Classical Music

Three Charleston orchestras traveled to Carnegie Hall in late February to perform a program of works linked to the Holy City and the people who have called it home.

The 27th Hilton Head International Piano Competition will showcase the talents of 20 performers representing 10 countries from March 10th-17th — and for the first time, each will play a newly commissioned piece.

“A Charleston Celebration” at the world-renowned venue on Wednesday, February 26th will feature the College of Charleston Orchestra, Charleston Symphony, and Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra performing works showcasing the unique musical legacy of the South Carolina city and its ties to New York.

Ahead of his first time conducting the full opera, Charleston Opera Theater Music Director Wojciech Milewski gives insights into the Puccini masterwork that ignited his passion for the art form.

The orchestra's opening weekend is not only going on as planned in the wake of Helene, but expanding to include an outdoor broadcast. As Greenville Symphony Executive Director Jessica Satava and Music Director Lee Mills share, Beethoven's landmark Symphony No. 9 is a work of music that promises to resonate powerfully with a hard-hit community.

Jackie Tso grew up in Cincinnati. She began violin lessons in earnest at age 4.

Recently appointed Music Director of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, the 37-year-old conductor is excited to showcase what he sees as a gem of an organization and build community through the arts.

With its 22nd season underway, the Southeastern Piano Festival is once again drawing a range of acclaimed performers and up-and-coming teenage competitors to the University of South Carolina for a week of concerts, master classes, and other events.

At the start of his first season as the festival's Director of Chamber Music, cellist and composer Paul Wiancko seeks a meeting place of "musical universes" at Charleston's Dock Street Theatre.

Ahead of her appearance with the South Carolina Philharmonic on Saturday for a concert marking the centennial of Rhapsody in Blue, Downes reflects on the scope and legacy of George Gershwin's most iconic work.