Ludwig van Beethoven had a visitor. A young man stepped into the legendary composer’s attic apartment in Vienna. He was introduced as Gioachino Rossini. “Ah, Rossini,” Beethoven said. “You, the ...

Just a group of talented high school students a century ago, the Civic Symphony survived and grew to become a powerful ...

A spate of historical paintings depicting unhappy brides—the opposite of wedded bliss—have been making the rounds on social ...

An award-winning lateral house in a charming London suburb is on sale for £7.5 million (US$9.7 million). The house in London’s quaint Belsize Park neighborhood has a 1860s traditional Arts and ...

The Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra on Sunday teamed up with Ukrainian ... work of Romantic-period Ukrainian composer Mykola Lysenko, 19th-cenutry Ukrainian opera composer Semen Hulak-Artemovsky ...

Despite the disappearance of their original, practical purpose — which was on display in London in the 19th century, at the Great Exhibition of the Products of the Industry of All Nations — these ...

Brown University’s “21st Century Orchestra” festival in October 2024 exemplifies this approach, featuring innovative new orchestral works that incorporate electronics, multimedia elements ...

It's undeniable that he has inherited an orchestra of remarkable qualities from the long and dedicated stewardship of Sir Mark Elder: above all, they are highly responsive to every conductor they meet ...

Throughout Expo 2025, visitors will also be able to enjoy a wide array of activities, with one of the most exciting being the upcoming Universal Century Orchestra Concert. This event will feature live ...

Elegant, that. It helped that the orchestra played with great energy and that Everly knew his stuff. Pops concerts always draw the short stick when it comes to rehearsal time, and that can lead to ...

He has an unusual fascination with two obscure 19th-century presidents — James K. Polk and William McKinley. Both championed what many consider outdated policies that Trump is now trying to ...

In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China against the British Empire. The first began in 1839, when Britain launched a military ...