Yo-Yo Ma captivates Symphony Hall with sincerity  Clock within a decade of its first performance, is one of Haydn's well-loved London symphonies. The Cello Concerto was finished only two years ago and marks the first BSO performance of any of Albert's works. Light and spirited, Serenade for...

Stephen Albert Biography  He drew inspiration from the rich emotional palette of 19th-century music, and sought to discover, within the context of a personal 20th-century idiom, new connections with music of the past. Born in New York City on 6 February 1941, Albert...

Joyce Music: Stephen Albert  Albert was an immenselly talented artist, a Romantic whose lyricism was often driven by a robust energy that looked to the works of Sibelius, Stravinsky and Ives. He drew upon Joyce for much of his inspiration, completing a half-dozen works...

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