The timpani are among a symphony orchestra’s most exciting instruments. There’s nothing quite like a musician pounding away on wide kettledrums made from copper. But aside from the occasional dramatic ...

Timpani are rarely known for solo performances and usually take a supporting role in orchestral music, Eyler said, but the recently purchased percussion instruments will be the star of this concert.

What: Jahja Ling conducts Beethoven and Oliverio. When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. Where:: Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Tickets ...

Who could have written the first work on this disc, a symphony that was completed the day before the composer’s 23rd birthday in 1906? It sounds like the work of a Russian who had come under the spell ...