Colin Davis’s 1968 LSO disc still sounds superb, though Gardner’s live account is the best modern version ... Tippett’s “Adagio molto e tranquillo” boasts an exquisite trumpet solo, and the scherzo ...

George Harrison had three solo chart-toppers but they all pale in comparison to this song from 'All Things Must Pass'.

Sally Beamish - Haven from Seavaigers Find out how a sea journey between Dundee and Shetland inspired Sally Beamish's piece 'Seavaigers', written for orchestra with solo harp and fiddle.

Discover our selection of the best ... pieces of classical music to celebrate New Year. The second number in this vast, sprawling choral work (1796-98) begins with a solemn bass solo setting ...

From a pair of frontline jazz saxophonists to SF Sketchfest shows to a new John Adams work, there is a lot to see and do in ...

GRAMMY Award-winning American organist Paul Jacobs will appear as soloist in the Poulenc Organ Concerto with the Seattle ...

The repertoire here is four votive antiphons, extended constructions of 12-17 minutes duration each, scored in five parts and ...

In his Seattle Symphony debut, Demirjian expertly negotiated all the stops and starts and turns in this complicated score, with its mercurial changes and its succession of solos and choruses.

From a fabled punk band to a trashy art exhibit, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond.

In our January arts and culture preview for San Diego, explore our picks for visual art, dance, theater, film, literature and ...

San Francisco’s annual comedy explosion known as SF Sketchfest has something to tickle just about everyone’s funny bone.

San Francisco’s prize-winning sci-fi author Charlie Jane Anders, host of the long-running Writers with Drinks series and the ...