Despised and rejected, Hector Berlioz vowed he’d write no more, until a game of cards sowed the seed for a miraculous final flowering.

The June 2018 issue of Limelight Magazine features Queen of the Violin, Anne-Sophie Mutter on Tchaikovsky, Star Wars and stalking Daniil Trifonov.

The British maestro, who has led the MSO since 2013, will end his tenure as Chief Conductor at the end of 2019.

Elgar's Dream is vividly brought to life.

Sir Andrew Davis’s fat knight offers all the requisite swagger.

A new take on Salome, Sir Andrew Davis's wintery wander through Vaughan Williams' Sinfonia Antartica and more.

Sir Andrew Davis plays it cool in Antarctica.

The MSO Chief’s Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra is in the running for Best Choral Performance while Dmitri Hvorostovsky gets a posthumous nod.

A pleasing revival of a French operatic bijou that skilfully confronts eros with agape.

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New Managing Director Sophie Galaise is credited with returning the orchestra to surplus, despite the challenging times.