To get an idea of Brent Edstrom’s style, go to <strong>brentedstrom.com to see a video clip from his first concerto performed with Orchestra Seattle following its ...

In this age of Twitter and Snapchat, we boil essays down to 140 characters, and videos can be no more than a handful of seconds. But what about a classical concerto? Can it be boiled down? Keep it ...

Performed by soloist Sandy Cameron conducted by John Mauceri, Elfman's album opens with his violin concerto in four movements: Grave – Animato, Spietato, Fratasma, and Giocoso – Lacrimae. The album ...

Italian pianist and composer Olivia Belli has released her first piano concerto, DAIMON, on Sony Classical. Inspired by Homer ...

They may have sensed, as well, that acoustical challenges are not the only difficulty rock-fusion works pose. Rock fans often hear the results as watered down, while classical listeners hear them as ...

Avi Avital is the featured performer in "InstaConcerto for Mandolin and Orchestra," a 75-second concerto written for Instagram. Harald Hoffman/Deutsche Grammophon What do you think of when you think ...

This relatively new musical tradition of turntablism has a fascinating and rich history which is only about 40 years old. To my mind it’s one of the most unique and interesting instruments to emerge ...

Mozart wrote three of his finest piano concertos, nos 23, 24 and 25, in a single year. Beauty, passion and grace combine as the piano engages in an intimate dialogue with the orchestra. Watching a ...

It’s one of the first great concertos ever written for the guitar—and it still holds its place as a cornerstone of the repertoire. Mauro Giuliani’s Guitar Concerto No. 1 is smooth, stylish, and shows ...

When he was a child, music critic Tom Manoff heard the music of Edvard Grieg, particularly his piano concerto in A-minor. This piece of music is known as a workhorse. In pop music, it would be ...