NO, you are not seeing double; and yes, if you follow the classical album reviews, you will know that Valery Gergiev appeared here with his latest recording just weeks ago. So why Gergiev again? Easy: ...

Does classical music always have to be deep? Can’t we occasionally have a concert that just lays on a really good, rip-roaring, magical show? Of course we can. And when the LSO put together dances ...

To programme in a single concert the three great ballet scores Stravinsky wrote between 1909 and 1913 is to test the endurance of players and audience alike. Last night’s This is Rattle event went a ...

The Firebird Suite, an orchestral work for the ballet The Firebird by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, will be performed in Ho Chi Minh City on May 27. The Firebird Suite, an orchestral work for the ...

Genius!" shouted Maurice Ravel. "Fraud!" shouted music critic Andre Capu. And the Austrian ambassador just laughed. The scene is the premier of Stravinsky's Firebird Suite. The Oregon Symphony, ...