Gonzalo X. Ruiz — well known to Bay Area audiences through his long-standing involvement with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra — is among the country’s great Baroque oboists, and this lovely and ...

American composer John Williams began arranging and scoring music for film and television in the late 1950s. In a career spanning sixty years, Williams has composed iconic themes for Superman, Raiders ...

From principal oboist Mary Lynch’s reedy mastery to the politely timed coughing of its die-hard patrons (a mini-explosion between movements), the Seattle Symphony holds an eternal soft spot in my ...

This new album of concertos is by the British composer David Matthews — not to be confused with the American jam band sensation Dave Matthews. The 68-year-old's symphonies, string quartets and ...

There’s one more “regular” weekend of Cleveland Orchestra concerts before Christmas moves in for most of December, but the Severance Hall performances that begin on Thursday, November 29 at 7:30 pm ...

The oboe is one of classical music’s quirkiest instruments. And an oboe trio? — Now, that’s even quirkier. “People always thought we were a little crazy, but having fun has always been our main goal,” ...

Last year it was the tuba that got all the attention during a concert featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Tuba Concerto.” Now the Long Beach Symphony is giving another instrument that doesn’t always ...

After four years of discipline and dedication, University of Arizona senior Maya Griswold is on her way to completing her undergraduate in music and is looking towards the future. Following her final ...