When San Diego Symphony principal bassist Jeremy Kurtz-Harris performs Double Bass Concerto No. 1 this week, it will fulfill a longtime goal and symbolize a 16-year binational friendship. The concerto ...

Just a few months ago, patrons of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra heard a concerto for saxophone and orchestra, which is a fairly uncommon pairing. This time around, they will experience something ...

If you’ve never heard of a bass trombone, you’re probably not alone. It usually makes its home in the back row of the orchestra with the other low brass instruments, rarely getting any solo time. “The ...

Gary Karr was sitting in the lobby of a San Francisco concert hall after a rare performance last year, signing copies of his CDs, when a man in his early 70s with a white goatee and beret approached ...

Consider the contrabass, a loyal servant in the orchestra. Able to play some of the lowest pitches in the orchestra, it provides depth and bolsters tonal harmonies by reinforcing the cellos, low winds ...

UO/Olari Elts Ulster Hall, Belfast 7.45pm Adm free – When is the last time you heard a double bass concerto in the concert hall? Or have you ever heard one at all? Either way, there's one on offer in ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Music Review By Vivien Schweitzer The works of the Venetian composer Domenico Dragonetti have largely fallen into obscurity. He is primarily (and ...

So this is what it’s like when Osmo Vänskä doesn’t have to worry about being music director of the Minnesota Orchestra anymore. When he returns to the Orchestra Hall podium as a semi-retired ...

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Classical music artist Xavier Foley will perform Wednesday, Feb. 7, in a free recital at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Foley is known for communicating his virtuosity and passion for music ...

Double bassist Colin Corner was flying from Atlanta with Southwest Airlines to play a concert in Rochester. His instrument did not have a good flight. Corner’s bass is not just any ordinary instrument ...

With its imposing size and distinctive growl, the double bass isn’t exactly a shy flower in the orchestra. But it rarely gets to shine as a solo instrument. Until last night, the only classical bass ...