There's a moment of magic in Nico Muhly's major new Viola Concerto near the end of the first section when the texture thins out enough that a lyrical solo melodic line from the soloist emerges from ...

Simply titled “Viola Concerto,” composer Nico Muhly’s 24-minute opus could just as easily have been called “Earthquake and Aftershock.” It's heavy on timpani, other percussion and horns, in addition ...

Later this month, violist Lawrence Power will perform the Scottish premiere of Anders Hillborg’s Viola Concerto with the SCO. He tells Ken Walton how the Fab Four ended up in the mix Did you know with ...

It’s late autumn — viola time. The viola should perhaps be the instrument of summer. Its tone suggests sumptuous ripeness from the top of its range to bottom. But falling between the violin’s soaring ...

Etienne Abelin conducts the Empire State Youth Orchestra's Symphony Orchestra during a rehearsal. (Courtesy of Empire State Youth Orchestra) Etienne Abelin conducts the Empire State Youth Orchestra's ...

On Thursday and Friday, beloved violist Richard Yongjae O’Neill performed with his usual gusto for Korean audiences. Under the baton of music director and conductor Osmo Vanska, O’Neill and the Seoul ...