The other day, Arkansas Symphony guest conductor Kazem Abdullah described Hector Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique" as "a great barn-burner to end the season with." Well, the orchestra created quite a ...

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA's 2024-2025 season continues with two of the most celebrated masterworks on February 22 at 7 p.m. and February 23 at 3 p.m. at Skyview Concert Hall. The program ...

This is a Composer’s Brain on Drugs Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique twists together strange percussive effects and a recurring, meandering melody to depict the story of a young artist’s opiate ...

Nearly 300 years have passed, so it’s safe to say “Symphonie fantastique” may never be surpassed for pure classical-music melodrama. Hector Berlioz’s autobiographical 1830 symphony is a deliciously ...

In 1969, in one of his Young People’s Concert episodes, conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein aptly defined Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique as music’s “first psychedelic symphony in history, ...

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The South Dakota Symphony’s 2024-2025 season kicks off with a captivating program that promises to be a musical feast for the senses. The centerpiece of the evening is Hector Berlioz’s iconic ...

The conductor leads the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra in Hector Berlioz’s masterpiece. Join acclaimed conductor Guillermo Figueroa as he leads the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra through Hector Berlioz’s ...

Witches take over the Houston Symphony this weekend. Classical fans can guess what that means: the return of Hector Berlioz's "Symphonie fantastique," a sound spectacular, and no more so than in its ...

Conductor Claus Kirill Karabits guides the Houston Symphony in a performance of Hector Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique. The symphony tells the story of a gifted artist spurned by love and weaves in ...

This year has flown by with so many performances and great artists that it’s hard to believe we’ve come to the final classical concert of the season. As we approach our 75th season next year, there is ...

“Our season finale highlights three masterful French composers,” MSO Music Director Scott Speck said. He said Maurice Ravel’s La Valse will open the concert, and pianist Charlie Albright will return ...