Richard S. Ginell

The Spanish conductor brings out the very best in the orchestra for what was anything but a routine performance.

The Iranian American composer tries out a range of styles and effects in the pieces on this album.

It’s the standout work on a passionate CD recorded with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra.

The LA Phil’s recent string of festival programming falls short on the classical side but succeeds at its most contemporary.

For the CD’s rerelease, the violinist has jettisoned one particularly troublesome piece and also recorded a new one by Florence Price.

The orchestra and conductor Lahav Shani are touring with a program that pairs two Jewish composers, Gustav Mahler and Paul Ben-Haim.

New high-profile recordings of works by Erwin Schulhoff, Mieczysław Weinberg, and Alberto Hemsi return nearly lost music to life.

Now in his 80s, the composer has made a late-career breakthrough with these two works for orchestra.

An outstanding production and epic musical score highlight a triumphant West Coast premiere.

The Icelandic pianist ups the quirkiness factor by recording his latest album on both a grand and an upright.