Gonzalo X. Ruiz — well known to Bay Area audiences through his long-standing involvement with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra — is among the country’s great Baroque oboists, and this lovely and ...

In 1945, a corporal in the U.S. army (and oboist) visited Richard Strauss at his home and asked him if he had ever considered writing an oboe concerto. The old man declined. Six months later - aged 81 ...

From principal oboist Mary Lynch’s reedy mastery to the politely timed coughing of its die-hard patrons (a mini-explosion between movements), the Seattle Symphony holds an eternal soft spot in my ...

American composer John Williams began arranging and scoring music for film and television in the late 1950s. In a career spanning sixty years, Williams has composed iconic themes for Superman, Raiders ...

This new album of concertos is by the British composer David Matthews — not to be confused with the American jam band sensation Dave Matthews. The 68-year-old's symphonies, string quartets and ...

The oboe is one of classical music’s quirkiest instruments. And an oboe trio? — Now, that’s even quirkier. “People always thought we were a little crazy, but having fun has always been our main goal,” ...

Conductor and composer Bruno Maderna, who died in 1973, was one of the most respected figures in the avant garde of the 1950s and 1960s. He was an outstanding interpreter of the most complex scores ...

Last year it was the tuba that got all the attention during a concert featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Tuba Concerto.” Now the Long Beach Symphony is giving another instrument that doesn’t always ...

As an occasional pianist, a much-loved entertainment is a trip to the concert hall in Dublin to hear a top performer in action with an orchestra. Recently in Earlsfort Terrace, Finghin Collins, ...

Top players from the Seattle Symphony, Northwest Chamber Orchestra and other ensembles join up for this new CD featuring the Seattle Violin Virtuosi (founded in 1999) and its sister organization, the ...