These are the words of Hector Berlioz, believed to be one of the most gifted Romantic French composers of all time, given in regards to his crowning achievement, “Requiem, Op. 5.” “Requiem” is only ...

Prominent classical music conductor John Eliot Gardiner is pulling out of all engagements until next year after allegedly hitting a singer backstage following a concert. The British conductor said in ...

There is nothing like a little terror to make you feel alive, as producers of horror movies have long known. Berlioz knew it as far back as 1837, when, as a young man ...

FILE - Conductor John Eliot Gardiner leads musicians as they perform in Westminster Abbey, ahead of the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in London, on May 6, 2023.

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