Three contemporary orchestral works by the late Christopher Rouse: Symphony No. 5, Concerto for Orchestra and "Supplica", with the Nashville Symphony under Giancarlo Guerrero.
Kirill Karabits and the Russian National Orchestra perform Shostakovich's 13th Symphony ("Babi Yar"), with bass Oleg Tsibulko.
Michael Collins conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony, and is the soloist in Finzi's Clarinet Concerto.
Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the Freiburger Barockorchester in Beethoven "choral" Symphony. Kristian Bezuidenhout joins for the Choral Fantasy.
Osmo Vänskä And the Minnesota Orchestra continue their ongoing Mahler cycle, this time with Symphony No. 7 ("Song of the Night").
Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 and a new "Double Concerto" by Jonathan Leshnoff.
Mikko Franck and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France perform works by César Franck.
Where to start when you want to get to know the music of Tchaikovsky, one of the leading figures in the late Romantic era? Here are 10 pieces…
Clarinet player Kilian Herold writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums he couldn't live without.
Composer, pianist and conductor Thomas Adès leads the Britten Sinfonia in Beethoven’s first three Symphonies, with two compositions by composer Gerald Barry.
