Dvořák, who was so inspired by the folk music of his native Czech culture, wrote this symphony during his time in America, ...

Midori is the soloist in Dvořák's Violin Concerto with the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin. The programme also features ...

In 19th-century classical music, the composer as tourist is a familiar and ingratiating phenomenon. Italy was a favorite destination. Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Liszt and Tchaikovsky, among others, ...

Sometimes it takes an outsider to point out what's great about a culture. That's exactly what Czech composer Antonin Dvorak was when he came to the U.S. At the end of the 19th century. He was an ...

I spend a significant amount of time walking and going to the gym each week. Besides staving off the days of my dotage, it gives me a chance to listen to a lot of music. I’m not sure where the thought ...

Czech composer Antonin Dvorak, right, with his wife, children and friends shortly after arriving in New York in 1892. Dvorak was intrigued by America’s Black and Indigenous music. (Photo by ullstein ...

Hans Otte’s “Book of Sounds,” Jan Lisiecki’s fresh take on Mozart piano concertos and the works of an overlooked composer are among our selections. A composer, a conductor and a pianist share the most ...

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