This article is a continuation of Episode 1 | The Venice of the North: A Republic’s Musical Startup and Episode 2 | The Business Animal of Opera House: Reinhard Keiser’s Baroque Empire. In the early 1700s, if you were a

Darius Milhaud, esteemed member of the ingenious group of French composers known as Les Six, embraced popular idioms alongside modernist techniques in his music. In all probability, it was jazz that left the most decisive imprint on his imagination. Milhaud

The vibrant Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov composed fifteen operas, and since he was associated with a group of five prominent composers known as the “Mighty Handful,” let’s commemorate his passing on 21 June 1908 by exploring five of his most

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York — June 9, 2026 A Carnegie Hall debut is often as much a test of artistic identity as of technical accomplishment. In his appearance at Weill Recital Hall, Mexican pianist Elías Manzo

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, Hob.I:45, “Farewell”: IV. Finale: Presto – Adagio (Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Adam Fischer, cond.) We open our scene in 1766. Haydn‘s fame as a composer is growing; the Wiener Diarium of that

Few works in the violin repertoire inspire as much devotion – and as many recordings – as Felix Mendelssohn‘s Violin Concerto in E minor. A cornerstone of the Romantic violin canon, this concerto balances elegance, virtuosity, and lyricism. Its popularity

Throughout classical music history, composers often endured years of study and obscure premieres before achieving gradual recognition. But every so often, a single piece can shatter that trajectory. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, a handful of composers experienced

The magnificent German-born French composer Jacques Offenbach composed nearly 100 operettas, and his opera The Tales of Hoffmann had a powerful influence on Johann Strauss II and Arthur Sullivan. But did you know that he also composed music for the