On 30 November 1877, the great conductor Hans Richter stood at the podium before the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for the premiere performance of Brahms’s Symphony No.2. Brahms’s Symphony No.1, in ...

Brahms’s music has been lodging in Edward Gardner’s mind and imagination for many a long year – back to the early 1990s, when ...

Known for connecting with audiences through both traditional and contemporary repertoire, Brett Mitchell, will return to the stage for Season XX as guest conductor in this exciting concert. The ...

Who needs another Brahms Second Symphony? Well, after Iván Fischer’s exhilarating Brahms No 1, we can all benefit from the intense freshness and lyricism that his Budapest forces bring to this music, ...

Classic FM Drive Featured Album, 29 December 2014 - 2 January 2015. Ivan Fischer’s 2009 recording of Brahms's Symphony No.1 received rapturous reviews. Now the conductor takes his Budapest Festival ...

What is your favorite Brahms symphony? This vote was inspired by my friend Colleen Coomber, who posted this question along ...

The works of German composer Johannes Brahms and American composer Charles Ives will be juxtaposed at the Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s “Brahms & Ives” concerts 7:30 p.m. March 12 and 2:30 p.m. March 13 ...

Johannes Brahms is not known for his sense of humour, but his Second Symphony is downright funny. Its lilting themes and exuberant turns have given it a reputation as a "pastoral" symphony (the kind ...

I have it on good authority that the San Diego Symphony concert on Sunday, February 9, provided a fantastic experience of classical music. My plans to attend were usurped by a family medical situation ...