Tchaikovsky never wrote a cello concerto, but the “Variations on a Rococo theme” is a close second. The main theme is a Tchaikovsky original, but it's deeply steeped in his love for Mozart and the ...

One of the many professional casualties of the lockdown was the pianist Jonathan Biss, whose Beethoven series at the Wigmore Hall skidded to a halt. But he’s very much around on CD: this record brings ...

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Opening a piano recital with Beethoven and following it with Grieg won’t raise any eyebrows. But by sandwiching between them a piece by 37-year-old Jessica Rudman, Holly Roadfeldt is clearly sending a ...

WORCESTER — Ukranian-born cellist Natalia Khoma says she has been playing Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations for Cello since she was 16. "I grew up with the music. It's very close to me. I can feel it ...

The Music: The viola was for centuries the ‘Cinderella’ of string instruments, and its original solo repertory remains small. So today’s crop of high-powered viola soloists like to arrange existing ...

JoAnn Falletta concludes a two-weekend Tchaikovsky Festival with excerpts from “The Sleeping Beauty” ballet, the “Variations on a Rococo Theme” featuring Polish cellist Marcin Zdunik, and ...

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Max Bruch’s meltingly beautiful Romance makes for a serene envoi to this delectable disc. Romance is also the only one of the three pieces that was originally written for viola. Maxim Rysanov is among ...

Editor’s Note: On Monday, in advance of Hurricane Ian, and likely disruptions to rehearsal and travel schedules for musicians and guest artists, the Sarasota Orchestra announced that it is canceling ...

What more is there to say about Tchaikovsky? Every nook of his private life has been microscopically examined. The circumstances of his death at the age of 53 have been hotly discussed, the theory ...