William Kraft’s Timpani Concerto No. 1 is a staple in the instrument's repertoire, as Kraft was a virtuosic timpanist himself. On May 25-27, CSO Principal Timpani David Herbert will perform as soloist in this piece alongside the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo Muti. Enjoy an excerpt before the mystifying concerto is performed live next weekend. Get tickets → cso.org/23381 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Classical music, impossible edition... Would you rather...play the timpani or trumpet solo in Also sprach? Two of the most famous and nerve-wracking solos to exist for orchestral players feature in the opening of Strauss's epic Also sprach Zarathustra 🚀🤩✨ #classicalmusic #orchestra #filmmusic #solo | London Philharmonic Orchestra

You asked so we delivered - time to learn how to tune the timpani with LPO Principal Timpani Simon Carrington 🥁 Here he demonstrates a tricky passage from Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, and describes how it all works with the pedals 🌟 | London Philharmonic Orchestra