The composer's early life as a sailor informed his evocative music for Sinbad and other tales from the Arabian Nights. I want to tell you a story…but there’s more to this tale than words! It’s a story ...
The January 2015 edition of Looking Back to Bookspan’s “101 Masterpieces of Music and Their Composers” features Rimsky-Korsakov’s work based on Scheherazade’s stories from One Thousand and One Arabian ...
Hear two selections from 'Scheherazade' conducted by Marin Alsop's mentor, Leonard Bernstein (leading the New York Philharmonic in 1959). For centuries, composers have tried to spin tales in music. My ...
Another season, another classical evening with the Mobile Symphony Orchestra. The opening concerts next weekend should be especially sweet, as co-concertmaster Enen Yu, who got married earlier this ...
Throughout the week Classic FM’s presenters bring you the best new recordings, including world exclusives and premiere broadcasts of latest releases. This week: ‘Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Handel ...
Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, beloved by Egyptian audiences, will be performed by the Cairo Symphony Orchestra at the Cairo Opera House on Saturday 28 May, along with Elgar's famous cello concerto ...
Chattanooga's Tivoli Theater was filled to near capacity on Thursday evening to hear the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra perform a varied and highly engaging program that featured one of the most ...