There's a moment of magic in Nico Muhly's major new Viola Concerto near the end of the first section when the texture thins out enough that a lyrical solo melodic line from the soloist emerges from ...

Valentine’s Day was only a week gone when the BBC Philharmonic gave us a programme on the theme of love. And the most haunting memory of it all was the gentle, song-inspired and highly original Viola ...

Simply titled “Viola Concerto,” composer Nico Muhly’s 24-minute opus could just as easily have been called “Earthquake and Aftershock.” It's heavy on timpani, other percussion and horns, in addition ...

Later this month, violist Lawrence Power will perform the Scottish premiere of Anders Hillborg’s Viola Concerto with the SCO. He tells Ken Walton how the Fab Four ended up in the mix Did you know with ...

Etienne Abelin conducts the Empire State Youth Orchestra's Symphony Orchestra during a rehearsal. (Courtesy of Empire State Youth Orchestra) Etienne Abelin conducts the Empire State Youth Orchestra's ...

Baroque music has an unusual place in our culture. It is ubiquitous, and popular, on the radio, especially at drive time. Recordings of it are released in large numbers. Everyone, it seems, has a ...

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Timothy Ridout, Viola BBC Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins, Conductor The first thing worth mentioning about this remarkable recording is the sound, an Andrew Keener ...