The "Curse of the Ninth" haunts classical music: write nine symphonies and die before your tenth. And some of history's ...

The musicologist Lawrence Kramer dates the “invention” of listening to the 18 th century, alongside the concept of the inner self. In his 2007 book Why Classical Music Still Matters, he writes, “All ...

AMSTERDAM — When Klaus Mäkelä climbed the Concertgebouw podium and turned to the audience at the orchestra’s third Gustav Mahler Festival in 105 years, the conductor could see the writing on ...

Austrian soprano Claudia Puhr performs Austrian composer Gustav Mahler's art songs in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on May 28. [Photo provided to China Daily] Music lover Xiao Shitou never imagined ...

Facing him was “MAHLER” etched in gold on a cartouche and shining in a spotlight, centered in a permanent position of honor among the 17 composers enshrined across the balcony front.

Music lover Xiao Shitou never imagined she could watch a live performance of Gustav Mahler's (1860-1911) art songs in her home city while learning about the Austrian composer's life through ...

(AP Photo/Peter Dejong) Marina Mahler, granddaughter of composer Gustav Mahler, at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on May 9, 2025, following the opening of the third Mahler Festival. (AP Photo/Ron ...

When Klaus Mäkelä climbed the Concertgebouw podium in Amsterdam and turned to the audience at the orchestra’s third Gustav Mahler Festival in 105 years, the conductor could see the writing on ...

AMSTERDAM (AP) — When Klaus Mäkelä climbed the Concertgebouw podium and turned to the audience at the orchestra’s third Gustav Mahler Festival in 105 years, the conductor could see the writing on the ...