Certain pieces of classical music have legions of fans far beyond the concert hall. Richard Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” has been in many movies, from “Apocalypse Now” to “The Blues Brothers.” If ...

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

There's no indication whatsoever that Ludwig van Beethoven ever wore blue jeans, but that doesn't stop the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra from conflating the composer with the couture in its annual ...

Gilles Vonsattel first performed with Camerata Pacifica in 2017 and is now their principal pianist. He has played many Beethoven piano sonatas, but has been “genuinely” surprised by some that are ...

Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste is set to release his first solo piano album, titled “Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1),” on Nov. 15. This album is a unique blend of classical and ...

Now, in its ninth season, the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach presented an evening of Beethoven, Fauré and Schubert Wednesday at the Norton Museum of Art. James Ehnes on violin and Inon Barnatan ...

Now in its third year of an exponential-growth trajectory, the Beethoven Festival presents more than 100 events over nine days from September 7 to 15. (Counting like computer scientists, the festival ...

This performance, preceded by an illuminating, engaging and amusing 45-minute “musical and dramatic exploration”, was a reminder of quite how far Aurora has grown in confidence and stature, and has ...

Get outside or get out of town. Both are fine options for Twin Cities classical music lovers. Or, if a nice air-conditioned concert sounds more like your cup of iced tea, consider catching some of ...