Based on a real-life meeting between two musical greats, the Jewish maestro confronts his adversary, conductor and former ...

For much of the 20th century, the world of classical conducting was dominated by two figures: Herbert von Karajan and Leonard Bernstein, who fiercely competed with each other throughout their ...

Photo: From left, Helen Schneider plays Leonard Bernstein, and Lucca Züchner plays Herbert von Karajan in the new show Last ...

When the news of Gene Hackman’s demise went viral, I got confused for a moment. I thought he had already died a long time ago! Those are probably the saddest words that can be said about a person in ...

When Bay Area musician and composer Cheryl E. Leonard performs, she’s more likely to be tapping on bones, crab shells or ...

Indianapolis Opera is marking a half-century of championing the vocal arts throughout central Indiana with a legacy gala concert in collaboration with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

As Broadway prepares to reckon with the effect of McCarthyism on journalism in the new drama, Good Night and Good Luck, go ...

The Vienna Philharmonic returned to Southern California in fine form, conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin with Yefim Bronfman ...

Nothing sounded dated about either Tilson Thomas’s edgy, dramatically alert musical language or Whitman’s poems, first ...

In "Last Call," actor and singer Helen Schneider takes on the role of Leonard Bernstein, one of her early heroes.

Given the maelstrom of disinformation and growing tension on the world stage, this year’s 2025 International Festival theme ...

As Eliot House prepares for extensive renovations, students expressed concern over the plans to remove a historic piano, ...