Francis Akos waves his arms in a cutoff sweep, and Ottorino Respighi`s ”Ancient Airs & Dances” peters to a ragged halt. ”Baya ba-ba-ba. Ra bum babum. Off! You see what I mean? Don`t be so shifty. Try ...

A good indication of the health of any orchestra is the strength of its strings, whose ranks are about double the size of the rest of the orchestral sections combined. And it’s clear the Seattle ...

Abstract, mathematically complex and (so far) unsupported by direct experimental evidence, string theory attracts plenty of criticism. Yet it remains an incredibly active area of research, with ...