Instruments used in gagaku include wind instruments called the sho2 (a type of mouth organ), string instruments such as the biwa3 (a type of lute) and koto4 (a type of zither), as well as percussion ...

Yan Huichang will step down as the artistic director of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra in July 2027 after three decades at the helm, the group has announced. But the 70-year-old Shanxi province ...

Composer John Williams created an exclusive string-quartet arrangement for The Calidore String Quartet. The piece, "With Malice Toward None," originally appeared in the 2012 film "Lincoln." The ...

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All four members of the award-winning Calidore String Quartet teach at the University of Delaware. The quartet worked with John Williams, the epic composer-conductor behind scores in "Star Wars," ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains references to people who have died. If you live in Australia or have come to visit, you're bound to have heard the ...

The UAE National Orchestra presented its first full public concert at the Emirates Palace Auditorium in Abu Dhabi to open its inaugural season. The event on Thursday was attended by Sheikh Abdullah ...

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A nonprofit ensemble of volunteer classical musicians, who will kick off a new season of free music and community building on Sunday, is once again preparing to put its own spin on well-known pieces, ...