Gonzalo X. Ruiz — well known to Bay Area audiences through his long-standing involvement with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra — is among the country’s great Baroque oboists, and this lovely and ...

The title really ought to come in quotation marks, for of the five works that Alexei Ogrintchouk plays on his first solo recording for BIS, only one, the Adagio from the Sinfonia of the Easter ...

In 1945, a corporal in the U.S. army (and oboist) visited Richard Strauss at his home and asked him if he had ever considered writing an oboe concerto. The old man declined. Six months later - aged 81 ...

From principal oboist Mary Lynch’s reedy mastery to the politely timed coughing of its die-hard patrons (a mini-explosion between movements), the Seattle Symphony holds an eternal soft spot in my ...

This new album of concertos is by the British composer David Matthews — not to be confused with the American jam band sensation Dave Matthews. The 68-year-old's symphonies, string quartets and ...

The oboe is one of classical music’s quirkiest instruments. And an oboe trio? — Now, that’s even quirkier. “People always thought we were a little crazy, but having fun has always been our main goal,” ...

In 1945, a corporal in the U.S. army (and oboist) visited Richard Strauss at his home and asked him if he had ever considered writing an oboe concerto. The old man declined. Six months later - aged 81 ...