Born in 1913 to a music-loving mother who wanted her son to become a musician, Benjamin Britten, the celebrated British composer, wrote no fewer than 534 works by the time he was 14. In this crisply ...

Britten’s goal was to confront social injustice and intolerance, including bullying and violence, through music. He created prolifically, and, as composer Aaron Copland told The New York Times, ...

A life-sized statue depicting a famous composer as a child has been unveiled in his hometown following a three-year campaign.

Simon Rattle's farewell concert with the London Symphony Orchestra was, of course, Mahler's Ninth Symphony, the farewell of all farewells. But on a happier note, Rattle led a performance of Benjamin ...

When plotting out his first season as Minnesota Orchestra music director, Thomas Søndergård decided to focus his winter visit on two countries: Russia and England. After celebrating the new year with ...

Baritone Brian Mulligan is stepping in to replace Scotland's Iain Paterson, who has encountered visa trouble, joining a massing of vocal and orchestral forces on the Davies Hall stage to perform ...