In a perfect world, a musical event boasting some historical importance would also be a scintillating artistic experience. Here on Earth we have to accept compromises. Nicholas McGegan and the ...

I entered Orchestra Hall on Friday seeking heat on a windy winter night. Great gusts careened down the corridors between Minneapolis' skyscrapers as I made my way inside and queued up to have my ...

If an ideal time exists to experience the journey through trials to triumph found in Beethoven's music, this might be it. The collective trauma of COVID-19 continues, with Minnesota now among ...

Smashing: There was no other word for the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Sunday at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, despite an hour-long delay because of the weather and despite the musicians having no ...