The Asko Concerto, composed in 2000 for the 16 players of the Dutch Asko Ensemble, is a contemporary concerto grosso, in which all of the players have their moment in the spotlight.

ECONOMIST: Elliott Carter

At Carnegie, he had a chorus of twenty-one singers and an ensemble of twenty-six players.

NEWYORKER: The Book of Bach

Foreign-policy types from many potential players in a democratic ensemble (including Japan, Brazil, Canada, India, Australia and Britain) will hold a brainstorming session with some of the American thinkers, such as Ivo Daalder and Tony Lake, who are promoting the new concert idea.

ECONOMIST: Concert of Democracies

The soprano soloist is Claron McFadden, and the players are those masters of contemporary music, the Arditti Quartet and the Nash Ensemble, conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw.

ECONOMIST: Classical music on CD