Sergei Rachmaninoff

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Tolstoy, Stripped for Speed

Piano Man

Can Leif Ove Andsnes be both a keyboard wizard and an average guy?

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Can Leif Ove Andsnes be both a keyboard wizard and an average guy?

Night & Day

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Night & Day

August 13 - 19, 1998

Harvest of Sorrow

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Music to Shuffle Off This Mortal Coil

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The 5 Browns

The SPA hosts a homecoming for the Juilliard quintet

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Mr. Magorium is far less fantastical than its title

The Best of Us

Houston Ballet struts its stuff in "Rock, Roll & Tutus"

I Want My Old-School Hip-hop

How come there's no Pharcyde or De La Soul on the dial?

Afro-Mystik

Morphology (Om)

The Axman Cometh

Morphology (Om)

Lost Keys

Shine strikes a few false notes in its delicate tale of salvation

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Shine strikes a few false notes in its delicate tale of salvation

Defending the Polka

Shine strikes a few false notes in its delicate tale of salvation

Inquiring Minds: Houston Symphony Guest Pianist and Classic Rock Fan William Joseph

www.william-joseph.com​ William Joseph might not be a familiar name yet, but he also might be the next classical/pop breakout star. The 31-year-old pianist, a native of the Phoenix area, has been playing since age four and has toured with Josh Groban and Il Divo, as well as appearing onstage with ... More >>

Aftermath: Muse On The March At Toyota Center

Photos by Mark C. Austin​Who does Muse think they are?Big Rock Stars, with a Big Stage Set to go along with their Big Ideas. A Big Stage Set that can, apparently, only be photographed from 100 yards away - any closer and the British trio's synapse-taxing lasers and jackbooted rock might have fract ... More >>

Rite of Spring and Rach 3

Get ready for riotous Rachmaninoff music

Stravinsky's Rite Of Spring: The Buzzfest Of Its Day

​This weekend, the Houston Symphony performs Igor Stravinsky's ballet Rite of Spring, which, before it was featured alongside a bunch of dying dinosaurs in Walt Disney's Fantasia, was probably most famous for sparking a full-blown riot upon its premiere in Paris in May 1913. Seriously - check out ... More >>

Symphony, Soloist "Shine" On Rach 3, Rite Of Spring

​While watching to the Houston Symphony's performance of "The Rite of Spring" Friday night, Aftermath's mind kept coming back to one image - the story from late last year of the wild white-tail fawn that accidentally found its way into the lion enclosure at the National Zoo. Warning: Some peop ... More >>

Lost Voices: Passion & Perseverance

Houston New Arts Movement is reviving music once censored by the Russian regime

University of Houston International Piano Festival

Houston New Arts Movement is reviving music once censored by the Russian regime

Rachmaninoff: An X-Man Before The First Class

Library of Congress​Sergei Rachmaninoff, who died on this day in 1943, was a Russian-born composer and absolutely incredible pianist. As a composer he's mostly known for his stunning concertos and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, but it was as a pianist that he was uncanny. Even Anton Rubinste ... More >>

Jubilee of Dance

Library of Congress​Sergei Rachmaninoff, who died on this day in 1943, was a Russian-born composer and absolutely incredible pianist. As a composer he's mostly known for his stunning concertos and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, but it was as a pianist that he was uncanny. Even Anton Rubinste ... More >>

Rach Fest! 1 - Rach 3

Library of Congress​Sergei Rachmaninoff, who died on this day in 1943, was a Russian-born composer and absolutely incredible pianist. As a composer he's mostly known for his stunning concertos and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, but it was as a pianist that he was uncanny. Even Anton Rubinste ... More >>