Ping Pong presents Classical Salon, Halloween Edition, in conjunction with the Academy of Music, HK Baptist University on 29th October 2026, from 8.30pm to 10.30pm This Salon’s performers are: Azarin Mustafazade | PianoEvelyn, Yiwen Miao | VoiceArsen Omarbayev | ViolinDragon,

There was a great deal of anticipation in Carnegie Hall this past October weekend. The illustrious Berlin Philharmonic was onstage. They’d already tuned for the 2:00 pm performance, opening with the magnificent and massive Brahms Concerto No. 1 in D

Mystery seems to lie at the core of Covent Garden’s latest Parsifal, directed by Evgeny Titov in his Royal Opera debut. Where Wagner indulges in sublime music built around bright major triads, Titov presents an almost relentlessly bloody and depressing

Steve Reich is a monument of contemporary classical music. He needs no introduction, particularly as he celebrates his 90th birthday this year. One of the founding fathers of American minimalism — alongside Philip Glass, who coincidentally celebrates his 90th in

On 15 October 2026, the Greek National Opera brings its orchestra to the United States for the very first time. This debut concert will take place at Carnegie Hall and will feature the Manos Hadjidakis Ensemble, soloists Anita Rachvelishvili and

Filmmaker and journalist Tim van Beveren’s documentaries Women Composers and DORA – Escape into Music explore the lives and music of composers whose work has largely disappeared from the standard classical repertoire. Made in collaboration with pianist Kyra Steckeweh, the films focus on composers

This landmark 2026/27 season celebrates the Elbphilharmonie’s 10th anniversary while aligning with USA250. Accordingly, the Hamburg operator ambitiously gathered nearly all top-tier American orchestras in the programme. However, just a week before taking the stage at the Elbphilharmonie, anxieties of

This year’s 124th season opener of the Minnesota Orchestra on September 25th in Minneapolis was a smash. In fact, the packed audience leapt to their feet as did I. Conducted by Music Director Thomas Søndergård, the program included George Walker