Scheherazade got off to a sluggish start, with music director Robert Spano beating ... For The Rite, composed for a ballet, the orchestra was joined by seven women from the Atlanta-based Glo ...

Alonzo King Lines Ballet has announced its 2025 spring season, featuring a world premiere collaboration with jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and a tribute to Zakir Hussain. The performances are ...

Akinmusire will perform live alongside the LINES Ballet dancers. The revival of Scheherazade celebrates the legacy of Zakir Hussain, whose artistry shaped the world of music across genres.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky forever changed the world of ballet with his groundbreaking compositions. Before his time, ballet music was often secondary to choreography—functional but uninspired. However, ...

Photo by Khalid al BusaidiLast weekend at the Royal Opera House Muscat, audiences were whisked away into an enchanting world ...

In 1919, Igor Stravinsky was asked to write music for a ballet based on music manuscripts two centuries old. He agreed, resolving to remaking the music with “his own accent,” he said.

Ballet music from “Le Cid” by Jules Massenet, ballet music from Faust by Charles Gounod and Boléro by Maurice Ravel will also be featured, along with a live ballet performance by Manitowoc ...

February 7, 2025 • The fingerstyle guitarist builds worlds with her music; at the Tiny Desk, Yasmin Williams invites us into hers.

It’s an impossible task, surely. There was simply too much going on throughout the world to accurately reflect the best music of the 70s. That said, we’ve done our best in this introduction to ...