Donald Peck, the principal flutist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1958 to 1999, died on Friday at his home in Chicago. He was 92. His death was announced by the CSO later that evening and ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook The Cleveland Orchestra’s staging of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” was a reminder that ensembles can help fill the gap as opera grows ...

At 90 years old, James Pellerite could comfortably rest on the many achievements of his past. Instead, he’s chosen a path of restless innovation, challenging the conventional orthodoxy of both ...

Several years ago, flutist Jeffrey Khaner came off stage at the Philadelphia Orchestra’s annual summer residency in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. He and the orchestra had just performed a piano concerto by ...

In theory this disc should be an absolute winner. The works for flute and clarinet are the only two concertos Nielsen lived to complete from a plan to compose one for each of the members of the ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. To play, the musician holds the long tube of the flute in both hands and ...