The piano was Johannes Brahms’ instrument of choice, and it’s clear from his many compositions featuring the piano that he knew the instrument inside out. But when it came time to compose a violin ...

Gerry Steichen set out on a mission to perform all four Brahms symphonies when he was selected as the new music director and conductor of the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra four years ago. This mission ...

Johannes Brahms can be forgiven for taking, by some accounts, anywhere from 14 to 21 years to complete his First Symphony. It was expected that he would follow in the mighty footsteps of that other ...

Classical For an inviting foretaste of this week's two-night Davies Symphony Hall visit by Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic, you could hardly do better than their new box set featuring ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Beginning on September 14, the Houston Symphony will dedicate the first 3 weeks of ...

In an effort to demystify classical music, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra hosted an “Inside the Music” session. The gathering explored Johannes Brahms’ “Symphony No. 4,” which was one of the works to be ...

The Tulsa Symphony Orchestra opens the New Year with the dramatic Brahms’s Symphony No. 2, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons leads French pianist Helene Grimaud in Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 (Marco Borggreve)2.jpg Boston Symphony Orchestra Music Director Andris Nelsons leads French pianist ...

Beginning on Sept. 14, the Houston Symphony will dedicate the first thee weeks of the 2012-2013 Classical Season to the Best of Brahms. The three weekends of the Best of Brahms, which include five ...