If you’ve never heard of American composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold, you’re probably not alone. The early 20th century composer made a name for himself writing film scores, but he also composed some gorgeous dramatic music for the stage, including one very creepy opera. Die tote Stadt, opening at The Dallas…

The Fort Worth Symphony has a reputation for innovative programming and presenting newer, unfamiliar music alongside more traditional fare. This weekend’s concerts in particular include some fascinating sounds, including music by Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe (“Earth Cry”) that features the music of a didgeridoo, a 1,500-year-old wind instrument invented by…

The Fort Worth Symphony has a reputation for innovative programming and presenting newer, unfamiliar music alongside more traditional fare. This weekend’s concerts in particular include some fascinating sounds, including music by Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe (“Earth Cry”) that features the music of a didgeridoo, a 1,500-year-old wind instrument invented by…

Just a few days before he performs the same program at Lincoln Center in New York, pianist Alessio Bax gives a recital at SMU’s Caruth Auditorium that features Beethoven’s always impressive “Hammerklavier” Sonata. Bax’s recitals are always stunning. He plays with ease and virtuosity in addition to a compelling sound…

On Thursday, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and 23-year-old piano phenom Anna Fedorova perform Rachmaninoff’s gorgeous and seductive “Second Piano Concerto.” Fedorova was born in Kiev, Ukraine, and gave her first public recital at age 6. Since then she has been wowing audiences in the world’s greatest concert halls with passionate,…

If you’ve ever attended a classical concert, you’ve probably experienced that awkward, hesitant half-clapping that sometimes occurs at the end of a symphonic movement: The music stops, the hall falls silent and, whether out of nervous habit or honest enthusiasm, a few audience members start to clap. But like a…

On Saturday, The Dallas Opera Guild presents its 26th Annual Vocal Competition at the Winspear Opera House. Some 20 young semifinalists – all with Texas connections- will sing their hearts out in front of an esteemed panel of judges, each hoping to impress them enough to take home thousands of…

This weekend conductor Tito Muñoz joins the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for its second ReMix concert. The orchestra’s new series touts a “faster-paced” experience, which is basically symphony marketing code for “we want young people to buy tickets to this concert” and “you can bring your drinks into the hall.” This…

Tito Muñoz is a hot young conductor from New York who is known for his work with Ensemble LPR, a group that takes classical music out of the concert hall and into the club. On Friday, Muñoz will join the Dallas Symphony Orchestra as guest conductor for ReMix, the symphony’s…

If you go to a classical concert in Dallas this month expecting to see 50 shades of gray hair in the audience and/or onstage, you’ll likely be surprised. Several local organizations are gearing their programming towards younger crowds this March, wooing the under-40 set with more relaxed concerts in alternative…

Have you ever heard Ravel’s “Boléro” performed live? If your answer is no, then you need to go to the Dallas Symphony this weekend. Splurge on good seats. It’ll be worth it. “Boléro” begins with a whisper of a snare motif (dum, da-da-da-dum, da-da-da-dum, dum, dum). As the snare raps…

Why hear one classical pianist whip his fingers into a fury when you can hear two sets of hands tackle the ivories together? At 7:30 p.m. Monday, the Dallas Chamber Music Society presents acclaimed pianists Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan in a concert at Dallas City Performance Hall, 2520 Flora…

Pull out your swingiest vintage skirt and shine your dance shoes because Dallas’ most authentic Prohibition-era jazz band is coming to Oak Cliff for a night of two-steps, one-steps, fox trots and waltzes. On Thursday, head to the Kessler Theater, 1230 W. Davis St., to hear the Singapore Slingers play…

On Monday night the Winspear Opera House was packed for what was billed as “An Evening of Chamber Music” with Philip Glass and his collaborator, violinist Tim Fain. The concert, presented by TITAS, began with alternating solo appearances by Glass, seated stoically in front of a big, black Steinway, and…

Twenty-five years ago, when the Meyerson Symphony Center opened its doors for the first time, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra got its dream-home. Acoustically, this is one of the world’s best halls; the faintest vibrations and most subtle variations in volume are audible in its rich, cavernous space. But no matter…

The Dallas Chamber Symphony presents a program at City Performance Hall (2520 Flora St.) that will defy your preconceptions about classical symphonic concerts. In addition to beautiful, live performances of modern and classic works, you’ll see the music come alive through both dance and film. Opening at 8 p.m. Tuesday…

Philip Glass is a musical boundary breaker. In the mid-20th century, he helped invent musical minimalism, but he doesn’t like to be pigeonholed as a minimalist. He’s composed some of film’s most recognizable and memorable soundtracks. He is also the genius behind some of the last century’s most avant-garde, genre-bending…

The Dallas Chamber Symphony is nothing if not ambitious. For a group only midway through its second season, DCS has launched an impressive number of programs and events, including an annual International Piano Competition at SMU and, now, an International Film Competition. While a film competition might seem like an…

On Sunday night, at a celebratory event for orchestra subscribers at the Meyerson symphony center, the Dallas Symphony announced its 2014/2015 classical and pops lineup. The good news? More concerts and more new music on the programs. Here are the highlights:…