The iconic sound of an orchestra tuning is highly recognisable, even for those who’ve never set foot in a concert hall. Many of us first heard it while watching a Looney Tunes cartoon. Have you ever ...

In a disorderly world, the scene is soothing, almost pastoral: The symphony orchestra, having indulged in seemingly random caterwauling and last- minute warming up, falls respectfully silent as all ...

Part of How To Classical. Why does the oboe tune the orchestra? Why does the orchestra sit the way it does? What does rosin actually do to a violin bow? If you find the traditions of the classical ...

Part of How To Classical. Why does the oboe tune the orchestra? Why does the orchestra sit the way it does? What does rosin actually do to a violin bow? If you find the traditions of the classical ...

Tuning violins and flutes for an orchestral concert is not too difficult. But how do you tune an entire concert hall, let alone one undergoing a dramatic, $125 million-plus redesign and rebuild to ...

Here is the New York Philharmonic in the newly renovated David Geffen Hall, the orchestra’s home at Lincoln Center. A concert hall is only as good as it sounds. And for decades, the Philharmonic’s ...