Johannes Brahms regarded it as his calling to elevate the culture of Germany. Throughout his musical life, he consistently embodied qualities often associated with German virtues.

Awadagin Pratt. Photo by Rob Davidson. We’re rerunning this episode with Awadagin Pratt basically because we felt like it. But we don’t think you’re going to mind, as he is awesome. Let his dulcet ...

Pianist Helene Grimaud will perform several, Brahms concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Boston's Symphony Hall through Nov. 17. (Photo by Mat Hennek, courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon, Boston ...

Hilary Hahn, violin; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, conductor (Sony Classical). Brahms: Violin Concerto; Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Kyung ...

What are the odds that two classical greats were born on the very same date of May 7, seven years apart? Brahms was born in 1833. Tchaikovsky in 1840. Born about 2,000 miles apart, Peter Tchaikovsky ...

Comparing Brahms’s pair of cello sonatas is like looking at the two piano concertos. There’s the youthful, three-movement grumpy one. Then a long gap before a major key work in four parts, with a last ...

Schoenberg's flamboyant take on Brahms's G Minor Piano Quartet sounds less and less authentically Brahmsian the more I listen to it, but it's a work I can't imagine ever getting bored with. Schoenberg ...

Now the Westside resident is sharing his love of music with “Radiohead x Brahms,” a clash of the canonical work of Brahms and the depth of heady alt-rockers Radiohead. He will present this hybrid show ...

Remember Arcadi Volodos? If you were going to piano concerts a couple of decades back, you couldn’t possibly forget him, with his seemingly superhuman keyboard technique and penchant for mystical ...

Planning on a summer backyard barbecue? Why not grill those burgers and brats to the sounds of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms? Afternoon Host Kent Teeters has put together a fun classical music playlist ...

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. Remember Gautier Capucon? He's back at the Disney Hall with his cello (and brother) in tow, ...