When the Sarasota Orchestra performs Maurice Ravel’s “Bolero” at its next Masterworks concert, principal percussionist Marcelina Suchocka will be getting herself into a zone. For nearly 15 straight ...

In the tradition of previous Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Webern and Schubert composer focuses, BBC Radio 3 clears its schedule today to explore one of the most successful French composers of ...

Ravel's Bolero is a composition that rose from the depths of nonchalant dismissal by Ravel's contemporaries to being one of the few truly recognizable melodies in classical music. Sadly, you rarely ...

In a departure from recent tradition, the French piano virtuoso Jean-Yves Thibaudet won't be making an appearance this summer at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. But his fans will have ample ...

For Hayato Sumino, playing one piano alone is just not enough of a challenge. The superstar Japanese pianist has gone above and beyond, with a performance on two pianos at once. Sat between the two ...

The 92nd Street Y, one of New York's leading cultural venues, presents Kirill Gerstein & Garrick Ohlsson, pianos, play Rachmaninoff, Ravel, and more as part of its Spring Classical Concert Season on ...

Ravel’s Boléro, the famous repetitive piece that builds to a full-orchestra climax, is the most famous example of a classical form, based on the Latin dance genre of the same name. TV Tropes, a ...