Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä has just been announced as the next music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Francois Guillot/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Francois Guillot/AFP via Getty Images Finnish conductor Klaus […]
The group is going on a 31-show, North American farewell tour. Known for hits including “Xanadu” and “Mr. Blue Sky,” ELO has sold more than 50 million albums since the band formed in the 1970s. […]
NPR – Tiny Desk Concert Detroit rapper Big Sean is the latest emcee to drop a Tiny Desk Concert on the world. Big Sean pulled out all of the stops for his 14-song Tiny Desk […]
Let’s travel back to June 1995 and take a pop quiz. Who were the three richest people walking the planet in the middle of 1995? I expect even the casual CelebrityNetWorth reader would be able […]
The Smile headlined the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival on Saturday by teaming up with the London Contemporary Orchestra for a performance at the 02 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, UK. The trio of Thom Yorke, […]
Sigur Rós are bringing the Wordless Music Orchestra on a U.S. tour. The Icelandic band and 41-piece orchestral outfit will bring Átta and more to life at concerts in September and October. (The lone exception […]
Sigur Rós has announced another run of US tour dates slated for fall 2024, in which the Icelandic band will perform alongside a 41-piece orchestra. The tour follows Sigur Rós’ previous summer 2023 outing with […]
Vitalij Kuprij, a touring keyboardist for progressive metal act Trans-Siberian Orchestra, has died at the age of 49. Kuprij was a classically trained and virtousic keyboardist who had been touring with Trans-Siberian Orchestra in recent […]
Photo Credit: Todd Michalek Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros featuring the Wolf Pack have announced their intent to join the National Symphony Orchestra for two consecutive nights of music, on August 28 and 29, at Wolf […]
Most jazz artists have what could be called the Big Band Dream. That dream is to lead between 12 and 20 musicians, comprising a rhythm section (piano, bass, drums and, sometimes, guitar), as well as […]
Johnny Marr teamed up with a 30-piece orchestra for the first of a two-night homecoming run in Manchester, England. Across a 16-song setlist, the British guitar icon reimagined songs from his solo repertoire along with classics […]
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. We can already hear “Christmas Eve / Sarajevo […]
The nearly six-foot-tall android waved a baton to keep time. Since the robot can’t listen to the music it’s conducting, the orchestra’s main conductor gets to keep his job — at least for now. Share […]
Nobody asked for it, but we’re getting it anyway: Emo Orchestra, a live performance featuring full-orchestra renditions of angsty tunes of yore, is coming to a city near you. Created by Ben Mench-Thurlow, the tour’s […]
Jack Black brought his piano ballad “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Sunday. During the surprise performance at The Game Awards 10–Year Concert, one-half of Tenacious D was […]
Unknown Mortal Orchestra have expanded their 2023 tour dates to include a North American run this fall. The news arrives along with the Ruban Nielson-led project’s Tiny Desk Concert, which you can watch now. After […]
Alicia Keys was recently joined by an orchestra of over 70 women of color for a reimaged version of her 2004 hit “If I Ain’t Got You.” Released with an accompanying video, the new recording […]
Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre are marking the 30th anniversary of ‘Doggystyle’ with a pair of orchestral shows. The Los Angeles Philharmonic are performing with the West Coast rap legend and special guest at ‘Snoop […]
Arve Henriksen has made his name by being a trumpeter who doesn’t really sound like a trumpeter. On his albums for ECM and Rune Grammofon, on collaborations with the likes of David Sylvian and Iain […]
Depeche Mode just released the new album Memento Mori, and to mark the occasion, they stopped by the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios to perform songs old and new with the BBC Concert Orchestra for the […]