Opinions abound about Beethoven’s symphonies and their interpretations by orchestras around the world. He wrote really fast tempos (tempi?), which made them a challenge to conduct and many ...

Antonio Pappano, who leads the London Symphony Orchestra, feels like he is always “playing catch-up” because he skipped music school. By Joshua Barone The famed California hip-hop group played with ...

Debuted in 1919, Elgar's concerto did not gain wide acceptance until the 1960s, when cellist Jacqueline Du Pre's recording of the work with the London Symphony Orchestra became a surprise hit. Since ...