Still, in the midst of the chaos, I found astonishing beauty in many places: Simone Biles' performances at the Paris Olympics, the kaleidoscopic late-night aurora borealis light shows and in much soul ...

How grateful I am to live in a place that has so much marvelous classical music. In 2023 ... soloists to unleash some thrilling Beethoven. 10.The Minnesota Orchestra’s “An American in Paris ...

From concerts led by Seattle Symphony's music director designate to programming highlighting the diversity of early music, ...

Watch and listen to five recent highlights, including the “Brutalist” soundtrack, the soprano Barbara Hannigan and Strauss singers at the Met Opera.

10 No. 3 or the sly wit of Op ... only in their stellar performances of the classical repertoire but also in their imaginative reworkings of folk music. Their third album in this vein finds ...

Moor Mother’s “The Great Bailout,” Daniil Trifonov’s Chopin Society recital and Richard Egarr and the SPCO’s Bach “Brandenburg” Concertos were among the best in classical music this ...

OUSSAMA ZAHR There may have been no harder hitting one-two punch in music this year than Julius ... s “The Holy Presence of Joan D’Arc” for 10 cellos, heroically multitracked by Seth Parker ...