly available in our community.

Photo by Dr Michael Seretny The Convos Piano Giving Circle brings together the Friends of Convocations who believe in the importance of making live piano music performances regularly available in our community. By pooling resources, the Circle will have a...

The all-female Norwegian brass ensemble has rewritten the rules in brass repertoire with stylistic explorations of tone, technique, and versatility.

Rewriting centuries’ worth of rules in brass repertoire seems a revolutionary undertaking. But the boundless and boisterous stylistic explorations of tenThing, coupled with impeccable tone, technique, and versatility, have transformed this all-female Norwegian brass ensemble into an international sensation. The...

Program notes for the March 2, 2017 performance: Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 in D minor with guest soloist Nikolai Lugansky.

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 (1858) by Johannes Brahms (Hamburg, 1833 – Vienna, 1897) I have always thought that some day, one would be bound suddenly to appear, one called to articulate in ideal form the...

The orchestra returns to Purdue with guest soloist Nikolai Lugansky, who has been among Russia’s most preeminent pianists for nearly 30 years.

The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra is Russia’s longest-running orchestra and a global ambassador for its rich tapestry of symphonic treasures. Originally commissioned as a private ensemble in 1882 by Alexander III, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra has flourished into a...

Ashley Bathgate, in collaboration with composer collective Sleeping Giant, creates a new experience in Bach Unwound – a radical deconstruction and re-imagination Bach’s Cello Suites.

Ashley Bathgate: Bach Unwound December 10, 2016 Loeb Playhouse J.S. Bach | Gavotte 2 from Suite No. 6 in D Major Chris Cerrone | On Being Wrong Timo Andres | Small Wonder J.S. Bach | Gigue from Suite No. 3 in C Major...

The pianist has studied alongside some of the 20th century’s most distinguished instructors and will present Brahms’ “Chaconne,” “Handel Variations,” and more.

INON BARNATAN, piano November 17, 2016 / 7:30PM / Loeb Playhouse SUPPORT FROM: TRUITT PIANO PERFORMANCE ENDOWMENT HANDEL                                             ...