It’s spring! You want to be released from the prison of winter. So what better way to celebrate the arrival of good weather than to drive, bike, walk, or even take the T to your favorite concert venue ...

Humans have always turned to music to help us chronicle our often troubled times. Whether evoking personal or social stories, music can move us beyond facts and figures, dates and events, and reveal ...

San Diego’s classical-music scene is bursting this spring with an array of concerts that span the spectrum — historically informed, contemporary, mythical, women-centered, culturally diverse, ...

There’s more Mozart on tap around town this spring than even the most devoted Mozartian could catch. The same, more or less, goes for fans of Mendelssohn and Verdi. Puccini, too. Yet none of those ...

“Harken to the tidings that will bring the spring!” That’s what we sang in the third grade to the tune of “Spring Song,” Mendelssohn’s most famous “Song without Words.” We all hope this hard winter is ...

This spring’s classical music lineup looks back to celebrate some long-running legacies, and also gazes forward and outward to embrace inspiration from uncommon sources — Latin America, the ...

Every now and then, you spot an unexpected name when scanning the classical music offerings in any given season. Nina Totenberg, say. Or Rick Steves. Even Broadway legend Stephen Schwartz seems a bit ...

Spring is coming to San Diego and so are many promising concerts. In addition to the group of dynamic events below, we can anticipate La Jolla Music Society’s three-week-long SummerFest, starting in ...

I am dedicating this list to the sweet memory of your free time, because just like spring, the classical scene in the D.C. region is about to be in full bloom. This season, my hand-plucked bouquet of ...

Broadway shows, world-class art and concerts that crisscross the musical spectrum descend on L.A. this spring. Whatever your jam, be it painting, photography or sculpture, Beyoncé, Boulez or AC/DC, ...

Spring really is arriving a little early this year; the solstice is this evening and we'll look forward to a new season with spring time music by Glazunov, impressions of spring-blooming flowers by ...