classical music

To close its 29th season, Concert Artists of Baltimore crafted another of its unusually appealing programs and delivered it in typically spirited fashion.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will premiere Anna Clyne's "Abstractions," which honors Baltimore philanthropists Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker.

Russian-born conductor Andrey Boreyko makes impressive Baltimore Symphony Orchestra debut and brings with him a work by contemporary Russian-born composer Victoria Borisova-Ollas.

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A critic's notebook on a New York weekend hearing Mahler from the Philharmonic and visiting Baltimore Symphony, and Donizetti at the Metropolitan Opera.

For three decades, Diane Jones has served as director of the Children's Chorus of Carroll County, taking the group from a small room at the Carroll Arts Center to Carnegie Hall in New York and abroad. Now, on the group's 30th anniversary, Jones is stepping down after one final community concert.

Marin Alsop leads Baltimore Symphony in premiere of Kevin Puts' multimedia "The City" on a program with Mahler's Fifth.

A look behind "The City," a multimedia work about Baltimore, past and present (including Freddie Gray riots), with music by Pulitzer Prize-winner Kevin Puts and film by James Bartolomeo, being premiered in April by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, led by Marin Alsop.

Baltimore Choral Arts Society's 50th anniversary concert offered alleluias, a requiem and return of founding director.

A look at the Baltimore Choral Arts Society as it celebrates 50 years of music-making.

Yuri Temirkanov makes first BSO appearance as music director emeritus in 10 years and delivers exciting concert of Russian favorites.

A Q&A with former Baltimore Symphony music director Yuri Temirkanov as he helps celebrate the orchestra's centennial season, reuniting with the ensemble for the first time since 2006.

Pianist Soheil Nasseri capped a demanding recital for Music in the Great Hall with Liszt's transcription of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

Baltimore Symphony principal guest conductor Markus Stenz led the orchestra, University of Maryland Concert Choir and soloists in impressive account of Brahms' "German Requiem."

Baltimore's 122-year-old Lyric Opera House will welcome its first female conductor for an opera production when Sara Jobin leads Rossini's "The Barber of Seville."

One area Howard County can certainly boast about is its vibrant arts scene, with an abundance of choices that include theater, music and dance companies, as well as free outdoor concerts at Lake Kittamaqundi, Centennial Park and Columbia¿s village centers. Performances are staged throughout the year at local venues.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's 2016-2017 season will highlight Beethoven, Stravinsky, and introduce a late-night concert series.

The Baltimore Symphony delivered East Coast premiere of James MacMillan's powerhouse Percussion Concerto No. 2 on a program with Elgar's "Enigma" Variations.

The Baltimore Symphony brought out greatest hits by Rossini, Strauss and Tchaikovsky in a program led by Marin Alsop and featuring violinist Joshua Bell.

The Knights premiered Jonathan Leshnoff's Chamber Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in program for Shriver Hall Concert Series with violinist Gil Shaham.

Jacob Radin, a longtime violinist and certified public accountant who had been on the board of the Shriver Hall Concert Series for several decades, died Jan. 31 of prostate cancer at the Springwell Senior Living Community in Mount Washington. He was 99.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra celebrated its centennial with new and old music, violinist Joshua Bell, and members of the BSO's Youth Orchestras and OrchKids program.

A look back at the origins and early days of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra as it prepares to celebrate its centennial Feb. 11.

A conversation with stellar violinist Joshua Bell, featured artist for the Baltimore Symphony's centennial concert and first program of orchestra's second century.

The Baltimore Symphony's program of Austro-German music features guest conductor Mario Venzago, pianist Andre Watts.

A music critic looks at the Baltimore Symphony's past and future, the highs and challenges, as orchestra turns 100.

Paul Meecham, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra president and CEO for 10 years, will step down at the end of June to become president and CEO of the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera.

Guest conductor Jakub Hrusa leads Baltimore Symphony in dynamic concert featuring and violinist Sergey Khachatryan.

Hajime Teri Murai leads Peabody Symphony Orchestra in stirring account of Mahler's Symphony No. 9.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra features principal oboist in Rouse concerto on program with Beethoven's "Eroica."

Charles R. "Chuck" Ellis, music director of the Prince George's Philharmonic Orchestra and a frequent panelist on WBJC-FM Radio's "Face the Music" program, died New Year's Day of a heart attack at Union Memorial Hospital. The longtime Hampden resident was 67.

This year, the Third Thursday Concert and Educational Series will continue with a new twist.

The Baltimore Symphony dusted off a work by Alan Shulman; program also offered Prokofiev concerto (with Leon Fleisher) and a Rachmaninoff symphony.

The winter months in Baltimore should get heated by a variety of enticing classical music concerts and theater productions.

The Howard County Concert Orchestra plays a classically festive welcome to 2016 with its "Viennese New Year Celebration" on Sunday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ellicott City.

International stars like Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and the Weeknd led the pack Monday morning, when the Grammy Awards announced its nominees for the 58th ceremony (taking place Feb. 15 in Los Angeles). But a couple of artists originally from Maryland were recognized as well.

Hannu Linto conducted the Baltimore Symphony in Dvorak's Violin Concerto, with soloist Hilary Hahn, and Sibelius' Four Legends.

New Baltimore-related recordings include an overture by Philip Glass, a duet album by pianist Leon Fleisher and his wife, a Bernstein program with the Baltimore Symphony; a recital by cellist Amit Peled, and a premiere by Symphony Number One.

Christoph Eschenbach conducted a riveting account of Mahler's Third with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center.

Marin Alsop led the Baltimore Symphony revisited Philip Glass' "Icarus at the Edge of Time" with the story's author, Brian Greene, as narrator.

A review of Sunday concerts by the Baltimore Symphony (with pianist Valentina Lisitsa and conductor Joshua Weilerstain) and the Montrose Trio; both programs showcased Baltimore composers.

To mark its 50th season year of bringing top classical talent to Baltimore, Shriver Hall Concert Series has commissioned three new works that will be premiered throughout the season.

Kiev-born pianist and YouTube sensation Valentina Lisitsa makes her Baltimore Symphony Orchestra debut amid controversy over her strong views about the crisis in Ukraine. Objections have been lodged by Ukrainian-American organizations and protesters are expected.

One of Baltimore's newest classical ensembles,. Symphony Number One, opens season with chamber version of Mahler work and premiere of saxophone concerto by Andrew Boss.

Spanish conductor Juanjo Mena generates eloquent music-making in concert with Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; concertmaster Jonathan Carney excels in Glazunov concerto.

Performances by pianist Yefim Bronfman, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra and Loadbang enliven the start of the music season.

For its 100th season, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has assembled an ambitious set of programming that looks to affirm the orchestra's existing connections to the city and recognize the organization's history, while also looking to the future of classical music and branching out with new collaborations. It's a gamble of a season with big-name soloists and new-name composers alike, but if the BSO succeeds, it could put itself in a solid position looking toward its next century.

The Baltimore Symphony's 100th season will open with returns of pianist Lang Lang, who got an early career boost with the orchestra, and former resident conductor Christopher Seaman.