The Ixsir Vineyards in Lebanon’s Jbeil Mountains played host to an immersive reimagining of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s 1888 symphonic suite Scheherazade this week, as the sun sank below the peaks and ...
Bedtime stories took on a new meaning for Scheherazade. Her husband, the Sultan, had the nasty habit of marrying a woman at night and killing her in the morning. So Scheherazade thought up a plan.
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 ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Oregon Symphony has announced a historic performance that bridges timeless ...
On 28 May, Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hisham Gabr, was acclaimed and given a standing ovation after the performance of two masterpieces of the classical music: Elgar's Cello Concerto and ...
Watch as Claus-alike Leif Segerstam gives a novel interpretation of a Rimsky-Korsakov classic by shouting all over it. Amazing stuff. Finnish conductor Leif Segerstam provided his own alternative ...