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A really major annual classical open-air concert, The Summer Night Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic, returns to the magical setting of Schönbrunn Palace Baroque park in Vienna. After his successful debut at The Summer Night …

Just look at this image: Zubin Mehta, at the age of 26, was the youngest ever conductor to head a major American orchestra. Truly ingenious, he led them to international acclaim. This DVD was recorded …

Igor Stravinsky’s Symphony #1 was composed in 1905–1907 and revised in 1913. It lasts for about forty minutes. This symphony was the very first Stravinsky work that was published; it carries the identification “Opus 1”. …

Sometimes words are inadequate… So I invite you to actively listen to the music:  

Brahms’ string concertos are both connected with the musicians for whom the works were written. He wrote the Violin Concerto for Joseph Joachim and in it Brahms combined what a contemporary critic termed ‘the great …