Classical music isn’t going away as some people predict. It’s just getting smaller, friendlier, noisier and a lot cheaper. The evidence is growing that audiences still love their Beethoven and Mozart, ...

After hearing Franz Liszt play the piano, the famous conductor Sir Charles Hallé remarked: “Such marvels of executive skill and power, I could never have imagined.” Liszt was perhaps the first “rock ...

Poor Beethoven’s 250th anniversary year saw most of the projected live events cancelled, but good new recordings have continued to appear. One reason for liking this one, performances aside, is the ...

People are used to rock stars destroying musical instruments, but they don’t expect it from classical pianists. So it’s not surprising that Sequim-based composer/pianist/violinist Jennifer Thomas’ ...

Breakdancing performed to dramatic classical music, blending power moves, footwork, and slow-motion creativity with ...

In the 1850s, most people didn’t expect women to write serious music. Emilie Mayer didn’t let that stop her. Her String Quartet in G Minor is full of feeling—dramatic, graceful, and unforgettable.

Osvaldo Golijov's Levante is inspired by the dramatic wind that comes from the East. We'll get swept away during our music today beginning at 9 a.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.

Editor’s Note: Charlie Albright is a classical pianist and recipient of the 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 2010 Gilmore Young Artist Award. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. The ...

A Cambridge team frustrated by the apathetic response to biodiversity loss has developed a dramatic new way to highlight the demise of nature – and people are listening. Driven by the observation that ...