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Tchaikovsky’s Sixth, his final, and arguably greatest symphony, is a masterwork that subverts easy interpretation. It is, as the name suggests, rich in feeling. But the French translation of its title ...

The Reading Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Santander Performing Arts Center with Pathetique on Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. The evening’s full music program will feature the groundbreaking Four ...

3 ICYMI: Meet the Next On Stage: Season 6 Finalists Finnish conductor John Storgårds returns to the Houston Symphony to conduct Tchaikovsky's Pathétique and internationally recognized violinist Vadim ...

The South Bend Symphony Orchestra will present one of the most anticipated concerts of its Jack M. Champaigne Masterworks Series with Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique") on Saturday, January ...

Anthony McGill and new work by Quinn Mason highlight the Jan. 31 South Bend Symphony concert at the Morris Performing Arts Center.

Is Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B minor, “Pathétique,” a musical suicide note? There is evidence to support an affirmative answer. And if, ultimately, proof that it was a suicide note is elusive, ...

Hans Graf and Leonidas Kavakos are great friends whose partnership has produced great music-making on the Jones Hall stage and around the world. They'll join together once more to perform Shostakovich ...