Adam Schoenberg’s Picture Studies In a modern version of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, where he walks around an exhibition of his friend Viktor Hartmann’s paintings, American composer Adam Schoenberg (b. 1980) created his own tour around the Nelson-Atkins Museum

Alexander Siloti was many things: a virtuoso pianist, beloved teacher, connector of musicians…and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s cousin! He studied with Liszt, edited Tchaikovsky, conducted the premiere of Rachmaninoff’s second piano concerto, and introduced audiences to music that would go on to

Classical music lovers don’t always like acknowledging it, but every idolised canonical composer has been deeply inspired by the people who surrounded him. And in many cases, one of the most inspirational people in any artist’s life is their spouse.

In two strikingly different orchestral works, Two Brothers and Five Curiosities, composer Charles Mauleverer explores the dual forces that shape our lives: the weight of history and the intimacy of place. One piece reaches back into the trauma, sacrifice, and overlooked narratives of

Viktoria Mullova’s recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Six Solo Sonatas and Partitas for violin occupy a special place in the discography of Baroque violin performance. Her 2009 Onyx recording, in particular, is widely regarded as a modern benchmark. This isn’t

November 14 saw a world premiere at San Francisco Opera: Huang Ruo’s The Monkey King, with a libretto by David Henry Hwang, based on Journey to the West, 16th-century multi-volume epic attributed to Wu Cheng’en. Running through November 30, with

Award shows have long perfected the art of preaching to the converted. Year after year, they gather the most devoted insiders to celebrate their achievements, affirm shared values, and rehearse familiar narratives about excellence, innovation, or social responsibility. The result