When I saw the poster design for the Iowa City Community String Orchestra’s spring concert on Sunday April 14 at 3 p.m., I wept tears of joy. It was still freezing out, snow and ice were everywhere, ...

Antonin Dvorak helped revive string-orchestra music with a famous serenade in 1875. A few years later, Tchaikovsky followed in his footsteps with his own Serenade for Strings, which we feature, ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. A spate of new recordings has brought Elgar’s symphonies once again to the fore. Ever since the Symphony No. 1 was ...

Suk wrote his serenade at the suggestion of his teacher Dvorak. It was Suk’s first great success with long tuneful melodies. Czech folk tunes are suggested throughout – but never used. It is an ...

The Australian Chamber Orchestra, under its Artistic Director Richard Tognetti, is one of the world’s most daring and exciting ensembles, renowned globally for its inspired performances and ...

Following in the footsteps of Tchaikovsky and Dvořák, Elgar uses rich orchestral string sounds solely. In each movement we can hear his voice: vigorous, forthright, and insistent.