At Spivey Hall in Atlanta, pianist Olga Kern plays Chopin's Bolero, followed by "The Musical Snuff Box" by Anatoly Liadov, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's famous "Flight of the Bumble Bee." ...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908) was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five. New York's Musical Courier was not so far from the mark when it reported in 1897: ...

3 TOSCA to Launch Opera-in-Concert Series at Carnegie Hall With Marina Rebeka and Jonas Kaufmann As the New York Times observes, since its inception nearly three decades ago, "the Bard Music Festival ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Rimsky-Korsakov’s penultimate work counts as one of the great operatic mysteries. It fascinates Russophiles and ...

SFSO is also proud to present its orchestral premiere of Four Black American Dances from GRAMMY-nominated African American ...

Rimsky-Korsakov's Christmas Eve, based on a short story by Gogol, centres on the love of the blacksmith Vakula for the rich farmer's daughter Oksana, who mockingly requires him to obtain for her the ...

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Next On Air 17:30 Opera on 3 View full schedule Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) is one of the group of 19th century ...

Modest Mussorgsky was born 175 years ago, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 170 years ago. The two composers were contemporaries and companions, but also opposites. Their friendship: a stroke of good ...

Say you wanted to set up a tournament bracket in which classical composers are pitted against one another in a battle over who gets the most out of an orchestra in their compositions and arrangements.

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) is one of the group of 19th century Russian composers known as 'The Mighty Handful'. Born in Tikhvin to a music-loving family, he was destined for a career in the ...

It's been a good year for conductor Marin Alsop. She's coming out with a series of Brahms recordings with the London Symphony, and she's been busy guest conducting. We hear her leading with the German ...