Herbert Howells' Elegy for Viola, String Quartet and String Orchestra

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Review: Klaus Mäkelä, CSO's music director designate, makes his mark with Berlioz program

The fresh-faced maestro is in town for a weekend program with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. What's clear is that the ...
Yahoo

An utter marvel from the man who put the viola back on the map, plus the best of September’s classical concerts

Classical concerts are usually sober, sit-up-straight affairs, with just enough light in the darkened hall to peer at the programme note and keep track of what you’re actually listening to. Mental ...
Portsmouth Daily Times

Huntington Camerata to perform in Ironton

The Huntington Camerata, a classical guitar and string quartet, will perform at the First Presbyterian Church of Ironton on ...
Tidbits

Apple Music Classical (Mostly) Plays the Right Chords

In the mid-2000s, I was approached by a tech entrepreneur who was a fan of classical music and had a foundation that supported many classical artists. He had contacted me because of articles I had ...
Variety

Apple’s New Classical Platform Offers Easier Points of Entry for Both Hardcore Listeners and the Merely Middlebrow: App Review

In giving Apple Music Classical a test spin, a user finds the app providing more varied and interesting points of entry for casual and experienced classical fans than its parent app, Apple Music I’ve ...
PBS

Who wouldn’t want to play the viola? | Peyton Crony

Viola has historically been picked on as the underdog of the orchestra but Peyton plays it proudly. Viola has historically been picked on as the underdog of the orchestra, but Peyton Crony wants to ...