Boris Godunov is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881). The work was composed between 1868 and 1873 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is Mussorgsky's only completed opera and is considered his ...

The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra projects the art which influenced composers Andrew Strawn, Michael Daugherty and Modest ...

After a somewhat low-key — pun intended — beginning on Friday night, the San Diego Symphony launched its monthlong “Upright & Grand” piano festival into powerhouse territory Saturday evening with a ...

History has many examples of one art form enhancing or commenting on another. Great paintings, in particular, have inspired great composers for ages. It is said Hokusai’s torrential “Great Wave” ...

A conversation with Hans Graf and Timothy McAllister about their upcoming concert with the Houston Symphony. McAllister continues with Graf's line by saying, "I feel that his music brings out the best ...

Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) based his legendary "Pictures at an Exhibition," which the Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs this weekend, on his tour through a show of artwork by a ...

Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s second symphony was inspired by a painting he saw while enjoying a glass of beer in a country inn. The death of a promising Russian artist prompted composer Modest ...

The Vermont Symphony Orchestra is embracing the exotic when it opens its 2025-26 season next weekend in Burlington and Rutland, but it hasn’t forgotten to include a beloved “war horse.” “It all ...