Hector Berlioz was undoubtedly one of the pioneers among the great reformers of music of the 19th century. He was better able than anyone to make use of the potential of the orchestra, was highly ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Some sounds simply can’t be forgotten, no matter the beautiful music that precedes or follows them. Even as the Cleveland Orchestra and guest conductor Alain Altinoglu wooed a ...

Alain Altinoglu's contract as Musical Director of la Monnaie has just been extended until 2025, a commitment he will combine with his new position as new Music Director of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony ...

Streaming platforms for Alain Altinoglu conducts Shostakovich Symphony no.8 haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

The slightly misleading title of Nora Gubisch's new recital, with her conductor-pianist husband Alain Altinoglu, comes from Luciano Berio's 1964 Folk Songs for mezzo-soprano and seven instruments, ...

A conductor’s relationship to music while performing can roughly be mapped on a spectrum, and great conductors exist at all points on that spectrum. At one extreme is Leonard Bernstein, whose ...

PARIS—The Paris Opera's new production of Gounod's "Faust" got off to a shaky start. After disagreements with star tenor Roberto Alagna, veteran conductor Alain Lombard walked out a week before the ...

A new Carmina Burana has to offer a great deal more than spirit to stand out from the crowd these days. There needs to be a touch of the outrageous about it – tempos that are a little dangerous, ...

In the third, a searching cello line moves up and down the entire range of the instrument, and at the end, the juxtaposition of the ascending cello and descending contrabassoon was captivating. The ...