Richard Strauss

Photos: Johannes Enders Releases Second Single from PHANTOM HAPPINESS
by Rachel Stone - Oct 27, 2026

Saxophonist-composer Johannes Enders released the second single from his upcoming album PHANTOM HAPPINESS on Enja Records, featuring pianist Rainer Böhm, bassist Doug Weiss, and drummer Jorge Rossy.

Cincinnati Opera to Broadcast 2026 Festival on 90.9 WGUC
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 26, 2026

Cincinnati Opera will broadcast six performances from its 2026 Summer Festival on 90.9 WGUC, including SALOME, CARMEN, and the world premiere of LALOVAVI. A live 2027 Season Preview will air from Cincinnati Public Radio studios.

Review: “Oh, QUEENEY!” It’s Bottoms Up for Heartbeat Opera’s Drag Extravaganza
by Richard Sasanow - Oct 25, 2026

When Stephen Sondheim was asked whether SWEENEY TODD was a musical or an opera, he answered that it depended where it was being done—a theatre or an opera house. Well, what does that make Heartbeat Opera’s QUEENEY TODD—THE DEMON BOTTOM OF FLEET STREET? Heartbeat Opera calls it, “A genre-bending drag opera revenge fantasy.” I call it a boisterous evening of great drag/opera/dance/parody hilarity.

THIS NOW NAKED LIFE to Make Debut at New York Festival of Song
by Rachel Stone - Oct 22, 2026

New York Festival of Song will present THIS NOW NAKED LIFE, a program of contemporary vocal works curated by pianist Nathaniel LaNasa, featuring world premiere selections from composer leiken's I HAVE BEEN THE BLUE SALMON.

Roberto Plano to Open KEY PIANISTS Concert Series at Carnegie Hall
by Rachel Stone - Oct 21, 2026

Award-winning pianist Roberto Plano will perform a solo recital at Weill Recital Hall, featuring works by Schubert, Liszt, Mompou, Gershwin, and Copland as the KEY PIANISTS Concert Series begins its 11th season.

Photos: Johannes Enders to Release PHANTOM HAPPINESS Album on Enja Records
by Rachel Stone - Oct 19, 2026

Saxophonist-composer Johannes Enders will release his new album PHANTOM HAPPINESS, featuring pianist Rainer Böhm, bassist Doug Weiss, and drummer Jorge Rossy on Enja Records.

Review: SALOME at McCaw Hall
by Erica Miner - Oct 18, 2026

In Seattle, a Salome of Biblical Proportions

Photos: Philharmonia Orchestra to Present Beethoven Cycle at Southbank Centre
by Rachel Stone - Oct 16, 2026

The Philharmonia Orchestra will present all nine Beethoven symphonies paired with contemporary works across nine concerts led by conductors including Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Marin Alsop at London's Southbank Centre.

San Francisco Opera to Present All-Richard Strauss Concert
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 14, 2026

San Francisco Opera will present a concert dedicated to Richard Strauss, conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim. The program includes the U.S. premiere of a new Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Till Eulenspiegel, and the Brentano Lieder featuring soprano Adela Zaharia.

San Francisco Symphony Reveals November 2026 Programming
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2026

The San Francisco Symphony's November lineup includes three orchestral series programs, a collaboration with Alonzo King LINES Ballet featuring two world premieres, the symphony's 19th annual Día de los Muertos celebration, and performances by soloists Hélène Grimaud and Hilary Hahn.

FIRST-NAME BASIS Will Make Mainstage Debut at New York Festival of Song
by Rachel Stone - Oct 1, 2026

The New York Festival of Song opens its season with a concert of songs named for historical figures and literary characters, from Beethoven's Adelaide to the Beatles' Michelle, featuring soprano Christine Taylor Price, mezzo-soprano Megan Moore, and baritone Samuel Kidd.

Roberto Plano to Open Key Pianists Season at Carnegie Hall
by Rachel Stone - Sep 30, 2026

Award-winning pianist Roberto Plano performs at Weill Recital Hall, opening the Key Pianists Concert Series' 11th season with works by Schubert, Liszt, Mompou, and Gershwin.

Photos: Johannes Enders Releases First Single from PHANTOM HAPPINESS
by Rachel Stone - Sep 29, 2026

Saxophonist-composer Johannes Enders premiered the lead single from his upcoming album PHANTOM HAPPINESS, featuring pianist Rainer Böhm, bassist Doug Weiss, and drummer Jorge Rossy on the Enja Records label.

OPERA.EXE Will Come to Krakowski Teatr Tańca in October
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2026

Krakowski Teatr Tańca will present “opera.exe,” a contemporary dance production that reworks stories from several classical operas. Learn more about the show here!

More Than 180 Artists to Bring WAGNER: MYTH & MUSIC to the Lyric Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 24, 2026

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present a concert program of orchestral and choral favorites featuring more than 180 artists, conductor Alexander Soddy making his company debut, and soprano Christine Goerke as soloist.

Violinist Bella Hristova 2026-2027 Season Highlights
by Rachel Stone - Sep 16, 2026

Violinist Bella Hristova will present performances with orchestras including the Buffalo Philharmonic and Charlotte Symphony, and release a recording of six newly commissioned solo violin works in spring 2027.

Víkingur Ólafsson to Replace Daniil Trifonov with Berliner Philharmoniker
by Rachel Stone - Sep 14, 2026

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson will perform Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 1 with conductor Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker at Carnegie Hall, stepping in for injured soloist Daniil Trifonov.

Review: BBC PROMS: STRAUSS’S ‘FOUR LAST SONGS’, Royal Albert Hall
by Debbie Gilpin - Sep 12, 2026

“It is difficult composing endings. Beethoven and Wagner could do it. Only great composers can do it. I can do it too.” It wasn’t just Richard Strauss’s death-embracing 'Four Last Songs' which fit this theme in the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s final Prom of the season, as Franz Schubert’s 8th symphony remained unfinished at his death - and Schubert’s setting of a morbid Goethe poem inspired Hans Werner Henze’s “Erlkönig”. The Benjamin Britten arrangement of the third movement of Gustav Mahler’s 3rd symphony (What the Wild Flowers Tell Me) does not immediately strike you as being consumed with mortality, but if you listen carefully you might find themes which go beyond the superficially pastoral. Quite a programme for this orchestra to go out on.

Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra Unveils Expanded 25th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 11, 2026

Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra will present a nine-performance season marking its 25th anniversary, featuring guest artists, choral masterworks, and repertoire spanning three centuries of music.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Will Perform Chinese New Year Concert
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2026

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the Year of the Goat with a program blending Chinese and Western classical masterworks, featuring percussionist Le Yu performing a marimba concerto by contemporary composer Ye Xiaogang.