Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Update from the Berlin Philharmonic below (The last sentence, presumably, means: Yelling, but no fist-fights) and at this link: Voting for Chief Conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker Brings No ...

Tyshawn Sorey’s tribute to the Rothko Chapel, a vintage Pavarotti concert and a release from the Berlin Philharmonic are among our selections. Standouts included the soprano Lise Davidsen and the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Kirill Petrenko thought about the challenge of leading the Berlin Philharmonic, perhaps the world’s greatest orchestra. “A hundred musicians have 100 opinions and 100 expectations — ...

PITTSBURGH - Be part of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's 2016 European Tour from the comfort of a seat at Heinz Hall! On May 22 at 2 p.m. EST, Pittsburghers can cheer on their home orchestra while ...

One Monday morning earlier this month, I sat down in front of my computer and found myself unable to budge. I hadn’t been planning to stick around for very long. But the Berlin Philharmonic — by some ...

Twenty-five years ago, the 36-year-old curly-haired Liverpudlian conductor Simon Rattle led the Boston Symphony Orchestra in one of the greatest Mahler performances I ever heard. It was the then ...

As the chief conductor and artistic director of the Berlin Philharmonic, Simon Rattle holds one of the most prestigious and coveted jobs in the world of conducting. The English maestro, who joined the ...

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra's guest appearances at Disney Concert Hall this past weekend marked two homecomings. For conductor Simon Rattle, it was a return to the city where, barely out of his ...