Artists Archive

Johannes Brahms composed the Fourth Symphony during the summers of 1884–85 in Mürzzuschlag, Austria, his summer retreat in the mountains southwest of Vienna. In September 1885, Brahms wrote to Hans von Bülow, conductor of the …

Johann Sebastian Bach composed the Chaconne as a section of one of his solo violin sonatas. It is a beautiful work, and it is full of great challenges to be performed by a violin alone …

Date/time: TUESDAY; Mar 8, 2022; 8:00PM Artists: Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos & Yo-Yo Ma Venue: Carnegie Hall – Isaac Stern Auditorium, New York Program: To be announced

Back in the 1700’s, Composer Joseph Haydn was employed as the royal conductor to Prince Nikolaus Esterházy and had taken temporary residence at the Prince’s castle in Hungary. After what seemed to be an extremely …

Ludwig van Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69 was written in 1808, during his so-called “middle period”. The sonata was composed in the same year as the Piano Trios Op. 70 …