As someone who grew up listening to and playing classical music, it was refreshing to immerse myself in the inspiring and ...

Ravel’s solo piano works, choral pieces by David Lang and Palestrina, and miniatures written for the pianist Adam Tendler are among the highlights.

The first might be the most famous tune ever written. Everyone knows this one as “Pomp and Circumstance.” However, it is only the first of six pomp and circumstance marches written by Edward Elgar.

Ridotto offers audiences accessible and affordable chamber music programming, often presented with theatrical flourishes.

Well-known works by the giants of classical music will be presented on the same programs as music from spectacular contemporary composers whose pieces deserve to be heard alongside those legendary ...

From Bradley Cooper to Angelina Jolie, many A-list actors are stepping into adaptations of the classical music world. What do ...

University music programs in the Triad offer a dizzying array of great, free concerts. Bess and I have been going to concerts together since, well, our first date in college. Some people have debated ...

The new year means the Knox-Galesburg Symphony is preparing for the Spring portion of their 2024-2025 season. Conductor ...

Composers respond to the events of their lives, and those events are all shaped by politics. How can music operate free of political influence?

In 19 cases of chicken and egg, we explore the times pop artists were influenced by their classical predecessors. For the intro of her single ‘Alejandro’, Gaga neatly nabbed Csárdás, the rhapsodic ...

But if you simply want to sit back and enjoy well-played, familiar music without looking for original interpretations, these performances might be just the pieces ... 1815 and is known for its ...