Joseph Haydn died 200 years ago Sunday. He was, by any measure, a prolific composer. In addition to the five dozen or so string quartets, he wrote hundreds of trios, piano sonatas, oratorios, masses, ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- No disrespect to Severance Hall or anything, but the hottest place to catch the Cleveland Orchestra these days is a bar in the Gordon Square Arts District. OK, so the appearances by ...
Here are some of host Jennifer Hambrick's favorite pieces of music whose endings bring you to your feet. “You know, Miss Ruth was a lady," begins the famous line from the period film Fried Green ...
War, winter weather, worries about wages for college tuition and a touch of middle-age weariness have combined this year, making me less than the most cheerful person around. “Smile,” says my husband.
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, ...
He's known as "the Jackie Robinson of Classical Music." During segregation, he played bass in what became the Colorado Symphony. Charlie Burrell paved the way for other African-American musicians in ...
From dedicated museums, historic houses and hometowns of famous composers, to the festivals that immortalise their music, we round up some of the best locations around the world that every classical ...
Squid Game hit screens in September 2021 and caused an outpouring of emotive reactions, as viewers were simultaneously thrilled and appalled by the gory, shocking and mysterious South Korean show.