Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908) was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five. New York's Musical Courier was not so far from the mark when it reported in 1897: ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Rimsky-Korsakov’s penultimate work counts as one of the great operatic mysteries. It fascinates Russophiles and ...

Hear two selections from 'Scheherazade' conducted by Marin Alsop's mentor, Leonard Bernstein (leading the New York Philharmonic in 1959). For centuries, composers have tried to spin tales in music. My ...

Get all the top news & discounts for Classical Music & beyond. As the New York Times observes, since its inception nearly three decades ago, "the Bard Music Festival has managed more than its fair ...

Rimsky-Korsakov's Christmas Eve, based on a short story by Gogol, centres on the love of the blacksmith Vakula for the rich farmer's daughter Oksana, who mockingly requires him to obtain for her the ...

Donald explores Rimsky-Korsakov's relationship with the sea. What began as a childhood obsession developed into an early naval career. Donald explores what the ocean represented for Rimsky-Korsakov ...

Said to have been caused by careless builders, a fire at Rimsky-Korsakov’s estate has done untold damage, destroying thousands of artefacts belonging to the 19th-century Russian composer. This weekend ...

How many shows has Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov written? Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov has written 1 shows including The Tsar's Bride (Composer).

It's been a good year for conductor Marin Alsop. She's coming out with a series of Brahms recordings with the London Symphony, and she's been busy guest conducting. We hear her leading with the German ...

Donald Macleod surveys the life and work of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Rimsky-Korsakov’s music is filled with lush orchestration and hints of orientalism and folk music. These elements and his role as a ...