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“Kindred Spirits. Two ends of a great tradition” is the banner on this coupling of symphonies by Schubert and fellow Austrian composer Hans Gál (1890-1987). Gál was one of the composers who entered ...

This week, we explore what could have been - and what is - with Franz Schubert's "Unfinished" symphony and a late 20th century sonic exploration of New York City by Aaron Jay Kernis. We'll also hear ...

Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C major, which Carl St.Clair and the Pacific Symphony performed Thursday night in Segerstrom Concert Hall, is unique. There is nothing quite like it in the ...

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Jade Simmons. Photo courtesy of the artist’s website. We love celebrating our alumni here at Classical Classroom, and Jade Simmons is one of our faves. This episode is from way back in 2013 when Jade ...

The composer Franz Schubert died in 1828 at the too-young age of 31, after pouring out hundreds of songs, sonatas, chamber works and symphonies. But he left one symphony, the beautiful and infamous ...

It takes two pretty large personalities to fill a big concert space like Symphony Hall in Boston. It's the home of the Boston Symphony, after all. The new music director of the Boston Symphony filled ...

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This pairing brings together two eras of the Viennese tradition, with Schubert’s Sixth Symphony from 1817-18 and Hans Gál’s First of 1927. The performance of the Schubert is sunny, subtly shaped and ...