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Ready for a return visit to the turf of the Sharks and Jets? The San Francisco Symphony is betting that you are, with a new live recording of the first-ever concert performances of Bernstein's complete score to 'West Side Story.' -
Gergiev, Nelsons, Gilbert or Alsop...Who is the World’s Busiest Conductor?
Some interesting statistics, yes, from the U.K.-based music website Bachtrack. Every year, they compile the stats from the events they have listed, and the list for 2013 has Valery Gergiev as the world's busiest conductor. Andris Nelsons comes second. -
Classicalite's New Year’s Eve Concert Guide: Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Ireland, America
It is one of Vienna's proudest traditions, the New Year's concert with the Vienna Philharmonic, televised all over the world. And the question the Viennese and others all ask as the date nears is, which conductor will be honored by being given this most glittering of gigs this year? Well, as 2013 gives way to 2014, Daniel Barenboim will be leading the waltzes in that musical city. But there are other lovely new year's concerts as well, led by other distinguished maestri. Here's your guide to some of the best! -
San Francisco Symphony Joins Thousands to Cheer for Batkid
Batkid made the streets of San Francisco safe once again for law-abiding citizens on Friday, as he rescued a damsel in distress, foiled a bank robbery, and then rescued the San Francisco Giants' mascot from the clutches of the Penguin. -
Classical Pianist Jeremy Denk Awarded $625,000 MacArthur Genius Grant
Alongside the similarly lauded jazz pianist and composer Vijay Iyer, classical pianist and writer Jeremy Denk wins this year's increased grant for his popularizing of the genre.
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