The Central Oregon Symphony’s Winter Concert this weekend at Caldera High School features the year’s Young Artist Competition winners. The competition is held each December, and because of the ...

"A musical mystery. Sir Edward Elgar's 'Enigma Variations' have confounded music scholars and music fans since its premiere. Elgar tells us that the theme is never actually played during the piece. So ...

Stephen Johnson explores Elgar's Enigma Variations, a series of 13 musical sketches of the composer's friends which concludes with a representation of the composer himself. Show more Stephen Johnson ...

Amateur cryptologist Mark Pitt reckons he’s uncovered the hidden theme that’s baffled sleuths for more than 100 years Name: Enigma Variations. Age: 118. Appearance: Enigmatic. Something to do with ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. From a single melody, Elgar cleverly created 14 different variations capturing ...

It is the musical puzzle that has seen Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, the works of Shakespeare and even the mathematical formula for Pi suggested as possible answers. But now a respected art critic has ...

Seven Days Walking: Day One is Einaudi's first instalment of a seven-step album release that will take place across the next seven months. He will be releasing a new album every month, each one ...

Everyone, it seems, needs to have an “artist-in-residence” these days. Though lofty, the title, as interpreted in recent seasons by the Grant Park Music Festival and the Chicago Symphony, tends to ...

Hear the full performance of Elgar's piece by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Rafael Payare. After creating a theme based on his own personality, Elgar developed 14 variations that act as ...