Peter Maxwell Davies

The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on WRTI: Bruch, Mendelssohn Favorites, and Bagpipes

Gregg Whiteside

Philadelphia Orchestra First Associate Concertmaster Juliette Kang is soloist in a performance of Max Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy, as WRTI’s Philadelphia…

Arts Desk

Watch and Listen: Philadelphia Bagpiper Mark O'Donnell

Susan Lewis

Bagpipes often play at police and firefighter funerals, but they also play at celebrations. And in Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Police and Fire Pipes &…

Arts Desk

Police & Fire Bagpipers Perform with The Philadelphia Orchestra in Memory of Lt. Matthew LeTourneau

Susan Lewis

Three bagpipers from the Philadelphia Police and Fire Pipes & Drums join The Philadelphia Orchestra this week in performances of Maxwell Davies’ An Orkney…

British composer Peter Maxwell Davies was Master of the Queen's Music from 2004-2014.

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British Composer Peter Maxwell Davies Dies At 81

Tom Huizenga

From expressionistic early pieces to picturesque later music inspired by his remote island home, the celebrated musician left a broad, vibrant body of work.