The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, who died in 2023, wrote music of profoundly shadowed seriousness, and her ironically ...

A moving collection of vocal works, including world premiere recordings of music by the eminent Hungarian composer Gyorgy ...

Cannons, fireworks, trumpets, and drums – with the whole orchestra to play with, classical music is the perfect accompaniment ...

Seattle Opera's "Fellow Travelers," Seattle Symphony's "Iris Unveiled" and Bach in fresh contexts are among highlights of the ...

The excellence of recent classical music performances has been astounding, and encore performances are sure to add to the excitement. Below, more on all those. Let’s start with the second of two ...

Being a composer is a solitary gig, even in the best of times. And that feeling of isolation can be exacerbated for people of color working in classical music’s predominantly white spaces. But amid ...

From homegrown heroes to visiting legends, here are Australia's favourite classical music and jazz stories this year.

As we come to the end of the year, it is my pleasure to share the good news that after an extensive, international search, ...

If you’re an Apple Music Classical user, there are some exciting updates to share. In the latest app update (version 2.2), three notable improvements have been made to help you discover the music you ...

"We’re helping hip-hop and classical music grow and expand beyond their boundaries," Cypress Hill's "Sen Dog" says. By Roy Trakin The latest trend in hip-hop has the genre going highbrow. More than a ...

Find out why a live classical concert changes you completely. Your brain, body, and emotions react differently than you ever ...

But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...