You might say they pulled out the stops at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra concert on Friday. There were many engaging moments in the Cincinnati Symphony's unique program hailing the French organ ...

Rare’s the pianist who’d play two recitals totaling more than two hours of music, all from memory, in a single day. And a pianist wouldn’t have to play lots of notes with feet as well as fingers, plus ...

US Patent No 1,956,350 might seem an unlikely starting point for a consideration of classical music. It was issued on this day in 1934, acknowledging Laurens Hammond's invention. The Hammond Organ is ...

Guest conductors are lucky to stand before such a responsive, experienced orchestra as the N. C. Symphony, and when both parties really connect, the results can be exquisite and exciting. That was the ...

The acoustics of the Kennedy Center Concert Hall are not ideal. While it may be detrimental to the ensemble sound of the National Symphony Orchestra, the cavernous space is filled quite beautifully by ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Paul Jacobs has completed his survey of the major solo organ works of César Franck, whose birthday year is passing with scattered ...

In the history of revolutionary musical instruments, the Lay Family organ in the Meyerson Symphony Center deserves a place. After generations of concert hall organs proved too wimpy to stand up to ...