Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Capriccio Italien; Beethoven: Wellington’s Victory Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra/London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati, conductor (Mercury). Considered the ultimate ...

Tchaikovsky got an earful — of the bugle, that is — when he visited Rome. It seems he stayed near a military base. Those bugle blasts found their way into his Capriccio Italien. We'll hear a ...

Though we lost a guest conductor, we’re gaining another. Osmo Vanska, conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra, was originally scheduled to guest conduct the Kansas City Symphony this month. Lucky for him ...

"Location, location, location" is the mantra of real estate, but for centuries geographical locales have also been a boon to the imagination of many a composer. Think of Tchaikovsky, who mimicked the ...