Joshua Bell has been an international violin soloist since he performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra and conductor Riccardo Muti at the age of 14. He signed his first recording contract four years ...

Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony is an intensely emotional journey and at times a battle with fate. Considered one of the most beloved symphonies of all time. Butterfly Lovers Concerto is an orchestral ...

“Where words fail, music speaks,” said Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. New Philharmonic, the only professional orchestra based in DuPage County, presents concerts featuring works tied together ...

GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell's forthcoming recording Butterfly Lovers features one of the most renowned works in the Chinese classical violin repertoire, the Butterfly Lovers Violin ...

The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto is built on an ancient Chinese legend. Two young people fall in love but can’t be together. After tragedy strikes, the lovers’ spirits reunite by transforming into ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Lunar New Year is a 15-day festival in China and other Asian countries. "There's just a lot of momentum and joy and celebration," says Executive Director Ryan Fleur. To ...

The music of European composers dominates "Classics" programs presented by the Winston-Salem Symphony. But in less than a week, Ludwig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms will make way for He Zhanhao ...

Zhang Runyin and Zhu Wancheng as two award-winning musicians from the conservatory performed key passages of Butterfly Lovers on violin and piano. [Photo provided to China Daily] As part of its ...