The program was all-Brahms. It is good to be able to see these players from time to time. The New York Philharmonic players are very familiar to us, onstage night after night. But the Met’s? They’re ...

Johannes Brahms’ Schicksalslied gave the chorus the opportunity to show its excellent tone, phrasing and projection. In the second section, where Friedrich Hölderlin’s poetry takes a dramatic ...

Whoever bids highest will be owning a piece of history as it was on this violin that Joachim performed the premiere of Brahms’ Violin Concerto. Brahms was a friend of Joachim and was well acquainted ...