IntroductionWhen you hear the words "classical music," don't you think something like this in your heart? "It sounds kind of ...

Discover the fascinating origins and evolution of classical music, from ancient beginnings to legendary composers like Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, and Chopin. Dive deep into six key periods of music ...

Classical pianist Lara Downes knew she was onto something profound when audiences began to react to her show-closing rendition of “Fantasie Negre,” a 1929 composition by the African American composer ...

Clarinetist Berginald Rash explores what it means to be Black and queer in classical music, from racism and microaggressions ...

Like U.S. history, classical music has become a new front in the culture wars as musicians and music institutions grapple with the legacies of racism. With most performing arts organizations shuttered ...

You’ve likely heard their music, but have you heard their stories? From Copland to Corelli, we celebrate some of the greatest LGBTQ+ composers in classical music history. Whether they were able to be ...

Nearly two decades ago, shortly before the publication of his 4,000-page magnum opus, The Oxford History of Western Music, the polarizing American musicologist Richard Taruskin agreed to sit with NPR ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The classical music tradition in the United States is borrowed from Europe. But few could have anticipated how European it would remain. The classical music tradition in the ...

Countertenor Reggie Mobley wasn’t a psychology major for long before switching to music. However, one thing that stayed with him from those early courses is the concept of gestalt, he says: the idea ...