I can't imagine a more stimulating conversation opener than "God is dead." Indeed, this quote by Friedrich Nietzsche sparked heated debate in his time, as it still does today. But how many of us know ...

From Oct. 24 to 26, the Boston Symphony Orchestra presented a concert featuring British composer Hannah Kendall’s “O flower of fire,” Richard Strauss’s “Also sprach Zarathustra” and Franz Liszt’s ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Richard Strauss must have suspected that he would always be mistaken for another composer. How else do you explain “Also Sprach Zarathustra” — the piece that contains his most famous ...

Also Sprach Zarathustra is one of the most famous pieces of classical music repeatedly used in film, with many phenomenal movie scenes getting amazing use out of the piece. Also Sprach Zarathustra is ...

Andris Nelsons is one of the most sought-after young conductors on theinternational scene today. He is the Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, starting from the 2014/2015 season and he ...

Großer Jubel am Ende. Tosender Applaus für Thomas Guggeis und die Berliner Philharmoniker. Es ist ein energisches Debüt am Donnerstagabend. Reich an Lautstärke, sehr virtuos, mit riesigem ...

When a rising conductor is called upon to step in at the last moment to perform with a major orchestra, there’s always a sense of drama. In the case of the 27-year-old American conductor Maurice Cohn, ...