Richard S. Ginell

The U.S. premiere of Felipe Lara’s Double Concerto has the two players merging avant-garde sensibilities, with Susanna Mälkki conducting.

The great trumpeter and his E-Collective group finally play a concert that was scheduled for three years ago.

It’s an idiosyncratic but serious recording project, perfect for the iconoclastic player.

For different reasons, Ancient Voices of Children and Symphonie fantastique challenged the conventions of their times.

Chamber-scored morsels of the composer’s operas and the early string quartet Arcadiana highlight the program.

A DVD of the new ballet shows its onstage brilliance in addition to being a great score.

The brilliant pianist has been on a tear performing the composer’s four concertos and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.

The Chilean tenor saxophonist leads a pair of pleasantly experimental sets on a stage reconfigured for the occasion.

The Catalan composer has a champion in pianist Stephen Hough, who has just recorded a collection of Mompou’s miniatures.

Calm, peaceful works by the Ukrainian composer contrast with the Sturm und Drang of Mozart’s D-Minor Piano Concerto at The Soraya.