La Scala’s seemingly unrufflable players, under Chailly’s economical yet masterful direction, were on home territory for the Rossini Overture to La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie). This playing set ...

Riccardo Chailly has had a recording contract with Decca for 30 years, which has followed him through his association with four orchestras. It began with the Berlin Radio Symphony in the 1980s, then ...

It's a good day for thinking about recipes. We've got one from the late Julia Child for "Tournedos Rossini." We also hear a performance of music by Rossini from New York. George Manahan leads the ...

For the last seven years, Riccardo Chailly has mostly devoted himself to taking the Leipzig Gewandhaus back towards the top of the European orchestral league. But he has maintained his links with La ...