Maurice Ravel News

Chinese piano virtuoso Lang Lang made his first appearance at the Montreux jazz festival on Sunday, teaming up with veteran Herbie Hancock in an audacious show blending classical and jazz music.

Backstage, the Academy of Music is a wide-open space that should be stuffed with scenery.

Christopher O'Riley performs with the BSO Thursday and Saturday. For his appearance this week with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra , Christopher O'Riley will perform works by 20th-century French composer Maurice Ravel and Radiohead , the British alternative rock band - a perfectly normal juxtaposition for this pianist.

I MUSICI DE MONTREAL On the program : Mussorgsky, "Pictures at an Exhibition"; Tchaikovsky, "Souvenir of Florence"; Borodin, "Nocturne." Yuli Turovsky, conductor.

Conducted by Bulgarian guest-maestro Rossen Milanov , the orchestra played a diverse concert of works by Georges Bizet , Sergio Assad , Maurice Ravel and Alberto Ginastera .

Spring is starting out with a blizzard -- of concerts. The schedule is bursting on the classical and jazz fronts.

Maurice Ravel was born on March 7th, 1875. The French composer is famous for his lush melodies and brilliant orchestration .

Though classical music is not often recognized for its universal appeal, the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra's concert Saturday evening promises to be an exception with its accessible themes and moving melodies.

A When baritone Daniel Narducci takes the stage with the Arctic Chamber Orchestra Sunday night, his performance will be one of several rare moments during the production.

The stage of the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall will feature the talent of the music department's violin professor Er-Gene Kahng tomorrow.

The East Texas Symphony Orchestra is holding auditions Tuesday and Saturday, Jan.