But nowhere was the rout of classical music’s previous position of dominance more clearly seen than in musical theatre. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Though she has acquired a taste for classical music over the years—“it’s like learning to appreciate a stinky cheese”—she’s been a not-always-delighted captive audience for many of my marathon rehearsals. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon after, the study erroneously credited with the notion that listening to classical music, particularly the music of Mozart, made you more intelligent. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

When I get in, classical music plays quietly. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The music of Mozart, Haydn, and the early works of Beethoven are in this style, which we call classical rather than neoclassical, because the original classical music of ancient Greece and Rome is lost. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

When all the papers have been handed out, he tells us to start and turns on some classical music. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the growing commercial confidence of Broadway and Hollywood musicals and of their songwriters blossomed at a time when classical music was struggling to find a sense of purpose beyond mere experimentation. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I was raised by the music community, with dozens of aunties and uncles who took me in as their own little foundling, even after I started showing a strange preference for classical music. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never learned to play a musical instrument, but I loved to listen to classical music. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

No cookbooks left open on the counter, no classical music on the kitchen sound system. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

What the classical music world realized was that what they had thought was a pure and powerful first impression—listening to someone play—was in fact hopelessly corrupted. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

That classical music stuff makes you drift off worse than NyQuil, then fires you awake soon as the violins get to screaming. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He spends his days cooking meals, reading, listening to classical music. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why do you say classical music is the best?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes later in the afternoon, we would listen to classical music, and Papa Will would sit on the big green velvet chair in the living room. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she soothed him with classical music, sometimes she played popular songs, singing along in her husky melodic voice. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And indeed, introducing classical music to the masses became something of a mission for post-war governments. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Indian classical music is usually accompanied by a tanpura, which plays a drone background. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The nearest thing classical music had to a genuine political dissident in the 1930s was the Hungarian modernist Bela Bartok. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

There is another set of names that is commonly used, particularly in classical music, to talk about harmonic relationships. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

First steps in classical music: Keeping the beat. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

And the dramatic advances in technology in the twentieth century affected popular and classical music in very different ways. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Why is it that people connect classical music to expensive stuff? Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

But over the past few decades, the classical music world has undergone a revolution. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Not by rethinking the entire classical music enterprise or building new concert halls or pumping in millions of new dollars, but by paying attention to the tiniest detail, the first two seconds of the audition. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

My father saw my interest in classical music as another sign that I was trying to be white. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toads only raced to music, specifically classical music, and winning depended not just on speed but on how much they could keep pace with the rhythm of a song. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“My mother plays a lot of classical music around the house — I only know my favorites.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

If anyone tells you classical music is dead in the twenty-first century, all it means is that they don’t go to the cinema. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It is hard to imagine what twentieth- century classical music would have done without ballet. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

A quiet, private man who liked good wine, classical music, and books. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“He’s a classical music person but loath to admit it in public because it’s such a Western taste.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He put the kids to bed, then sat and read, listening to classical music. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was also the start of a process whereby, in classical music, the old soon far outweighed the new. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

That one branch of the family tree had begun to own the term ‘popular’ was to many classical music aficionados in itself a revealing and disturbing fact of life. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

In the classical music world, 80 percent of the information available to the maestros was removed, and lo and behold, the maestros suddenly exercised much better judgment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Steve Reich has been described as the single most influential composer of the late-twentieth century, bringing fresh ideas and impetus to both popular and classical music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“One doesn’t have to understand something to like it. But, nonetheless, you’ll find that understanding classical music will increase your enjoyment of it.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the modal music category, medieval chant and the classical music of India are easiest to find. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

While modern classical music had its challenges, older music was encountering its own difficulties in the twentieth century, despite - or indeed because of - an explosion in recordings in the 1960s. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The world of classical music—particularly in its European home—was until very recently the preserve of white men. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A web search for classical music from a particular country may turn up some sound clips. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Couldn’t Odenigbo then be said to adore the Western culture that produced classical music?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Is it true that classical music has been slowly suffocated in its sleep over the past hundred years? The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I’m drawn to it for a very simple reason: the classical music world had a problem—and they fixed it. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

But classical music’s DNA is also embedded everywhere in the popular mainstream, whether in the stage musical, the cinema or in the albums of, say, The Beades, Paul Simon, The Verve or Alicia Keys. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

As I walked up a marble stairway, a trio of musicians was playing classical music. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In some cultures like India, even the classical music is transmitted aurally, with almost no notated music at all. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Up to this point in musical history - the first few years of the twentieth century - ethnic folk elements had been co-opted into classical music as subsidiary exotic flavouring. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Whether it wants it or not, classical music’s isolation from the commercial mainstream is history. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

A good performer will be familiar with dozens of ragas and can improvise music — traditional classical music in India is improvised — using the accepted format for each raga. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

After that, seriousness, confrontation and challenge were classical music’s guiding stars. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

For example, the classical music of India recognizes twenty-two different possible pitches within an octave; each raga uses five, six, or seven of these possible pitches. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Of course, not everyone has welcomed the meltdown between classical music and the diverse forms of popular music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Hearing develops from about 19 to 26 weeks of the pregnancy when the inner ear matures, and babies respond to voices and classical music by turning towards it and relaxing. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

How was classical music going to respond to this new, potentially fatal relationship between mass audiences and new genres that were irresistible to them? The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Where titles are concerned, classical music has its own variations on the theme. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be a while before new classical music set the pace of change. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The art music of other cultures is also often called classical; for example, people speak of the classical music of India. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I hope to show in these final two chapters that, despite taking the odd experimental cul-de-sac on its journey, classical music has been alive and well since Reginald Fessenden’s test broadcast. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

If it had been left to the Italians, classical music would have made it to the modern age without so much as a scratch, still completely mainstream, still loved by everyone. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

People always assume that because I am into classical music, I’m a jazz aficionado. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

So the original classical music comes from one fairly short era. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

For many people this would have been their first experience of a live orchestra playing what was, in all but name, classical music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

NOTE: Although a large group of people who play classical music together is often called a symphony, the more accurate term for the group is orchestra. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Each time I was over at the ranch, working in the bar, I would tune in to classical music. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Steve Reich exemplified the minimalist movement that bridged the chasm between classical music and pop in the 1970s. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

There is a powerful lesson in classical music’s revolution. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

People were enjoying classical music, certainly, but what this mountain of material demonstrated was a near fatal shift: in classical music away from the new to the old. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It was not sending away for classical music CDs by mail, working his way methodically through the major composers that the catalogue recommended, and always sending his payments in on time. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

For classical music as a whole, the 1920s were marked by deep fissures in the previously unchallenged prestige of Western ‘art’ music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

What if the legal community took a page from the classical music world? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“There’s a concert tomorrow at MUSON. Do you like classical music?” he asked. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

What’s more, this was Germany, the land where classical music was born. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Experts in the classical music world tackled the problem by addressing the way in which the instinctive judgments in auditions were made. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was no wonder Seven’s toad was the worst; he hated music and croaked loudly whenever she tried to train him using any of the approved classical music for training. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

For all the scepticism of film music among ‘serious’ composers, cinema was a lifesaver for classical music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

When she pops the tape in the player, classical music pours out of the speakers. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Effects of exposure to classical music on the musical preferences of pre-school children. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Indian classical music, for example, does not contain harmony, but only the three textures of a melody, rhythm, and a drone. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

German stations may only be tuned in to listen to classical music. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Inside, all the clocks were alive, and they were dancing to classical music. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

But he spent most of his time off lying on the bed in his tiny room, listening to classical music and thinking. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even today there is no greater venom among hardcore classical music champions than that reserved for so-called 'crossover’ artists who dare to pollute the pure waters of the classical repertoire by appealing to the masses. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

At school, my friends began to taunt me for liking classical music. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gramps and I listened to classical music and farm reports on the radio when we could pick up a station. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if you had to water skyscrapers, and play classical music to them, and know if they like sun or shade? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Part of the Marine Band from Biddle Island played light classical music as the pilots mingled and took their first drinks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She never listened to anything but classical music while she worked, because she said songs with words were too distracting. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When the news went to commercial, the ad jingle was a piece of classical music. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

That's what I admired about you two," McNeff chips in, "that you weren't taking the usual classical music route of music clubs and chamber music venues, but playing the Fringe. O Duo: 'It's not just music. It's visual, too' 2010-09-30T22:25:00Z

Lonergan clearly has a far more sophisticated appreciation of classical music than many — as “Manchester by the Sea” showed. Perspective | When classical music becomes another character in a movie 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z

Hopefully, by the end of the next music director’s tenure, classical music newbies who show enthusiasm by clapping at the end of a movement won’t be silenced by haughty stares. The New York Philharmonic and the Search for a New Music Director 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

To many classical music lovers, “crossover” is a dirty word. Brooklyn Rider Joins String Quartets Exploring the Nonclassical 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z

These pieces are about as explicit as classical music gets without a graphic-content warning. Review: Nico Muhly’s Moody Concerto for Two Pianos 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z

There is something vaguely punk, or at least defiant, about an experimental choreographer turning to classical music today. Dance: D D Dorvillier’s Beethoven Piece at the Kitchen 2012-09-23T04:57:45Z

Mr. Siem is intensely passionate when talking about classical music, and mildly bemused when pushed on being the subject of the fashion world’s fawning admiration. The Violinist Charlie Siem Strikes a High Note in Fashion 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

This week, stories from seven readers who work in classical music were chosen from more than 150 submissions. Your First Crush 2013-07-17T16:03:16Z

The Ten Pieces were announced last year as part of an initiative intended to inspire children in primary schools to learn more about classical music. Schoolchildren to perform at Proms 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

Do you feel you’re introducing young pop fans to classical music? They’re just a typical Michael Jackson-, Hendrix-, AC/DC-covering cello duo 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

Mr. Tucker’s removal comes amid a broader reckoning in the opera world over the lack of diversity in classical music. Opera Foundation Removes Trustee Over Offensive Comments 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z

Both classical music’s history of racism and its universalist aspirations persisted. When Classical Music Was an Alibi 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z

Both Coppola and Schwartzman, who are cousins, have classical music in their veins. 'Mozart in the Jungle' plays it close to home in the classical world 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

Amazon also announced this morning that “Mozart in the Jungle,” a comedy starring Gael García Bernal and set in New York City’s classical music scene, has been greenlighted for a second season. Amazon Orders Full Seasons for Five New Shows 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z

Below are highlights from the worlds of theater, pop music, dance and classical music — picked and recommended by Times critics. 22 Musicals, Plays, Concerts, Dances and Festivals You Can’t Miss This Spring 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z

And even today, the classical music world tends to look down on Broadway, or film scores, as not being fully serious, or somehow tainted. Perspective | Does Leonard Bernstein have any heirs? 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

It’s classical music’s institutions that are the problem. Perspective | Institutions raced to dump James Levine. They should look hard at themselves. 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z

Well, it started out being like, you know, folk rock and cheesy guitar playing in coffeehouses, but then I got into classical music and got my college degree in that. For these guys, it's about finding that rhythm 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

Pop music does that too but in bite-size form; in classical music, it's huge. Anna Calvi's orchestral manoeuvres 2011-01-13T22:19:01Z

It’s considered more than acceptable for people who know a lot about classical music — people who are in classical music — to roll their eyes at it. The Vienna Philharmonic Tends the Classics With a Perfect Partner 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z

By 1973, Mr. Morrison had consummated his fusion of rock, R&B, gospel, jazz, country, blues, folk, Celtic and classical music, and he had built an eager audience with hits like “Moondance” and “Domino.” CD Reissues: Van Morrison, Sarah Vaughn and More 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z

Previn said he left the industry out of a desire to devote himself full time to classical music. Andre Previn's 'Streetcar' opera will play L.A., but without him 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

In the attritional fight to push classical music into the present, the Saariaho autumn felt like a breakthrough. Notable Performances and Recordings of 2016 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

Progress remains all too slow, but the classical music industry is taking halting steps toward gender equality. For a Trailblazing Female Composer, a Prestigious Recording 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z

Ethel Smyth, suffragist and composer, is among several female composers receiving fresh, deserved attention as the classical music industry tackles its diversity problem. The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2020 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z

Leonard Bernstein, classical music’s answer to the Beatles, strode onstage. A Notoriously Jinxed Concert Hall Is Reborn, Again 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z

But such sources and techniques are now widely used in both popular and classical music. ?American Mystic? Marks Alan Hovhaness?s Centennial 2011-11-04T20:26:09Z

After all, Marriotts, student centers and airport lounges are designed to be antitheses of the intimidation often associated with classical music. After Decades, the Philharmonic’s Hall Sounds and Feels More Intimate 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z

The orchestra’s incoming chief conductor, Daniele Gatti will open the fall season with a new tradition this year: RCO Opening Night, a black-tie affair that kicks off the season with classical music hits. What's on This Week Around the World 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z

On one level, classical music concerns a dialogue between old and new. Review | The Knights weave old and new in concert of surprises at Dumbarton Oaks 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

“Military music was a branch of their classical music,” Walter Zev Feldman, the author of “Music of the Ottoman Court,” said. A Family’s 400-Year-Old Musical Secret Still Rings True 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z

In classical music, unlike in film, players are often performing repertory works, like the “Goldberg” Variations, which are familiar to their audiences. Lang Lang: The Pianist Who Plays Too Muchly 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z

The audience proved a touchingly friendly mix of Deadheads in full tie-dye regalia and conventionally formal classical music concertgoers. San Francisco Symphony interprets John Cage, with great results 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

Phil, Swed found some rough edges in the blending of Iceland’s popular rock band and classical music, including audience members who treated a chamber choir as a warm-up act. Essential Arts & Culture: 'The Encounter's' circular time, L.A. Phil's Icelandic time, Center Theater Group's anniversary time 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z

He was making connections between jazz and Indian classical music long before anyone else was. Holding out for a hero: Soweto Kinch on Joe Harriott 2011-07-21T21:30:01Z

The concert, which mixed Asian and Western classical music, was followed by a dinner that celebrated the Year of the Tiger. East Meets West at Lincoln Center 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z

In classical music, it can sometimes feel hard to fully feel the relevance of a composer who has been dead for centuries. She Quickened the Pulse of 17th-Century Music 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z

Nonetheless, a casual classical music fan may find it daunting, as most of it is devoted to analyses of a lifetime of compositions. John Adams on Debussy, the First Modernist 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

For this edited conversation, Chen spoke about his quartet, why he's spending more time in Berlin and how to get kids interested in classical music. Violinist Ray Chen, 27, on his new group and classical music in the Instagram age 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

So the news that Mr. Salonen, 60, will become the next music director of the San Francisco Symphony, which the orchestra announced on Wednesday, is sure to stun the classical music field. San Francisco Symphony Lands a Disrupter: Esa-Pekka Salonen 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z

It underscored Goodall's killer point: anybody who tells you classical music is dead just doesn't go to the pictures. Mayday; Story of Music – TV review 2013-03-04T07:00:00Z

THE major institutions of classical music in New York are pretty much in snooze mode during the final week of August. The Week Ahead: Aug. 26 — Sept. 1 2012-08-26T07:00:06Z

Its courtesy is the courtesy of ballet, of orderly entrances and exits and the sharing of stage space, but also of classical music. Review: American Ballet Theater in Mark Morris’s Take on Manners 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z

Since his time with the Beatles and Wings, Mr. McCartney, 68, has long staked a claim in the world of classical music. Paul McCartney Composes Work for City Ballet 2011-02-23T23:05:59Z

The Bayreuth Festival in Germany is one of the most venerable events in classical music. After 145 Years, Bayreuth Festival Has Its First Female Conductor 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z

One of the sunniest pieces of classical music ever written, Borodin’s String Quartet No. 2, which the composer dedicated to his wife of 20 years, seems to imply that all is well with the world. Music Review: Moscow String Quartet at Frick Collection - Review 2011-10-04T20:14:39Z

In the wake of pandemic lockdowns, and as classical music continues to drift further from the mainstream, ticket sales that were once energized by the names and faces of beloved maestros have dried up. In ‘Tár,’ a Female Maestro Falls Into the Same Old Traps 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z

Q. Do you think your audience in smaller towns will be familiar with classical music? Amit Peled, Cellist, Walks in the Footsteps of Pablo Casals 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

The Usher Hall, in Edinburgh, is a formal venue, principally for classical music and recitals. How Muriel Spark Came Home to Scotland 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

Ainhoa Arteta, a leading Basque soprano, publicly criticized the programming in June as lacking in classical music, and lamenting that it made no reference to flagship Basque artists. As Culture Capital, San Sebastián Weighs the Theme of Peace 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z

Early in the concert, she sang with the inflections of Indian classical music, and she was gorgeously ethereal in the quiet opening section of “Naane Varugiraen.” Review: A. R. Rahman, Full of Bollywood Hits at the Beacon 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

Porter cuts a striking figure in the refined world of classical music. Next lesson for Simone Porter, 17: solo debut with L.A. Philharmonic 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z

In classical music, we’re hearing more and more performances of complete cycles: for instance, all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas in a single day. Looking for your next binge-watching marathon? Try 17 hours of opera. 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

I worry about the future of Southern California citrus in a future of climate change, but on Saturday night, the future of classical music — of all music — seemed in the right new hands. Evening of tangerine dreams as wild Up makes its Santa Barbara debut 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z

Read more listings for art, classical music, dance, film, television and theater. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 70 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

I studied classical music for four years but had to give that up when I went off to boarding school. Stars In Our Eyes: This Season's New Music Talent 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z

He formed a rock band in his teens and went on to study western classical music in London at Trinity College of Music before beginning his musical career back in India writing advertising jingles. Around the world with AR Rahman 2010-04-01T21:05:00Z

A: I’ve been a fan of classical music since I was a teenager. Richard Thompson: Innovation in, nostalgia out 2013-03-10T23:57:00Z

The project was the vexed beneficiary of one of the largest single donations in classical music history. Lucerne Festival Opera House Project Killed by Vote 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z

Both also prove that Adams’s sense of humor is intact and that classical music in the 21st century can be an awful lot of fun. CD Reviews: John Adams’s musical jokes 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

Reviewing the society’s opening night last month in The New York Times, Zachary Woolfe chided the organization for “a conservatism extreme even by classical music’s low standards.” Chamber Music Society’s Leaders on Balancing Old and New 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z

The guitarist has taken on everything from blues to classical music and made it sound utterly his own, bending entire genres to his will. Guitar legend Jeff Beck stays within retro limits 2011-04-04T05:00:00Z

I didn’t think it was really possible for me to do classical music. He Turned ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Into Protest Music 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

It was the era of the Three Tenors, and commercials with memorable music – Hamlet cigars, British Airways – so the pair decided there was mileage in making classical music more accessible in a popular format. Michael Bukht obituary 2011-08-07T17:29:31Z

The rest of the festival lineup includes classical music from across Europe. What's on This Week Around the World 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z

What’s more, while a certain basic familiarity with classical music may not be essential to appreciating most of the show’s humor, it certainly helps with the myriad subtleties. Peter Schickele Brings P.D.Q Bach Back to the Stage 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

A born storyteller, he was also a devotee of classical music, and I often ran into him and Susan at Meany Hall and Benaroya concerts. Clayton Corzatte is remembered for more than fine acting 2013-05-15T23:24:28Z

He was maybe more secretive than most celebrated conductors about his personal life, but dark sides were all but expected in classical music and particularly the opera, where emotions necessarily runneth over. On the Met's James Levine, and the age-old debate of separating the art from the artist 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

In his speech, the incorrigible, estimable artist Grayson Perry encouraged the anoraks and nerds of the classical music world to keep on being, well, anoraks and nerds. Grayson Perry dons his anorak at the Royal Philharmonic Society awards 2010-05-11T21:20:00Z

“People there don’t pay attenton to classical music. It’s all cultural, traditional music.” Girma Yifrashewa’s blend of European piano and Ethiopian music 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

There’s a big gap between the way classical music is introduced to lay listeners and the way musicians experience it. Perspective | The best way to understand a Beethoven concerto? From a musician’s point of view. 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z

To be fair, the opera could single-handedly fill out a playlist of classical music’s greatest hits, with its Overture, Habanera and “Toreador Song,” among other gems. Review: ‘Carmen’ Returns to Its Comic Opera Roots 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z

Topi Lehtipuu, a Paris-based Finnish tenor and an artistic director of the Turku Music Festival, an annual festival of classical music, recently performed a concert in the attic of an abandoned gas storage tank. The Europe Issue: A Finnish City Prepares for the Limelight 2010-10-07T15:10:00Z

One of the boldest thinkers and most delightful composers in this vein is Hazama, who studied Western classical music in Japan before making the jump to jazz. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

Last month alone, an A.I. artwork won a prize in Colorado and a computer program improvised a classical music solo in real time in New York City. A ‘Virtual Rapper’ Was Fired. Questions About Art and Tech Remain. 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z

“It’s so prevalent in classical music, but also prevalent in the larger society,” she said in an interview. Violinist Apologizes for ‘Culturally Insensitive’ Remarks About Asians 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z

At his apartment, Mariño spoke about his new album, his desire to go beyond castrati roles and his campaign to free himself — along with classical music generally — from the confines of traditional gender boundaries. ‘I Would Love to Sing Lucia’: A Male Soprano Comes Into His Own 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

This week, we want you to suggest your favourite pop songs inspired by classical music. Readers recommend: classical songs 2012-06-07T21:00:02Z

Some of the archive’s most interesting material comes from Bernstein, the dominant personality of the orchestra, and perhaps of American classical music as a whole, in the second half of the 20th century. Mahler Said What to Whom? 2011-02-03T22:00:06Z

Women are repeatedly erased from the history of classical music, art and medicine. Why Wonder Woman is a masterpiece of subversive feminism 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z

This fall’s classical music calendar features more than 100 events. Classical Fall Preview: Debuts, Premieres, a New Philharmonic Maestro 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

You can make classical music with only one instrument. Perspective | A beginner’s guide to enjoying classic music. No snobs allowed 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z

We live in times when classical music venues are experiencing difficulties in appealing to young audiences. An Advocate for Classical Music and Women 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

Baseball and classical music both claim an open-ended sense of time. Music: Ballplayers Who Hit the Right Note 2011-06-24T19:50:28Z

“So much of what needs to change in classical music is what needs to change in the country writ large,” Woody says. That sound you’re hearing is classical music’s long overdue reckoning with racism 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z

There are some examples of overtone singing in European classical music. Hey, what's that sound: Throat singing 2010-06-02T12:02:00Z

Conductor James Lowe is an energetic evangelist for classical music and tonight we see him audition a number of aspiring teenage musicians. BBC Proms 2010-07-24T05:45:00Z

Mr. Fishman, more of a classical music fan than a balletomane, said he would probably resign from the New York Philharmonic board to make more time for the ballet. City Ballet Board Names Jay S. Fishman as Chairman 2012-06-13T22:14:18Z

Javier C. Hernández is a culture reporter, covering the world of classical music and dance in New York City and beyond. Gustavo Dudamel, Star Maestro, to Resign From Paris Opera 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z

The actor said he was exposed to classical music at an early age thanks to his mother, Talia Shire, who would take him to the L.A. 'Mozart in the Jungle' plays it close to home in the classical world 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

I don’t: I was forced to learn my instrument by abusive parents who thought classical music was posh. What I’m really thinking: the orchestral musician 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z

We have seen a lot of classical music organizations make that mistake, and when you lie to people once, they don’t come back again. Chamber Music?s Busy Power Couple 2010-10-15T16:57:00Z

On Friday the Salzburg Festival, classical music and opera’s most storied annual event, announced its 2022 summer season — back to prepandemic scale, with more than 200 events over six weeks beginning July 18. Amid Virus Surge, Salzburg Festival Announces Next Summer 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z

It's a movie whose characters talk of books, classical music and life in smart, snappy dialogue that'll occasionally break your heart, and when it's over you'll wish the characters were still around. May 22 at SIFF: 'The Do-Deca-Pentathlon,' 'Liberal Arts' 2012-05-21T19:06:03Z

The bottom-line argument remains largely the same for most of the recent and ongoing labor unrest in classical music institutions. Black Friday for orchestras — three strikes, and music’s out 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z

It is an occasion that will be mostly overlooked in the classical music world, since this composer’s name continues to strike fear in the hearts of audiences. Making Milton Babbitt’s Legacy Less Fearsome 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

He became the first classical music television star. Leonard Bernstein at 100: Why the music world is making this the Year of Lenny 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z

During his ascent, classical music was a growth industry, with lucrative recording contracts and touring opportunities. Ronald A. Wilford, Manager to a Host of Legendary Maestros, Dies at 87 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z

But by trying to reach beyond the classical-music bubble, Bonds also found the classical music world overlooked her. Perspective | A forgotten voice for civil rights rises in song at Georgetown 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z

Early buzz on classical music blogs about Fleming's redefinition of rock opera has been less than kind. Opera star Fleming sets out on "Dark" adventure 2010-04-16T23:15:00Z

Today’s classical music audience has mixed feelings about arrangements like this. Rearranging Ideas About Alternate Arrangements 2010-06-11T14:18:00Z

Her melodies reach back to the hearty simplicity of folk songs; she uses the modes of Arabic classical music, but at times her improvisations also hint at raga, Japanese music and Tibetan overtone singing. Music Review: Ghalia Benali at French Institute Alliance Française 2013-05-16T21:42:33Z

"The level of dedication and technical prowess required in classical music is serious," Canellakis says. At Olympic Music Festival, a cellist with a 'thirst' for comedy 2012-08-09T20:27:03Z

It plans to offer pop music and classical music and theater and visual arts, all mingling on an equal footing, with free and low-priced tickets interleaved among the $150 ones. Perspective | Along New York’s High Line, a $500 million effort to bring the arts to everyone 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z

Plenty of will — along with political and financial resources few other classical music organizations could possibly deploy — is evident here this summer. Opera Goes On in Salzburg, With Lots and Lots of Testing 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

It is a work that figured prominently on Times classical music critic Mark Swed's list of the best classical moments of 2014: "an unforgettably haunting, harrowing evocation of the plight of Pennsylvania's coal miners." Art, not politics led to dissident artist Tania Bruguera's Herb Alpert award 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

Common: A thriller that uses classical music to ramp up tension. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Philharmonia’ and Vanessa Hudgens 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

“Yannick has been an incredible injection of hope for classical music in general, not just the orchestra.” Yannick, unique: Philadelphia Orchestra hopes it’s found its savior. 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

“It’s a perfect introduction for anyone under 30,” she added, “because it does transcend your basic classical music expectations.” Balloons, iPads, Aquarium: A Conductor Creates a ‘Creation’ 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z

But it frustrates me that classical music gets sidelined. Songs for squaddies: the war musical Lads in Their Hundreds 2010-05-19T21:30:00Z

This is partly because it’s a much-loved event that people defend to the last, so scorn at your peril, and partly because it’s one of the great success stories of classical music. Last Night of the London Proms: A Sonic Potpourri 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z

He had been asked a question about his sprawling presence in classical music as arguably the world’s most influential conducting teacher. The Teacher Behind the World’s Great Conductors 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z

His violin magic transcended the world of classical music, earning him fame on radio and in Hollywood. Jascha Heifetz's vast recorded legacy lives on 2011-06-08T13:53:00Z

It's an attempt, beginning last night, to return new classical music to the capital. London contemporary music festival: a new twist on a classical concept 2013-07-26T14:43:00Z

HAMBURG, Germany — After a delay of six years and about a tenfold increase in costs, a new classical music performance space here is preparing to open its doors. In Hamburg, a New Musical Landmark for a City With Plans 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z

As well as that there is a prospective classical music festival and another pop festival. Power to the people 2011-06-15T09:24:05Z

The New York Times described this movie as "an extremely ambitious classical music video." Immortal Beloved: beating Beethoven into Meat Loaf 2010-07-01T15:01:00Z

But there is no disentangling the performance of classical music from a state of political affairs that many object to. Fiddling While Venezuela Starves? Bolívar Symphony Opens Carnegie Season 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z

Not the least of the challenges that classical music faces is the increasingly unworkable celebrity-maestro model—a twentieth-century mutation, stemming from a disproportionate emphasis on the music of prior eras. The Berlin Philharmonic Searches for a Messiah 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

Long waits are not unusual in the classical music world, where major organizations and top talents typically plan their schedules four or five years in advance. Yannick Nézet-Séguin to Succeed James Levine as Met Opera’s Music Director 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

Paris city hall defended the project as "more than just a concert hall", calling it a daring and necessary bid to renew classical music audiences. Philharmonie de Paris: a grand design turned £300m 'bottomless pit' 2012-12-30T19:07:06Z

While the inner-city teenagers rejected more conventional classical music, they felt the impact of Varèse's sounds. Edgard Var?se: in wait for the future 2010-04-08T21:30:00Z

Gradually he incorporated influences from classical music, jazz and traditional Celtic and British folk songs. Bert Jansch, Influential Guitarist, Is Dead at 67 2011-10-06T03:47:15Z

“The challenge facing classical music today is not a depletion of audience or potential audience, or the aging of the audience,” he wrote. American Symphony Orchestra Trims Programs 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z

Stagings of it are practically impossible undertakings, but a recent performance in Bochum, Germany, revealed its power. “The ensembles never seem to react to one another,” writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed. Essential Arts & Culture: Norton Simon keeps its Cranachs, Doug Aitken lands at MOCA, the power of 'Carré' 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z

Young people in Iran are hungry for music of all kinds, but for western classical music particularly in my experience. Mahan Esfahani: Why I'm proud to take part in the Proms 2012-07-20T14:06:00Z

In 1997, US classical music magazine Fanfare called him "the best pianist currently playing", and he was an made an Officer of the Order of Canada the following year. Pianist taken to hospital mid-recital 2013-10-18T09:20:06Z

And in “Succession,” he evokes a classical music tradition in which a composer doodles at the piano to improvise on a theme, putting it through permutations based on mood and form. The ‘Succession’ Soundtrack Is Fit for a Concert Hall 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z

It was a characteristically sensuous, appealing performance from one of the most frustrating figures in classical music. Joshua Bell Plays Mostly Mozart 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

Though that show, closely choreographed to popular classical music, showed an artistry of its own, the contrast could hardly have been greater. Extraordinary Creatures, and Some Elusive Ones, at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

In Los Angeles “no decision is made without Plácido,” said Deborah Borda, the president and chief executive of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and a major player in the Los Angeles classical music world. 2010-01-13T22:49:00Z

Racial barriers in our world are not gone, so why can we imagine that racial barriers in classical music and opera world are gone? ArtsBeat: Jessye Norman Talks About ‘Stand Up Straight and Sing!’ 2014-05-06T16:27:37Z

Lucerne’s leaders hope that the focus on diversity will help prompt discussions about racism, sexism and exclusion across classical music. A European Music Festival’s Push for Diversity Stirs Debate 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z

I came from a house without any classical music. Corinne Bailey Rae, Sir Mark Elder and other musicians' greatest on-stage moments 2010-08-05T20:30:00Z

In the 1980s, he began solo improvisations to Glenn Gould’s recording of Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations, moving to classical music in often unorthodox ways, and with disarming freshness. Review: At MoMA, Dances by Steve Paxton, an Original Too Rarely Seen 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z

The London-based multi-instrumentalist’s latest album, “More Arriving,” is a vibrant cacophony of Indian classical music, jazz and hip-hop that takes aim at cultural stereotypes and negative attitudes to immigration. Beyond the Stereotypes, a New View of Indian Music 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z

The reviews have been negative, notes Times classical music critic Mark Swed. Essential Art & Culture: Getty Center at 20, a show unearths Mexican masterpieces, a gold rush opera 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

He thought he would play classical music, but then switched to jazz. Wild sounds: Jazz improv and field recordings mix for ‘End of Summer Sound Vespers’ 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

Trained in classical music and jazz, Mr. Swingle began the group almost as a lark in Paris, where he had lived off and on since the 1950s. Ward Swingle, Who Made Classical Music Jazzy, Dies at 87 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

It was the latest setback for Barenboim, a titan in classical music, who has withdrawn from performances lately. Daniel Barenboim, Star Conductor, Withdraws from ‘Ring’ Cycle in Berlin 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z

Members of the Sonic Arts Union helped rewire classical music in the 1960s. Celebrating a Union That Rewired Classical Music 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z

After the killing of George Floyd sparked nationwide demonstrations against racial injustice and police brutality, institutions across society felt compelled to reckon with racial disparities within their ranks — and that includes classical music. Best Classical Music of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z

Collaborations outside of classical music are central to their mission. Seattle trapeze artists team up with live orchestra for what may be a first-of-its-kind performance 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z

The show isn’t all so intense, but it is unsparing in its discussions of race, history and classical music. Two Musicians of Color Are Creating Their Own Space 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z

Bumbershoot is light on traditional forms of performance this year — no ballet or modern dance or classical music. 5 artsy things to do at Bumbershoot 2013 2013-08-23T23:07:29Z

It’s true that classical music lovers generally shut up and listen. 4 myths about classical music debunked 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

For seven years Allauddin Khan was Shankar's musical mentor and through this connection Shankar inherited a great tradition of classical music. Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar dies 2012-12-12T07:46:00Z

Plus, he is someone who uses his popularity to promote classical music. When Dennis Prager conducts Santa Monica Symphony, there's no avoiding politics 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z

The RPS awards are the highest recognition for live classical music in Britain. Sarah Connolly wins UK classical music's top live singing award 2013-05-14T21:06:15Z

Lord Hall is expected to say that, while classical music is in robust health, its future popularity is not guaranteed unless more children and young people are exposed to it. BBC to take classical music to class 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z

One group was given relaxing classical music to listen to at bedtime, a second group was supplied with an audiobook, and the third received nothing. Can music help us fall asleep? 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Muti's appointee, visited area schools and neighborhoods where classical music became a powerful means of inspiring hope among disadvantaged, at-risk and incarcerated young people. From Muti to 'Macbeth,' a good year in classical music 2010-12-23T19:54:00Z

Read more listings for art, classical music, film, pop music, television and theater. 39 Dance Performances to See This Fall 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

The festivals, which include one of Sweden’s largest, Way Out West, and the BBC Proms, which describes itself as the world’s largest classical music event, agreed to aim for gender parity by 2022. Some Music Festivals Balk at Booking 50% Female Acts. One Just Did It. 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z

For most people, only classical music will do, even if they don’t otherwise listen to it. Perspective | Can Meghan and Harry make you care about Handel? 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

I maintain, though, that opportunity awaits to promote classical music as a haven for device-free absorption in live musical performances. The Concert Hall as Refuge in a Restless, Web-Driven World 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z

Diversity: One of “Hamilton’s” distinctions is the way it breaks a white, male tradition wide open to everybody — something that many in the classical music field are trying to do as well. Perspective | Summer is rich with historic American music 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

If classical music hadn't "overstepped the mark and turned megalomaniacal," presumably it would have prospered, as pop music has done. The war on culture: How conservatives and progressives joined forces to crush art 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z

New Year's resolution: Lift your spirits with classical music. 31 Days of Mozart on Classical KING FM 2010-12-29T21:17:04Z

On top of that, the old dual way to receive classical music is dead. Digital and Direct Sales Now Bring Orchestras to Fans 2010-04-02T20:56:00Z

The administrators of the Music Center oversee the venues at the heart of L.A.'s classical music and theater scene. Music Center and a key fundraising ally are not in harmony 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

Only 14 guests are allowed to attend, but the ceremony includes an aisle runner, red silk rose petals, LED lighting and classical music, the website says. NYC's new Vegas-style wedding chapel offers coronavirus-safe ceremonies 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z

During the year and a half when the pandemic forced performing arts institutions to close, and countless freelance artists lost their livelihoods, the fragility of classical music was exposed as never before. Best Classical Music of 2021 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z

Tamhane spent four years researching, filming and editing “The Disciple,” which follows a would-be classical music vocalist who struggles to balance his craft’s centuries-old traditions with contemporary Mumbai. ‘The Disciple’ returns India to Venice film fest competition 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z

The private show that took place Tuesday, to the classical music Mr. McQueen had been listening to as he cut and fitted the 2010 autumn collection, was a requiem for a great designer. Special Report: McQueen's Mesmerizing Finale 2010-03-09T18:27:00Z

The Metropolitan Opera, housed at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and among the largest and most storied classical music venues in North America, remains open. Potential buyer of New York City Opera objects to delays 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

No figure in classical music is more iconic than the conductor, or more misunderstood. Perspective | What does a conductor do, anyway? A music critic lays it out. 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z

Strings, a nonprofit devoted to bringing classical music to underserved communities. Perspective | People are upset when an orchestra closes. If only they went to the concerts. 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z

And Mr. Rattle remains one of classical music’s great communicators. Over 16 Years, Simon Rattle Transformed the Berlin Philharmonic. Here’s How. 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z

But classical music also is often used as a plot point. Perspective | When classical music becomes another character in a movie 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z

The festival, which focuses on opera, classical music, dance and film screenings, will also include solo appearances by artists like the pianist Krystian Zimerman. What's On This Week Around The World 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

His appointment comes amid a broader reckoning in classical music over severe gender and racial disparities. Baltimore Symphony’s New Conductor Breaks a Racial Barrier 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

But in the smaller Weill space, Mr. Tines’s program may have more to say about the future of classical music. What to See and Experience in New York City This Spring 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

While the Soviet Union was instrumental in spreading classical music to other Communist Asian nations — like China and North Korea — it was obliged to start from square one in Mongolia. Music and Dance: A Bastion of Classical Repertory on the Asian Steppe 2011-06-07T11:30:06Z

The academy, Mr. Yu said, is just one of many pieces that China needs to complete its classical music solar system. New York Philharmonic and Shanghai Symphony Become Partners 2012-11-14T03:00:00Z

A group of Ukrainian musicians and critics, however, are working to change that, with efforts like Ukrainian Live Classic, an initiative for the promotion of Ukrainian classical music around the world. When Ukrainian Music Wasn’t Under Threat, It Thrived 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z

“We have a very dynamic new head of classical music, Toks Dada, who has a very clear strategy and has very ambitious plans for bringing new audiences to classical music.” Where Culture Flows Along London’s River Thames 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z

The opening proved a gathering of the innovative and idealist wing of the classical music world, and conversation turned to new possibilities. L.A. Phil chief Deborah Borda to leave for New York 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z

But while ticket sales for classical music and opera have reportedly been soft elsewhere in the country, most of the events I’ve attended here in the city have had sizable audiences. Review: ‘Messiah’ Brings the New York Philharmonic to Church 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

“There are about 90 concerts, 80 of which, at least, are core classical music,” he said. Cheap Tickets Are the Best Tickets at the Proms 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

In the world of classical music, distinctions of all kinds — stylistic, national, ethnic, religious — are often eased through illuminating, creative programming emphasizing resonance and links. Jordi Savall links cultures of Spain, Mexico in new program 2014-02-25T22:41:50Z

“It will also help jazz gain the same level of respect around here that classical music does.” Arts: Sleepy Jazz Scene Shows Signs of Awakening 2010-05-16T01:58:00Z

Across Europe, the model of publicly funded radio orchestras and classical music stations is being buffeted. The Proms, BBC’s Classical Music Festival, Is All the More Important as Austerity Looms 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

"Everything we're learning by playing classical music will allow us to enrich our own music as well and immortalise it by writing it down," he says. The scratch orchestra of Kinshasa 2013-05-09T17:29:43Z

Some young people view The Beatles as classical musicians And when classical music is presented and marketed in the right way, it is incredibly popular with young people. Doomed? 2011-05-12T12:33:19Z

In classical music, you say goodbye with a big weekend concert blowout. In sunny Santa Barbara, the New York Philharmonic gives its conductor a cold farewell 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z

Hopefully that will change people’s perceptions of what classical music is. Royal wedding cello prodigy hopes to inspire classical music’s next generation 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z

But I think that the 10 pieces on this particular list do represent an excellent starting point for any child to explore the incredible world of classical music. BBC's Ten Pieces for schools: The verdict 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

He may have been the most glamorous photographer in the world, but in the context of film, literature and classical music, he was still only a fashion photographer. Richard Avedon’s Wall-Size Ambitions 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z

Put it this way: it is unlikely that Harrison Ford will waltz around a stage singing I Feel Pretty, or read James Fenimore Cooper while backed by classical music anytime soon. 'I’m nothing but compost’: Bill Murray on good friends, bad bosses and Harvey Weinstein 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

When classical music becomes part of our lives, we risk letting it become mundane and overlooking its wonders.  Under Eschenbach, NSO pays dutiful homage to greatness 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

As orchestras and symphonies across the globe have been struggling to attract younger audiences to classical music, groups of classically trained musicians and conductors are taking their music to the people. Bringing Classical Music to the Club Scene 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z

His questions were driven by his perception that the classical music world was becoming “extremely disconnected from everything going on around you.” David Greilsammer and H J Lim, Pianists Stepping Out 2012-08-26T02:43:13Z

After many years in downtown Manhattan, the annual eight-hour celebration of contemporary classical music will take place at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, May 6. Bang on a Can Marathon Moves to Brooklyn Museum 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

“We’re saying, ‘Watch our TV show, and maybe this will inspire you to go to the symphony and have classical music be part of your life.’ ” All-Star Orchestra Records Series for WNET 2012-08-31T21:48:03Z

The album, released October 2, follows her 2011 song cycle "Night of Hunters", also inspired by classical music. Tori Amos puts new spin on old songs for "Gold Dust" 2012-10-25T22:13:20Z

A music lover, Ulmer offered no mere facile correlation of classical music and evil but a view of culture at war with itself, of European self-destruction through its own arch-cultural furies. My Favorite Halloween Movie 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

As when he suggests this approach to classical music: "The best kind of classical performance is not a retreat into the past but an intensification of the present." 'Listen to This': Alex Ross ponders 21st-century music 2010-10-06T23:07:00Z

He studied classical music at first, practicing for hours every day, and made his debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra playing a concerto by Mozart. Book review: Herbie Hancock’s ‘Possibilities’

That "Breathless" was a revolutionary moment in the history of cinema — one frequently compared to "The Rite of Spring" in classical music, or "Ulysses" in literature — is beyond any dispute. "Breathless": Rebel postcard from the past 2010-05-29T18:01:00Z

But in classical music, for young performers to be pulling in even a modest income from a chamber group qualifies as a success story. Four Guys Named JACK 2010-09-03T15:19:00Z

Despite the ban on reviews, Leighton Kerner, classical music critic for the Village Voice, was in the audience made up mainly of Wall Street celebrities, along with at least one senator and two prime ministers. Gilbert Kaplan, millionaire businessman and self-taught maestro of Mahler, dies at 74 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

Time magazine covered it, and it set her on a path to renown, although a career in classical music was off-limits because of both her gender and her race. 10 Women in Jazz Who Never Got Their Due 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z

After aversion therapy, which makes him allergic to sex, violence and classical music, Alex is cured – but only in the English version. Sue Arnold's audiobook choice ? reviews 2010-12-18T14:52:01Z

Copland served as a preface to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, with which Dudamel had made classical music and L.A. history at the Hollywood Bowl eight years ago. Dudamel and Beethoven — and Vin Scully — for the common man 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z

Even though Korwar’s music incorporates elements of Indian classical music, he said he was frustrated that it was this element that the music industry focused on. Beyond the Stereotypes, a New View of Indian Music 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z

He was discouraged from pursuing his interest in the classics, he later recalled, by a teacher who recognized his gifts as an improviser and felt that studying classical music would be a waste of time. George Shearing, ?Lullaby of Birdland? Jazz Virtuoso, Dies at 91 2011-02-14T18:49:32Z

But at the same time they were all also envisioning a future for music where boundaries didn’t exist, where you could have a cross-fertilization between the avant-garde, classical music and pop. A ?60s Mash-Up That Didn?t Happen 2011-03-06T01:44:59Z

It’s to play concerts and to teach, but also be a small part in bringing back what classical music was: entertainment. Amit Peled, Cellist, Walks in the Footsteps of Pablo Casals 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

Indeed, the line between the competition and other classical music organizations is increasingly blurred. Perspective | ‘More like a festival’: How classical competitions are reinventing themselves 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z

They were where seemingly incompatible composers could meet on a program, if not in person, and where adventurous pop and jazz artists could be welcomed into the once cordoned-off environment of contemporary classical music. What to See and Experience in New York City This Spring 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

Mr. Rubin was a patron of classical music who employed a chauffeur. Stephen Rubin, ‘Quintessential Hitmaker’ of the Book World, Dies at 81 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z

The “Dies Irae” contains some of the most familiar passages in classical music, frequently heard in popular culture and recognizable by those who might not even have heard of the composer. Critics Pick Recordings to Celebrate Verdi’s Bicentennial 2013-12-26T22:00:58Z

All of them supplied a revolutionary new-world spirit to classical music, putting expression and passion for progress above blandly comforting old-world beauty. Robert Mann: A musical revolutionary on par with Cage, Bernstein, Callas and Gould 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

And fans of classical music, who tend to be a bit older than, say, the average Lorde fan, are not always comfortable adapting to new technologies. Detroit Symphony Dives Headlong Into Streaming 2014-03-21T22:02:56Z

And if you haven’t already, take a look at a related article by our chief classical music critic, Anthony Tommasini, from this week. ArtsBeat: A Place to Talk About the "Ring" by Wagner at the Metropolitan Opera 2012-04-06T17:04:47Z

“There is definitely something in the air,” he said of the current wave of spirituality in classical music. Critic’s Notebook: Salzburg to Lincoln Center, Spirituality Is on the Program 2012-07-26T02:37:36Z

The Grammy Awards for classical music are irrelevant: I, and many others, have been saying that for years. Perspective | Orchestras don’t get record deals any more. The Grammys show a silver lining. 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

Heyward said that his own experience of falling in love with classical music had convinced him of its enduring appeal. Baltimore Symphony’s New Conductor Breaks a Racial Barrier 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

The classical music field is, they agreed, often too eager to change things up simply to attract new audiences. This String Quartet Has a Line of Craft Beer 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

“I hope this is the beginning of a bigger conversation about how we handle harassment in classical music, and how conductors are often held on a pedestal,” she said. Trinity Church Fires Conductor After Misconduct Accusation 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z

In a telephone interview from his home in Santa Monica, Calif., Mr. Cooder, 65, talked about writing protest music and his need for acupuncture and French classical music to relax in such troubling times. For Ry Cooder, a Dog’s Life and a Deal With the Devil 2012-08-24T17:43:15Z

To help finance an album of works by the composer Joan Tower, the orchestra turned for the first time to a source more associated with indie rock than with classical music: Kickstarter. Kickstarter as a Path to Grammy Nominations, Far Beyond the Indie Scene 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

“It’s not like he is following a trend in classical music right now,” he said. Hahn-Bin Straddles Classical Music and Fashion 2011-02-23T21:15:40Z

Inside, classical music trickled from the speakers and fine art hung on the walls. In South Korea, a search for beauty, one day at a time 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

Much of the classical music industry has since abased itself at Mäkelä’s feet. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z

One of her colleagues is Dr. Salim Namour, who, in a grim motif, cues up his iPhone with classical music before operating. ‘The Cave’ Review: Do No Harm, for as Long as Possible 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

Then I used a little jazz, a little classical music. Donovan to Enter Songwriters Hall of Fame 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

The classical music team of The New York Times shares its favorite albums of the year below. The Best Classical Music Recordings of 2015 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

A cellist and scholar of Russian classical music, Professor Ewell, 54, describes himself as an activist for racial, gender and social justice and a critic of whiteness in music theory. Obscure Musicology Journal Sparks Battles Over Race and Free Speech 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z

The honorees — selected based on the recommendation of an advisory committee that includes Kennedy Center officials and past award recipients — represent folk, country and classical music, as well as theater and television. Kennedy Center to Honor Dick Van Dyke and Others at Scaled-Down Events 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z

But, of course, classical music at the Super Bowl is not business as usual. Gustavo Dudamel and Youth Orchestra L.A.'s Super Bowl halftime show will be a win for the arts 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

“This is something that’s so wrong with the classical music industry: the fear of something new.” Asians Are Represented in Classical Music. But Are They Seen? 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z

I grew up with classical music in my house at all times. A New Film Shines a Light on Women Conductors 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, many classical crossover musicians hope their music can serve as a gateway to get younger audiences interested in classical music. Classical Crossover for the Win 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

It's all front, though, which is why the progressive feminisation of classical music in its performers, conductors and composers is so profoundly positive. Sex still sells classical music but attitudes are changing 2013-06-11T16:59:45Z

The remarkably extended five-year contest to succeed Rattle in Berlin guarantees that most of the big names in classical music will be heading for the German capital over the coming seasons. Simon Rattle is to leave Berlin: what next for him and the Philharmoniker? 2013-01-10T16:20:19Z

A lot of artists, for instance on the classical music side, will travel to Los Angeles and maybe San Francisco. Matt Krashan bids farewell to UW World Series 2011-05-11T20:24:04Z

As the indie mentality gradually pervades the classical music world, though, this tendency to compartmentalize is changing — to the benefit of audiences. A jam session of harpsichord and zarb as indie spirit grows in classical music 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

When I consider classical music in film, though, I’m thinking of actual concert works from the classical canon: Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” in “Apocalypse Now,” Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” in Woody Allen’s “Manhattan.” Perspective | When classical music becomes another character in a movie 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z

Gilbert asks: I’m very open when it comes to my lack of knowledge about classical music and opera. Love Classical Music? Anthony Tommasini Recommends Contemporary Composers 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z

Carnegie is already a potent force on the classical music scene, staging festivals, anointing composers and musicians in residence and showcasing soloists, chamber groups and orchestras in the concerts that it presents. With More Than Concerts, Carnegie Widens Its Playing Field 2011-01-19T17:27:46Z

Afghanistan has a strong musical tradition, influenced by Iranian and Indian classical music, and a thriving pop music scene flourished in the past 20 years. Afghan music school students flown out, headed to Portugal 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

Candles, classical music and tender duets framed by ornate crown molding — it was quite a romantic setting. The intimacy of dance, brought even closer​ 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

Indian classical music was born when time barely existed. Ravi Shankar's music was a world apart from the hippy culture that embraced it 2012-12-12T16:00:00Z

"Classical music means Mozart and Beethoven and when you say Irish classical music their eyes just widen," Deane, who recently turned 60, told Reuters over lunch at a French-style bistro in Dublin. Irish composer Raymond Deane talks Achill, Alma and ABBA too 2013-02-14T14:01:41Z

"The classical music we originally used did the art a disservice – taking away its cutting ege." Block rocking dad 2013-02-26T08:36:22Z

As its calendar makes clear, rarely does a day go by in the Puget Sound area without some kind of live classical music, much of it inexpensive or even free. Seattle Symphony is up for 3 Grammys. Here’s a beginners guide to enjoying the Symphony. 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z

So who were these classical music zealots spending a week in 100-degree Baltimore? Music: Playing With the Orchestra in Baltimore 2012-07-13T16:19:48Z

I very much wanted the classical music world represented in this building. "Only Murders in the Building" boss on the killer, who's back next season and a case for rewatching 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

She was 6 when her mother introduced her to classical music. Elayne Jones, Pioneering Percussionist, Is Dead at 94 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z

American classical music," Jamal continues, using the term he coined for jazz years ago, "interpreted the works of composers such as the Gershwins or Irving Berlin beyond their wildest dreams. Ahmad Jamal: 'After a time you discover the Mozart in you' 2013-02-01T05:00:00Z

It’s a message we all want, and one, evidently, that dovetails well with what classical music lovers want from their music — tonality, sweetness and a reaffirmation of general truths. Review | War is hell, and other original insights: ‘Silent Night’ at the opera 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z

Now China is reversing the exchange, not merely performing Western classical music in China, but exporting it. China’s newest export hit is classical music 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

In classical music, for instance, the pianist Maurizio Pollini’s crystalline virtuosity in the studio doesn’t prepare a listener for the daring, even reckless feats of musical imagination on which he tests that virtuosity in concert. John Coltrane Live: A Playlist 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z

The arts figure prominently among those included Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s Honors List, with two marquee names from the classical music world who have already been knighted gaining additional recognition. ArtsBeat: Simon Rattle Among the Artists on Queen Elizabeth’s Honors List 2013-12-31T16:22:52Z

But when he was asked if it might send more commissions his way, Mr. Norman raised concerns about the prize and the state of the classical music world. In Accepting the Grawemeyer Award, a Call for Diversity in Concert Halls 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

So much for the unfair perception of classical music as elitist and expensive. For a Music Critic, a Vacation That’s All Too Quiet 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z

Today’s nonconformists and mavericks, though well grounded in jazz’s history and repertoire, also incorporate elements of hip-hop, rock or classical music into their works. Playing outside the box 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

It’s important to put the festival in the larger context of the challenges facing classical music. Mostly Mozart, Mostly Improved 2013-07-26T20:05:06Z

The selection of Mr. Masur to lead the Philharmonic astounded nearly everyone in classical music circles. Kurt Masur Dies at 88; Conductor Transformed New York Philharmonic 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z

At home, they drink wine, listen to Western classical music and speak their minds. | 'Circumstance': ?Circumstance,? Directed by Maryam Keshavarz - Review 2011-08-25T21:59:50Z

The society's annual Music Awards, which honour musicians, composers, writers and arts organisations, are described by organisers as "the highest recognition for live classical music in the UK". 'Life-changing' musicians honoured 2013-04-24T15:21:08Z

He is known as a lover of classical music, a student of philosophy and world religions and a proponent of sometimes controversial ideas. In the Footsteps of Charles III 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z

The guitarist has taken on everything from blues to classical music and made it sound utterly his own, bending entire genres to his will.  Concert review: Jeff Beck at Cadillac Palace 2011-04-02T05:46:27Z

He taught music theory and history in New York City after getting his degrees and played classical guitar recitals and contemporary classical music on the electric guitar. Bryce Dessner talks about his 'double life' as a classical, rock musician 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z

This year’s theme of the Lucerne festival is the empowerment of women in classical music, particularly as composers and conductors. Why does L.A. need its own summer classical music festival? For answers, look 6,000 miles away 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

Weekend preview: From hard rock to hard bodies Whether you like classic rock or classical music, the weekend's got something good in store for you. Weekend preview: From hard rock to hard bodies 2012-11-09T19:01:12Z

He was into Indian classical music, meditation, things he thought were important in life to help you get through the madness. Treasure trove of George Harrison music unwrapped 2012-04-20T20:22:00Z

Both are happily married to spouses likewise renowned in the world of classical music, and perfectly adjusted and contented adults. Gifted and Talented and Complicated 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

Afghan classical music consists of a fusion of Indian classical music, Iranian poetry and Afghan folk music. Concert of Afghan traditional music at UW beautiful, mesmerizing 2012-04-25T20:12:05Z

Two weeks later they arranged for a first date, in Columbus, where they went to an Indian classical music concert, followed by dinner at a restaurant. Something Clicked and a Long-Distance Romance Blossoms 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z

Bernstein and Robbins would each return to Broadway, albeit with mixed success, while continuing to excel in classical music and ballet. A Golden Team, a Terrible Title and a Show That Vanished 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z

It’s possible that women are still struggling for parity because masculine tropes of “genius” are more prevalent in classical music than in any other art form. What Du Yun’s Pulitzer Win Means for Women in Classical Music 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z

I made two decisions: to invite other classical music newbies, and not to listen beforehand to any of the music that would be played. I Went to My First Classical Music Concert. It Was in My Living Room. 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z

The Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts has announced the classical music and opera programming for this summer’s festival, which will open on June 21 and run through Aug. 6. ArtsBeat: Caramoor Sets Lineup for Summer Festival 2014-01-21T18:40:15Z

From the late 1980s on, Ms. Brown opened up her next phase: a new engagement with classical music. Trisha Brown, Choreographer and Pillar of American Postmodern Dance, Dies at 80 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z

He wrote for the local paper, majored in English in college and started in radio in 1969 as a classical music announcer. Garrison Keillor: the downfall of a beloved figure accused of misconduct 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

There is no longer any justification for giving space to classical music, jazz, dance, or any other artistic activity that fails to ignite mass enthusiasm. The Fate of the Critic in the Clickbait Age 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z

New York classical music institutions are in a period of economic challenges. Back-to-Back Premieres Defy a Season of Leaner Offerings 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z

Charen, a classical music lover who often discusses music on her podcast, has convinced herself that learning an instrument will keep her mind sharp. Pundit Mona Charen blew up CPAC. Even she was stunned by the vitriol that ensued. 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z

For anyone with community music experience — or even anyone trained in the even-tempered world of Western classical music — this was entirely new territory. Sprawling Across New York, a Solstice Music Marathon 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z

The wood-paneled boat is a floating concert hall for classical music and offers a spectacular view of the historic bridge and Manhattan beyond. Trip Tips: New York City for music lovers 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

This festival kicks off the autumn classical music season in Berlin. Booka Shade in Marrakesh and Francis Bacon in Bilbao: Global Arts Guide 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

As to the new classical music being produced … it’s a matter of taste I suppose, but is not music primarily meant to delight and be embraceable? Is ‘Playing It Safe’ Bad for Classical Music? 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z

I like to listen to classical music: it’s thinking music. How to be alone: ‘I feel most alive when I'm with my own thoughts’ 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z

In the school, they just teach classical music. Improvisation is a passion for Cuba's Alfredo Rodriguez 2010-08-27T21:12:00Z

Particularly in its recursive moments of erasure, Lusitano’s experience as a historical figure illustrates the kind of collective activity that has traditionally excluded composers of African descent from classical music’s conventional performance and academic institutions. A Black Composer’s Legacy Flourishes 500 Years After His Birth 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z

The deal reverberated across the classical music world. Gustavo Dudamel and L.A. Philharmonic agree to contract extension 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

“BSO Stories” takes a slightly different approach in that it focuses more on classical music and less on promoting BSO concerts and events. Arts organizations are hiring pros to tell their stories

“We have started a revolution in classical music,” the conductor James Blachly told the crowd. Review | Conductor plays ‘Rite of Spring’ at a club — and then berates the audience for acting like they’re at a club 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

The études of Chopin and Debussy are among the greatest works of classical music; but in dance, where human beings inevitably suggest drama, the étude is an awkward form. Dance Review: Tere O’Connor Dance at New York Live Arts 2012-11-28T23:05:30Z

Its community engagement is framed as “inreach” — creating as many pathways as possible to bring especially children into the world of classical music. For These Classical Musicians, It’s Always Been About Racial Equity 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z

The printed page in many ways defines classical music as a genre relying on written instructions by a composer keen to fix an idea — and the interpretation of that idea — for generations. Critic’s Notebook: Chiara Quartet Records Brahms by Heart 2014-03-28T21:55:47Z

He drew upon styles including jazz, reggae, Bulgarian folk, western and Indian classical music, and influenced artists in an even wider circle of styles. Jeff Beck: The unorthodox techniques that made him such a unique guitarist 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z

Brubeck's decision to use polyrhythms and polytonalities in jazz came not only from his deep understanding of classical music, but from more unlikely places. Jamie Cullum: Dave Brubeck and me 2010-11-23T22:01:00Z

He is a musician's musician, equally able to reach the general public with the way he presents the work, a true pied piper and smart ambassador for the cause of classical music. Classical rock star Joshua Bell thrills Seattle audience 2012-01-11T19:05:48Z

Why should the field of classical music be singularly called upon to hew to the classics? Is ‘Playing It Safe’ Bad for Classical Music? 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z

As for the future, Dickson believes the saxophone - a relative newcomer and rarity in the world of classical music - offers endless options. Saxophonist Dickson plays classics, pop and saves lives too 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z

"It was a perfect blending of classical music and modern technology. Absolutely we love Esa-Pekka and believe in these things.... It's just a challenging fundraising environment." Why Salonen's 'Universe of Sound: The Planets' L.A. stop was canceled 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

The most curious family saga in classical music continues. Last of a generation: Wolfgang Wagner dies aged 90 2010-03-22T17:40:00Z

But his charisma is for the most part innate; he carries himself as if cheerfully unaware of his position in classical music. A Conductor Who Knows His Way Around a Score, and a Farm 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z

Yet at the same time I began to be drawn to Hindustani classical music for the first time. With Open Ears, Indian Ragas and Western Melodies Merge 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z

My first summer covering classical music was shaping up as a colossal failure. An Opera Lover Tests Streaming Services 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

Overall, whether or not classical music and exercise are a good match is something each of us needs to decide – musical taste is very personal. Why you should consider adding classical music to your exercise playlist 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z

The cinematic trope that classical music is somehow villainous has dismayed some in the field. Opera in Film Takes On a New Note in ‘Bel Canto’ (It’s Not Evil) 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z

To put the conservatism of classical music in perspective, compare it with other fields. Just Why Does New Music Need Champions? 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

“A career, definitely not, no,” Mr. Quasthoff said, “I did not cancel classical music to be busier than before.” Celebrated Bass-Baritone Plans a Surprise Debut at Conducting 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

The Carnegie Hall concert is part of the Spring for Music festival, which takes an unconventional approach to classical music performance. Seattle designer Michael Cepress adds panache to SSO ensembles 2014-05-05T02:00:05Z

Works and Process will also provide a glimpse into the music of the Amazon series “Mozart in the Jungle,” which has featured cameos by real-world classical music stars like Plácido Domingo and Nico Muhly. Jerry Springer and Mozart: Guggenheim Unveils Works and Process Season 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z

"But the most severe blow landed this month, when James Levine, who in July had stepped in as a high-end replacement conductor, was suspended amid accusations of sexual misconduct that rocked the classical music world." Behind the Scenes of ‘Tosca,’ the Messiest Production in Met History 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z

Long Play has been around only since last year, but it is already the most important classical music festival in New York City. Long Play Rises to the Top of New York Classical Music Festivals 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z

Bernstein struggled throughout his career to balance the many things that brought him fame — his conducting, his path-breaking Broadway musicals, his TV specials — and the one thing that never did, writing serious classical music. ?A Quiet Place? Of Dysfunction And Dystopia 2010-10-22T08:06:00Z

Ultimately, Mr. Gorecki’s Third sold over a million records, an extraordinary number for an album of contemporary classical music. How a Somber Symphony Sold More Than a Million Records 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z

He was a universal entry point to classical music. Itzhak Perlman, Violin Legend, Still Proves the Critics Wrong 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

Alex Ross reports that the new classical music season in New York is looking back, not forward. Essential Arts & Culture: The new MacArthur winners, Gehry's Bilbao effect, Springsteen on Broadway 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

But, even for devotees of classical music, the uneasy question arises of what a piece gains by being filmed rather than broadcast on the radio. Proms 2013: should classical music concerts be televised? 2013-07-12T11:39:12Z

Black classical music finds its strongest support in nonprofits like the Sphinx Organization and Videmus. Black Composers Discuss the Role of Race 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z

Ms. Pascal is organizing a memorial for him to be held on the Sony lot in Culver City, Calif. His hobbies included classical music; he served on the board of the Los Angeles Opera. Gareth Wigan, Who Urged Hollywood Abroad, Dies at 78 2010-02-19T06:29:00Z

The young violinist and composer Jessie Montgomery was offered this commission by the Sphinx Organization, founded in 1996 by Aaron P. Dworkin to promote diversity within classical music by training black and Latino students. Sphinx Virtuosi and Catalyst Quartet at Carnegie Hall 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

When asked once in a television interview why he had decided to devote his life to classical music, Mr. Marriner cited the influence of his parents, whom he described as “fanatical classical music enthusiasts.” Neville Marriner, Prolific Musician and Acclaimed Conductor, Dies at 92 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z

The digital tide washing over society is lapping at the shores of classical music. Bytes and Beethoven 2011-01-16T03:00:04Z

Their appearance will brim not only with Franklin's catalog of hits, but arias from the world of opera and classical music. With sweetness, soul, Aretha and Rice make music 2010-07-27T10:31:00Z

The series is the brainchild of the indefatigable Amelia Freedman, who founded the Nash Ensemble in 1964 and was for years director of classical music on London's South Bank. Terez?n: music from a Nazi ghetto 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z

But Stevie came right out and started playing classical music … I never forgot that. Bobby Womack on Glastonbury: 'The size of the stage don't matter. It's the people there that matter' 2013-06-28T06:00:05Z

Hyperion has for decades been one of the most respected labels in classical music. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z

He has since branched out, and tried his hand at classical music composition with the 1991 "Liverpool Oratorio." From Beatles to ballet, McCartney writes for dance 2011-02-24T12:45:24Z

If government funding was withdrawn, how would classical music cope? Portrait of the artist: Marin Alsop, conductor 2010-06-14T21:30:00Z

“I think the classical music business is in an interesting place,” she said. The Lucerne Festival’s Ultimate Remake: Itself 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

"The terminology of classical music is very unhelpful and inaccurate," he said. Blackadder composer to present music history series 2012-12-12T17:35:43Z

Part of it was simply that many of its albums were the ones my parents had around the house when I first became serious about classical music as a teenager. My Favorite String Quartet 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z

If classical music is music that we want to hear over and over again — because we keep discovering new things about it and therefore about ourselves — then that covers a lot of territory.” Bridge Records Holds Onto Its Niche, With a Very Firm Grip 2011-10-09T03:30:07Z

The Ballard Civic Orchestra, one of three ongoing projects under the umbrella of Orquesta Northwest, is dedicated to Latin American classical music. Seattle poet Raul Sanchez lends his words to a unique music project 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z

It’s always classical music because it lifts the spirit. Q&A: Can’t stop, won’t stop: Famous conductor’s show goes on 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z

So, for 60 years, she has spent time relaxing to classical music at night. Don’t want to retire? Here’s how to maintain a fulfilling career into your 80s and beyond. 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z

Mr. Iverson’s score, which he plays onstage, is terrifically smart and stylistically diverse, mixing strains of early jazz, blues, contemporaneous classical music, Latin tinges and later pop with wit and a playful sense of history. Review: Dance Heginbotham Shows Off Its Eccentric Style at the Joyce 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

For years, they have worked their way to the top of the classical music industry. Top Orchestras Have No Female Conductors. Is Change Coming? 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z

The leading 20th century anti-establishment American artist is — at least in this small Salzburg dominion through which artists, writers and administrators regularly pass — a bastion of the classical music establishment. Why does L.A. need its own summer classical music festival? For answers, look 6,000 miles away 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

They included classical music, but also field recordings of bird song. Listening to Music in the Desert at Dawn 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z

His principal interest at the time was jazz, but he became interested in contemporary classical music when he found a recording of Arnold Schoenberg’s “Serenade.” Alvin Lucier, Probing Composer of Soundscapes, Is Dead at 90 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

The history of classical music in the United States is one long identity crisis: the search for a homegrown sound, free from European influence. The Changing American Canon Sounds Like Jessie Montgomery 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z

He draws him into the realm of classical music, striking a deep chord when he plays a recording of Liszt’s “Years of Pilgrimage.” Haruki Murakami’s ‘Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage’ 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z

From many of our fans, we get feedback like “I never thought classical music could be beautiful,” and they begin to appreciate classical music as much they do popular music. They’re just a typical Michael Jackson-, Hendrix-, AC/DC-covering cello duo 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

He also loved having “access to the largest audience a writer on classical music in America could ever dream of having.” Music’s Towering Intellectual, With an Appetite for Trouble 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z

Because jazz was frowned on by many music professors at the time, Mr. Baker studied primarily classical music while playing jazz on the side. David Baker, jazz scholar, composer and conductor, dies at 84 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z

He had affairs. He went out on “mad carouses” that began with “pigs’ feet and sauerkraut” and ended in his tower, where he played classical music for his arty friends. America’s forgotten poet 2012-10-04T20:02:00Z

He only listens to classical music these days, he says, because he can’t fill his head with any more words. ‘American Idol’ made Clay Aiken a star. But he knows it won’t make him a congressman.

And while the world of classical music loves terms such as diversity and outreach, boards are still overwhelmingly white and upper-class — and to a certain extent, deliberately or by default, administrators cater to their tastes. The real motor of the performing arts isn’t vision. It’s the board, stupid. ​ 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

Varazdin Baroque Evenings, for example, is a 12-day spectacle in late September of more than two dozen concerts highlighting Baroque classical music. In Varazdin, a Thriving Arts Scene Emerges 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

I'm conscious that there is a generation who haven't been exposed to the mechanics of classical music in the way that kids always used to be. BBC's Ten Pieces for schools: The verdict 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

Then I began to practice Indian classical music a lot, about four and a half hours a day. With Open Ears, Indian Ragas and Western Melodies Merge 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z

There is also an extensive programme of classical music concerts and dance. New world theme at Edinburgh fest 2010-03-17T10:06:00Z

Far from every episode of “Bluey” uses classical music, and Bush’s tastes are eclectic. A Children’s Show About Everything, Especially Music 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z

But “guru” isn’t just the vibe he radiates; Riley’s influence stretches farther afield than almost any other figure in 20th century classical music. Terry Riley’s Avant-Garde Sounds Are Still Casting Spells 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z

Serkin had inherited the mantle of classical music as a birthright going back generations, and received the best training imaginable. A Critic and a Pianist, Close but Not Quite Friends 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z

He added that although his mother is a singing teacher and one of his sisters is an opera singer, he really doesn’t know much about classical music and had to “swot up” in the library. Whodunit Most Musical by a Musician Most Literary 2011-02-19T01:45:10Z

So, though the field of classical music faces challenges, things seem to be going well for Carnegie Hall. At Carnegie Hall Opening, Delving Into Levity’s Layers 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

The Borromeo provides an example of how technology is shaping the production and creation of classical music, a bastion of traditional acoustic sound and repository of centuries-old masterpieces. Bytes and Beethoven 2011-01-16T03:00:04Z

You may even wonder what the goings-on have to do with contemporary classical music, the sphere from which So Percussion emerged. Music Review: ‘Where (we) Live,’ by So Percussion, at BAM 2012-12-20T23:15:46Z

More than ever, as classical music struggles to entice young listeners, it is essential for a music director to be a cultural leader in the community, the proselytizer in chief for the art form. Philharmonic?s Alan Gilbert and the Youth Movement 2010-07-09T22:48:00Z

Mr. Harris was a traditionalist intent on taking the full, resonant sound of the great 19th-century concert halls to their modern descendants, whose cleaner, less ornamented architecture often proved fatal to classical music. Cyril Harris Dies at 93; Fine-Tuned Concert Halls 2011-01-09T02:20:26Z

Anthony Tommasini By late May many of New York’s major classical music institutions have finished their seasons. The Week Ahead: May 29 ? June 4 2011-05-27T18:10:22Z

Their professional performances were both novel and impractical, playing five-piano arrangements of canonical classical music. ‘The 5 Browns’ Review: United by Music and Scarred by Sexual Abuse 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

The work gently mocked the earnestness with which classical music is sometimes analyzed as well as the now-common refrain that classical music is dead. Steven Stucky, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer of intricate musical wit, dies at 66 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z

The Radio 2 controller, Bob Shennan, said the five-year-old spin-off from the classical music Proms was being axed because of efficiency savings. BBC Radio 2 axes Electric Proms 2011-01-31T12:12:25Z

Jekabsone will contribute Latvian classical music, pop songs and an original composition. 8 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z

He is a superhuman force, and classical music is the better for him. The Metropolitan Opera Celebrates Itself 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

“We who are educators have a tough sell when it comes to selling classical music versus the local football team. Schools are cutting arts programs right and left. Anything like this makes us feel uncomfortable.” Mark O’Connor Fans a Debate About the Suzuki Method 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z

With the recent death of Pierre Boulez, Salonen has emerged as perhaps the most potent creative force in contemporary classical music. The New York Philharmonic Picks Jaap van Zweden 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z

A declaration of musical independence for a new generation, “Beethoven” was initially aimed at Mr. Berry’s younger sister, who monopolized the family piano practicing classical music. 15 Essential Chuck Berry Songs 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

While this popularity may expose classical music fans to the sometimes overwhelming, occasionally terrorizing music of Aphex Twin, the exchange also flows the other way. The Long Tail of Aphex Twin’s ‘Avril 14th’ 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z

So how did classical music become a field where large swaths of the audience are fixated on the old and wary of the new? Just Why Does New Music Need Champions? 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

You might think that Christmas Eve would not the best night to attract an audience to a classical music concert. Music Review: Proud Parents With Cameras, Clicking Away 2010-12-26T21:39:04Z

While the concerto is long-established in classical music, the saxophone - 175 years after it was invented - remains a bit player in the orchestra. Classical Saxophone in Proms spotlight 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

In 2019, Tines’s “The Black Clown” landed in New York’s classical music scene like a fireball. Review: Davóne Tines Hones the Recital Form to a Fine Point 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z

One of their scholarship programs, the Willie L. Brown Jr. Music Scholarship for Boys, showed me the true power of music to change lives, and cemented my desire to continue in the classical music field. Your First Crush 2013-07-17T16:03:16Z

Brazil is famous for football, not classical music. How Marin Alsop plans to put São Paulo Orchestra on the map 2012-08-14T18:00:02Z

There are people who prefer only classical music; they don’t like rock music or metal, which is okay. They’re just a typical Michael Jackson-, Hendrix-, AC/DC-covering cello duo 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

Children who were pressured to play classical music form, in adulthood, a kind of secret society. A Violinist Rethinks Her Devotion to Music, With Emotion and Erudition 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z

On the highbrow end, the Jan. 31 program, “Reich and Sondheim: In Conversation and Performance,” will bring together onstage for the first time these mutually admiring titans from Broadway and classical music. American Songbook Series Reshapes the Canon 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

Surely the highlight of this spring’s classical music schedule is this rare visit from the orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera, perhaps the world’s finest house. 6 Classical Music Concerts to See in NYC This Weekend 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z

It’s a reflection on me, and a reflection on the notion of the canon that so many classical music lovers unquestioningly embrace. Perspective | As a classical music critic, I used to think the ‘Star Wars’ score was beneath me. I was wrong. 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

Hear the swelling horns and strings of Richard Strauss’ iconic Sprach Zarathustra, and you probably don’t think of 1896 classical music. This Modern Love: Our Uneasy Relationship With Our Machines 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

The pandemic has served to deepen concerns about the viability of global tours, which have long been considered an essential but expensive part of the classical music ecosystem. Concert Halls Are Back. But Visa Backlogs Are Keeping Musicians Out. 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z

The past few weeks have brought heartening signs that classical music is coming back to New York after the devastating pandemic closures of the past year and a half. Review: For Armory Recitals, a Modest but Memorable Return 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

As the classical music world belatedly tries to put behind it the myriad prejudices it has inherited and perpetuated, Farrenc’s music is returning to a prominence that her newfound proponents argue she has always deserved. Louise Farrenc, 19th-Century Composer, Surges Back Into Sound 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z

Despite his affinity for classical music, Mr. Russell’s films had more in common with the flashy British rock scene of the day. Ken Russell, Controversial Director, Dies at 84 2011-11-28T11:22:23Z

The BBC is to launch a campaign to introduce primary school pupils across the UK to classical music. BBC to take classical music to class 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z

Eschenbach loves quirky, offbeat soloists, and Weilerstein, a poster girl for people who believe that classical music is a vehicle for raw emotion, is a good example. Inside the NSO’s grand return to Russia 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

The rest of the season should tell us if this is more than a one-off, but here's hoping inter-movement applause as genuine, appropriate appreciation is back on the classical music agenda. Proms 2010: Let's hear it for more applause 2010-07-21T12:01:00Z

A new production of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle at the Berlin State Opera, featuring the eminent conductor Daniel Barenboim, was one of the most highly anticipated events on the classical music calendar this season. Daniel Barenboim, Star Conductor, Withdraws from ‘Ring’ Cycle in Berlin 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z

There is a flagrant degree of age discrimination in the world of classical music. A Conductor’s Battle With a Classical Music Gender Barrier 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z

It was, Falletta said, “the last part of an age when classical music was for everyone.” Eight Ways of Looking at a Singular Composer 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z

He now hopes to break down more walls through his "Kristjan Jarvi Sound Project" to lure new audiences to classical music. Handel with saxophone is music to conductor Jarvi's ears 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

This 66th of the 72 Proms concerts was the most anticipated event of the world's largest classical music festival. A passionate Sellars-Rattle triumph with Bach's 'St. Matthew' 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

Ms. Tanowitz’s company splits the bill with the contemporary classical music ensemble Eighth Blackbird. Dance Listings for July 25-31 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

Growing up in upstate New York, Harris studied classical music, though he said he never felt comfortable in its world. Amiri Baraka’s ‘Blues People’ Comes Home to the Apollo 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

The problem was simply that my unfamiliarity with the novel's many classical music terms and allusions was more than my concentration was up to. Take out holiday reading insurance: stick to novellas 2010-07-21T12:38:00Z

Once one of classical music’s busiest performers, he now finds himself, on doctor’s orders, largely confined to his home in Berlin. Daniel Barenboim, a Towering Maestro Held Back by Illness 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z

A larger story about protests appeared the next day; it was written by the paper's classical music critic. The standoff between owners and journalists that’s eviscerating Pittsburgh’s biggest newspaper 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z

Joshua Barone is the assistant classical music and dance editor on the Culture Desk and a contributing classical music critic. Gabriella Smith’s Music Marvels at Nature With Grooving Joy 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z

Most orchestral galas, reports Times classical music critic Mark Swed, tend to be quick and flashy. Essential Arts & Culture: Rage and grief at the Taper, art of color and movement, Obama's library 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z

Of the three dances presented, all set to live Baroque or classical music, two were overtly and sincerely religious. Dance Review: Mark Morris Dance Group’s ‘Gloria’ and ‘Jesu, Meine Freude’ 2012-06-24T21:28:00Z

I spent a few days putting Apple Music Classical to the test, trying out its search, playlists and guides to classical music. Apple’s New App Aims to Make Classical Music More Accessible 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z

We did salsa, merengue, this kind of thing — but no classical music at all. ‘I Would Love to Sing Lucia’: A Male Soprano Comes Into His Own 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

Another noteworthy commemoration for the artist is BBC Proms, a classical music festival in London’s Royal Albert Hall that runs from July 13 to Sept. 8. Celebrate 100 Years of Leonard Bernstein With These Festivals 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z

Many sensible people believe classical music is an elitist thing. Q&A: Can’t stop, won’t stop: Famous conductor’s show goes on 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z

If classical music is your cultural blind spot, Trinity Church’s Twelfth Night Festival is an opportune remedy, with a lineup consisting mostly of free concerts. New Year’s Day Offers Plenty of Free Chances at a Clean Slate 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z

If you’re a standard poodle whose owner listens only to classical music, you switch the playlist to heavy metal the minute you hear the door latch click. Review: ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ Tells Us What They Do When We’re Out 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z

In other industries, that would not be accepted, but it was almost widely accepted within the classical music world. He Quit Singing Because of Body Shaming. Now He’s Making a Comeback. 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z

The second half started with the premiere of Mr. Jacobsen’s “Three Miniatures for String Quartet,” vivacious, deftly drawn sketches that evoke the microtonal keening and metrical complexity of Persian classical music. Music Review: Metropolitan Museum Artists in Concert - Review 2011-12-19T23:04:37Z

The Carnegie lineup is full of superb voices, violinists, pianists — the meat and potatoes of classical music. Carnegie Hall’s New Season: Here’s What We Want to Hear 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z

Numerous classical music companies have called on Gergiev to condemn the invasion, but the conductor has remained publicly silent. Ukrainian artists embraced as Russia sees cultural blacklist 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z

Master is a term applied too loosely in classical music. Music Review: Andras Schiff at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-11-01T23:23:53Z

Harris Goldsmith, a rarity in classical music for his simultaneous careers as a professional pianist and a music critic, died on April 2 in Manhattan. Harris Goldsmith, Critic and Classical Pianist, Dies at 78 2014-04-21T03:11:20Z

But the group is as capable of more straightforward barn burners as they are the kinds of haunting, sparse arrangements that have earned them renown in the classical music world. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z

In my case, I love classical music and jazz, too. Improvisation is a passion for Cuba's Alfredo Rodriguez 2010-08-27T21:12:00Z

In 1940, the Rite made its screen debut in Walt Disney's animated paean to classical music "Fantasia", with warring dinosaurs taking the place of the Lolitas. A century on, Stravinsky's 'Rite' still summons the caveman 2013-05-26T10:43:44Z

But beginning in the 1960s, the Proms were internationalized and gradually broadened to include new contemporary classical music, early music and the occasional pop music performance. Cheap Tickets Are the Best Tickets at the Proms 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

She hired Gustavo Dudamel, when he was still in his 20s and little-known, as music director and helped him become a charismatic new face of classical music and a fearless artistic leader. New Concerto, New Leader: A Big Day at the New York Philharmonic 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

The center is part of Venezuela's program of social uplift for young people through classical music. El Sistema, Venezuela?s Plan to Help Children Through Music 2012-02-15T23:42:27Z

James R. Oestreich Here are some favorite Wagner CDs and DVDs selected by four of the classical music critics of The Times. Critics Name Their Favorite Wagner Recordings 2013-08-22T20:50:13Z

The Indian tradition remained oral, each composition a gift from the guru to his pupil, and hereditary musical families still dominate classical music in south Asia. Ravi Shankar's music was a world apart from the hippy culture that embraced it 2012-12-12T16:00:00Z

Like its Latin American exemplar, Sistema Scotland is hoping to change the lives of the children of an underprivileged community through immersion in classical music. Big Noise orchestra's classical music proves instrumental in social change 2012-06-20T19:38:32Z

That's one of the reasons why a lot of people get their first experience of classical music through films. The conversation: Classical music vs rock'n'roll 2012-07-13T19:30:02Z

But the performance did hold some notable lessons for how to present repertoire to an audience that’s unfamiliar with its traditions — something that is very relevant to classical music indeed. Review | Three centuries old, a band finally plays D.C. 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z

The news that the Philadelphia Orchestra, founded in 1900, filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 jolted loose ripples of worry, anguish, anger and lament about the decline of classical music in the United States. ArtsBeat: Reader Response: Orchestras Are Over-Extended 2011-04-22T15:56:25Z

For the Ghetto Classics orchestra, which was started in 2009 by the classical music enthusiast Elizabeth Njoroge, this concert on Sept. 25 was special. A Classical Music Lover Changes Kenyan Children’s Lives 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z

Running over eight weeks in the summer with a daily programme of orchestral concerts held mainly in the Royal Albert Hall, it is a firm fixture in classical music lovers' diaries. Proms fans call for a crackdown on touts as £12 seats fetch £500 2013-05-19T06:01:11Z

The concert is the finale of the weeklong Dhrupad Festival, which has been luxuriating in a particularly serene and beautiful strand of Indian classical music with concerts and workshops. Master musicians from India at Cornish Playhouse | Concert preview 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

There’s the Mozart room, where classical music lovers meet. ‘Eventually I knew she was no longer safe alone’: how do we care for family with dementia? 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z

The series was one of the last momentous classical music events in New York before everything stopped in mid-March. Love Classical Music? Anthony Tommasini Recommends Contemporary Composers 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z

Opolais graces the cover of this month’s Opera News and forms half of classical music’s new power couple. Beautiful, young Met soprano has a darker past she wants to share 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

The labor battle in Minnesota was one of the most contentious in the world of classical music. President of Minnesota Orchestra to Resign 2014-03-21T01:48:27Z

The new academy is rooted in the need for more diversity in classical music, both onstage and in the audience, he explained. Can Philippe Jaroussky Help Fix Classical Music’s Diversity Problem? 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

The early music scene was a mix of sounds — Scandinavian folk music, Northeastern classical music and Southern hillbilly rhythms. How Minneapolis made Prince 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z

I’ve only started to go to see live classical music in earnest in the past three or four years. Love Classical Music? Anthony Tommasini Recommends Contemporary Composers 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z

In classical music, concepts like this have been handled with mixed success. Yo-Yo Ma Is Finding His Way Back to Nature Through Music 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z

It is simply the best book on the agony and ecstasy of 20th-century classical music. Howard Goodall's top 10 music books 2013-02-06T13:47:13Z

The coming classical music season has an unsettled quality, a sense of a culture trying to orient itself in the midst of crisis. Finally, a Lot of Classical Music and Opera to Hear This Season 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

Those respectful nods to classical music seem carefully considered, as does the deadpan title of a sturdy hard-boppish tune elsewhere on the menu: “Things Were Done Yesterday.” Playlist: Hard-Swinging Sounds, With the Help of Friends 2013-08-16T19:26:20Z

Still, the idea that unadventurous audiences keep classical music conservative is part of the accepted narrative within the field. New York City Ballet Uses Contemporary Classical Music 2010-06-11T14:17:00Z

But a cello can be beautiful melodically, which makes it perfect for film music and classical music. They’re just a typical Michael Jackson-, Hendrix-, AC/DC-covering cello duo 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

But as a DJ, producer and composer in his mid-30s he is absolutely focused on bringing classical music to younger, more diverse audiences through his Nonclassical record label and club nights. Gabriel Prokofiev gets the Proms into the groove 2011-07-28T20:29:01Z

Critics often ponder how to save classical music. In unusual New York City venues — such as restaurants — the taste for classical music expands 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

He’s kind of a maestro of blues and African-American classical music. An Artist Who Makes Paintings Without a Canvas 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

Audiences, the state and the educational system all still support classical music here to an impressive degree. Cherry blossoms decorate Orchestra Day in Japan 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z

Philharmonic Establishes Partnership With Shanghai China long ago emerged as a kind of promised land for classical music, and two of America’s great orchestras are wading in with big projects and very different approaches. New York Philharmonic and Shanghai Symphony Become Partners 2012-11-14T03:00:00Z

“Twelve” looks at composers who have bridged contemporary classical music and pop. 10 Classical Concerts to Stream in January 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z

But apart from a single Stravinsky work, there is little here to show what shaped Mr. Andriessen, at least in classical music terms. The Dutch Composer Louis Andriessen at Carnegie Hall 2010-04-01T20:43:00Z

I hope you also know this, but, if not, these hordes put lie to the ridiculous reports about classical music on the wane. Europe concert diary: Rattle and Berlin Philharmonic at London Proms 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z

He later credited Mr. Bernstein with helping him gain acceptance in the classical music industry, which had long been seen as the dominion of the white and wealthy. André Watts, Pioneering Piano Virtuoso, Dies at 77 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z

Let me tell you, both Nile and I are jazz musicians and both have studied classical music too. Chic: 'Everybody needs a little Friday night' – a classic interview from the vaults 2012-07-24T14:00:14Z

A string trio, composed of a violinist, violist and cellist from the Flint Symphony, played classical music in the city bus station Wednesday afternoon. AP-MI—Michigan News Digest, MI 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

Afghanistan has a strong musical tradition, influenced by Iranian and Indian classical music. Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z

The song cycle, while challenging to perform, is melodic and welcoming as an entry point into classical music. New Year’s Day Offers Plenty of Free Chances at a Clean Slate 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z

But until Mr. Lamar, it had still barely budged outside of its old classical music limits. A Year After Kendrick Lamar, Will the Music Pulitzer Embrace Pop? 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

Argerich is a genuine living legend of the classical music world. Martha Argerich is a legend of the classical music world. But she doesn’t act like one. 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z

The BBC has unveiled Ten Pieces, a new initiative to take classical music into primary schools and inspire a new generation of children to get creative. BBC's Ten Pieces for schools: The verdict 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

He was outspoken about perennial issues in the classical music industry like arts education and funding, and was critical of the tradition of hiring big names no matter the cost. Harold Shaw, Manager of Major Classical Artists, Dies at 90 2014-02-01T02:01:54Z

Many classical music ensembles hoped to resume global tours this year after the long hiatus brought by the pandemic. The Boston Symphony cancels its European tour over virus concerns. 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z

And after last year’s Black Lives Matter demonstrations and protests against police brutality, American arts institutions felt compelled to look within, including — especially — the white-dominated field of classical music. Notes Toward Reinventing the American Orchestra 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z

Times classical music critic Mark Swed just checked out the San Francisco Opera’s production of Bright Sheng’s “Dream of the Red Chamber.” Essential Arts & Culture: A new museum on the National Mall, Arthur Miller reimagined, the 'Vermeer' of L.A. 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z

The concert took place alongside the annual Bayreuth festival, Germany's most important festival for classical music. Israeli orchestra plays Wagner in Germany 2011-07-26T15:13:09Z

In the world of classical music truer words were never spoken. A Conductor Whose Worship Stands Apart 2010-02-19T16:42:00Z

Those who would imagine that the rarefied realms of classical music or opera are removed somehow from the rancor of racism would be, as Norman put it, “mistaken. Sadly mistaken.” That sound you’re hearing is classical music’s long overdue reckoning with racism 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z

“Most people only hear classical music coming out the cardboard diaphragm of a speaker in their home cinema,” Westlake told me in late November. “Babe”: Pig at the Philharmonic 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

After leaving Hollywood in the late '60s, Previn dedicated himself to classical music and served as music director of the London Symphony and Los Angeles Philharmonic. Andre Previn's 'Streetcar' opera will play L.A., but without him 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

"Fantasia," the 1940 Disney masterpiece set to classical music, screens at 10 a.m. At last! Outdoor movie weather hits Seattle 2011-08-04T20:01:05Z

In some classical music, as in the perennial December favourite, Handel's "Messiah," a countertenor will sing the alto solos — more usually sung by a woman. Falsetto: The enduring love affair with the soaring male voice 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z

He’s had a much easier time performing classical music in Europe, Tankian says, because it’s so much less expensive. System of a Down's Serj Tankian goes classical with symphonic concerts in Northridge 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

The magazine's annual awards, most of which had been announced in advance, are considered among the most prestigious in the classical music industry. Columbia shuttle disaster concerto gets top music prize 2013-09-17T21:13:28Z

The classical music world is actively looking for an answer. How one composer attempts to break the concert mold 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z

The tonic and the dominant are the end of every Beethoven symphony, the end of everything in classical music, that's the way it goes. Steve Reich on Schoenberg, Coltrane and Radiohead 2013-03-01T07:00:12Z

The violinist Aaron P. Dworkin, who founded the Sphinx Organization in Detroit to promote diversity in classical music, confirmed that he was considered for the post after Mr. Landesman announced his departure. Vacancies Hamper Agencies for Arts 2013-08-07T20:29:25Z

It is not unheard of for composers to turn up at concerts of their music, at least in the classical music world. ArtsBeat: Elementary School Concert Draws Billy Joel 2014-04-11T14:57:22Z

As a young Californian composer, he questioned all assumptions about the great classical music heritage, concert rituals and contemporary compositional styles, including the very pitches of the standard chromatic scale. Review: ‘Delusion of the Fury,’ With New Partch Instruments 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

“My parents would put this laser disc of classical music on, and I would wave my hands around using chopsticks,” he says. He conducted at 3 and now he’s playing with Seattle Symphony: Cellist Nathan Chan 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z

She will tailor the songs she prescribes and performs – typically very old poems set to classical music, known as “art songs” – according to the needs of the person who is seeking her help. The doctor will serenade you now: surgery prescribes tunes as tonics 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z

I believe that classical music is for everyone!” Music Review: Lang Lang International Music Foundation Gala at Carnegie 2013-06-04T22:07:16Z

It was a work, writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed, that transforms time into “more of an idea than the heartbeat of the physical world.” Essential Arts & Culture: Special Thanksgiving edition, starring Donna Summer, William Kentridge and tattoos 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z

What do you make of how the film examines notions of power in the world of classical music? She Knew the Cello. The Acting She Learned With Cate Blanchett. 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z

It is a challenging time for classical music, with orchestras under pressure to shake things up. Orchestras From San Francisco and Baltimore Come to Carnegie 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z

Performances there are an irreverent and jumbled mix from experimental groups like Dekka Dancers or the Berg Orchestra, which favors contemporary classical music, to the innovative theater company A Studio Rubin. Scene/Seen: Prague: What's New in the Cube 2011-01-07T13:00:08Z

In classical music, this kind of initiative has been far rarer, with the Sinfonietta leading the recent charge. How Much Would You Pay to Hear Great Music? 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z

New York, as a whole, seems keenly attuned to the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Sunday, yet classical music is scarcely taking notice. 9/11 Memorial Concerts, Mostly Low-Key 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

National Symphony Orchestra treks to W. Va. to serve up classical music. Perspective | A world-famous conductor performed in a D.C. public school. The result? Mixed marks. 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z

“Certainly and deliberately it has overtones with indie rock that are homemade, new and out on the edge. It is the response of the younger classical music world.” Bringing Classical Music to the Club Scene 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z

Many lovers of classical music — especially fans of the edgier stuff — feel that they’re under pressure to explain that, no, their taste isn’t as stuffy or expensive as some people seem to think it is. 4 myths about classical music debunked 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

It's not that people don't like classical music. Dudamel abides 2010-09-16T21:00:00Z

“Blair’s book was a moment when the sheen on classical music was lifted.” Musicians on How ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ Conducts Itself 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z

In this documentary about siblings in a classical music ensemble, one of the girls, then in her early teens, describes herself as “optimistic and happy.” ‘The 5 Browns’ Review: United by Music and Scarred by Sexual Abuse 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

While he preferred not to speak about race, he was celebrated as a pioneer who defied stereotypes about classical music and helped open doors for aspiring artists of color. André Watts, Pioneering Piano Virtuoso, Dies at 77 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z

His story is partly about persistence and partly about the hypercompetitive world of classical music, where conservatories produce far more talented players each year than there are spots for at top festivals or orchestras. At Tanglewood, a Young Musician Leaps From the Stage Crew to the Stage 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z

He listens to classical music, uses big words like “acutely” and stays in shape by jumping rope. | 'Straw Dogs': A Remake of ?Straw Dogs,? by Rod Lurie - Review 2011-09-15T22:30:47Z

If you’re a classical music fan who thinks the Soulful Symphony is a pops concert, or not for you, that’s okay. Perspective | The Soulful Symphony reinvents itself, elevating music’s American roots 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z

And it’s propelled this 42-year-old to the front ranks of classical music. Review | Whistles, rumbles, bleeps: New Icelandic music sounds like no string quartet you’ve ever heard 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

And for all the current caricatures of classical music as an elitist pursuit, no one would mistake the crowd at the free Bach at One concerts for 1 percenters. Critic?s Notebook: Trinity Church, a Sanctuary for Music, Cuts Back 2012-01-10T23:20:05Z

“In the world of classical music, they are more of an escape from a sense of confinement and depression.” Blair Tindall, Whose Music Memoir Scandalized, Dies at 63 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z

Fry even goes so far as to defend the perceived difficulty of classical music, calling it "a lifetime's exciting thing". Doomed? 2011-05-12T12:33:19Z

Anne Midgette is the classical music critic for The Washington Post. The worst of Bach 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

He says he had found a balance for his racing mind by alternating film projects and classical music — until lockdown. Danny Elfman writes a solo album with ‘venom’ pouring out 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z

The classical music world — and the arts world at large — was reeling Wednesday morning with the sudden and unexpected news that longtime Los Angeles Philharmonic president and CEO Deborah Borda will be leaving the organization. L.A. Phil President Deborah Borda's departure sends arts world spinning 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z

He received the Polar Music Prize, an international honor recognizing both pop and classical music, in 2017. Wayne Shorter, Intrepid Saxophonist and Composer, Dies at 89 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z

He began a very lucid answer, then stopped, buried his head in his hands, and moaned: "Oh God, I just don't know what to say about American classical music." America's composer 2010-06-19T23:01:00Z

She could have assembled a program of Japanese music, something not in tremendous supply in this festival’s high-profile classical music offerings, which are skewed mainly toward Japanese performers’ interpretations of the Western canon. Music Review: Calligraphy Made of Sound 2011-03-24T21:49:11Z

Mixing classical music, improv, jagged funk, famous pop songs and affectionately non-ironic bursts of old-school swing, The Bad Plus have become one of the most popular piano trios in contemporary music over the past decade. Lana Del Rey, Mikal Cronin, The Bad Plus: this week's new live music 2013-05-11T05:00:15Z

Her quest, of course, is shared by practically every presenter of classical music nowadays. Critic’s Notebook: Tertulia Concert Series at Harding’s and Other Restaurants 2013-05-20T20:57:08Z

Lewis, who was steeped in classical music, enjoyed threading the characteristic phrasing and swing of jazz through structures like rondos and fugues – he anticipated today's cross-genre explorations by decades. 50 great moments in jazz: The Modern Jazz Quartet and John Lewis's Django 2010-03-24T17:12:00Z

Sedaka was accepted to play for a place at one of the most prestigious and competitive classical music hothouses. Neil Sedaka: 'My great love is classical music' 2012-10-12T16:47:00Z

The club served as an outlet to listen and discuss classical music, something far removed from the overbearing state, the drudgery of work, and the miserable weather. Emigre to U.S. documents extraordinary Russian lives 2010-06-25T18:23:00Z

What most excites me about classical music is the sense of a tactile sound: sinking into the landscape of a piece that has contours and textures and a riot of colors. Philadelphians reliably glorious in all-too-reliable repertory 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z

Page is a former classical music critic for The Washington Post. Pierre Boulez, conductor of bracing clarity, dies at 90 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

And like Gustavo, his wild hair has become something of a trademark — a symbol of youth, energy, sex appeal and pretty much everything else lacking in the classical music sphere. 'Mozart in the Jungle' plays it close to home in the classical world 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

“I usually play classical music in my kitchen, but now it might morph into something a little bit more hip-hop-y.” Snoop Dogg Thinks Martha Stewart Is a 'Dope Lyricist' 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

It was quickly clear that Larson was steeped in classical music, pop and everything in between, what Pascal calls an “incredibly unique, eclectic influence soup.” La Vie Boheme: ‘Rent’ musical celebrates 25th anniversary 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

But in the wider historical schemes — of Minimalism, and of European classical music too — those characteristics do make him “an outsider,” van Veen said. The Minimalist Composer Who Keeps Getting Left Out 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z

While Mr. Kovner, a 70-year-old hedge fund billionaire, contributes generously to the cultural causes close to his heart – namely classical music – he’s not comfortable with the publicity that often comes with philanthropy. How Do You Raise $3.47 Billion? Ask These Guys. 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z

“I believe in my heart and soul that classical music heals, and that opera is for everyone,” Michelle says. That sound you’re hearing is classical music’s long overdue reckoning with racism 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z

WQXR, New York Public Radio’s music station, remains committed to classical music, the station said in its email. WNYC Is Dropping ‘New Sounds’ After 37 Years. Musicians Are Mourning. 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z

Nézet-Séguin said that in the coming years he planned to continue to diversify the orchestra’s repertory, which he hopes will help nurture new classical music fans. Yannick Nézet-Séguin Extends His Contract With the Philadelphia Orchestra 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z

“Hearing the Gurdjieff music made me aware for the first time that there was something outside the Western classical music tradition,” Mr. Lewiston told Roots World. David Lewiston, Who Recorded Indigenous Music Far and Wide, Dies at 88 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z

In all this music the timbres, the textures and, often, the energy are those of rock, but the structures, substance and time scales are rooted in classical music. As New Composers Flourish, Where Will They Be Heard? 2011-12-09T17:01:37Z

Presumably intended as a compliment, this erasure of Boulogne’s name not only subjugates him to an arbitrary white standard, but also diminishes his truly unique place in Western classical music history. His Name Is Joseph Boulogne, Not ‘Black Mozart’ 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

The “specific sound” of the Vienna Philharmonic was cited this year when it won the $1 million Birgit Nilsson Prize, the largest in the classical music world. What Makes the Vienna Philharmonic So Distinctive 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

“I’ve always embraced classical music because it’s soothing to my soul,” she said by phone. Seattle Symphony brings homelessness inside the concert hall 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z

Cage was interested in recasting the sounds of the past — scratchy records, stereotypically grandiose classical music — in a radically new context. Music Review: The Knights Echo John Cage’s Happenings at the Stone 2012-06-05T21:28:02Z

Is classical music in the European mold the best means to reach Venezuelan youth, whether poor or middle-class? ‘El Sistema: Orchestrating Venezuela’s Youth,’ by Geoffrey Baker 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

Even in the persistently backward-looking classical music realm, there has been a sense of fresh beginnings, of the extension of earlier ventures toward the new and untried. Review: Chamber Music Society Returns, Unchanged 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z

Bridging the gap between System fans and classical music fans was a trick on Tankian’s part. System of a Down's Serj Tankian goes classical with symphonic concerts in Northridge 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

In the waning day of August, Times classical music critic Mark Swed has been hitting the Hollywood Bowl hard. Essential Arts & Culture: The ICA L.A. debuts, Latin America's 'Radical Women,' culture and Hurricane Harvey 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z

Musical America, the venerable classical music publication, has announced its annual awards, which this year include a departure: the top award, usually musician of the year, has been renamed artist of the year. Musical America Award Goes to Peter Sellars 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

The bigger issue here is the power that agents collectively hold over the culture of classical music; the concerts we see all over the world and the careers that are developed – and those that aren't. How classical music's secret agents control what you hear 2010-05-05T10:30:00Z

She sends him a disc of her favourite classical music and urges him to comment on it in a real letter, handwritten on paper. Liberal Arts – review 2012-10-06T23:05:35Z

Brooklyn's Brittelle, a multi- instrumentalist who bridges pop and classical music, wrote "Obituary Birthday" for full orchestra plus two drum kits. Seattle Symphony embraces rock, jazz giants 2011-10-13T20:14:09Z

The west-eastern cultural divide and indeed the western perception of classical music as difficult or inaccessible doesn't exist there. Mahan Esfahani: Why I'm proud to take part in the Proms 2012-07-20T14:06:00Z

It’s rare that people get this pumped about new classical music. What It Was Like to Compose the Rogue One Score in Four Weeks 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

“The generation coming up now in classical music are frustrated by the isolation of classical music and a lot have grown up playing other genres of music as well,” Mr. Prokofiev said. Bringing Classical Music to the Club Scene 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z

We risk losing the “bristling harmonies,” the “cutting yowls” and “multidimensional textures” of classical music at its best when we think of it only as an invention “to address a yawn shortage,” Gersten writes. Perspective | What your wine choices say about the way you think 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

Like other critics I enjoy recalling the pieces and performances that struck me as exceptionally good, or exceptionally bad, during the year in classical music. The Greatest 2011-01-07T16:04:57Z

“Nobody even knew about classical music, except for tidbits they might catch from some movie.” From Easter Island, a Pianist Emerges 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z

Leonard Bernstein, who argued in the 1960s that developments in pop were as important as those in classical music, is represented by fragments from his genre-crossing “Mass.” A ?60s Mash-Up That Didn?t Happen 2011-03-06T01:44:59Z

If this seems like the sort of play that requires classical music training to appreciate, be assured it is not. ArtsWest stages NW premiere of ‘33 Variations’ 2013-05-06T19:15:26Z

For more than three decades as a critic, I’ve shared my passion for classical music. What Shouldn’t Change About Classical Music 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

The city was also full of Western classical music, a tradition Jamal learned from his piano teacher, Mary Cardwell Dawson, who would later found the National Negro Opera Company. A Pair of Ahmad Jamal Live Albums Capture an Innovator in His Prime 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z

He was lured east by Deborah Borda, the New York Philharmonic’s powerful president and chief executive, in an instance of classical music history repeating itself. Gustavo Dudamel, Star Maestro, to Leave L.A. for New York Philharmonic 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z

The charges against classical music competitions are familiar: art is not a sport; the need for jury consensus rewards conformism; fear of losing stifles innovation; actual losing can cripple morale and, potentially, a career. Music: Orpheus, Hilary Hahn and David Lang Start Competitions 2012-02-12T15:24:35Z

“I do think that if we want to keep classical music alive it is important to find new tools,” Orlinski, 29, told Reuters, referring to finding new audiences. Breakdancing opera star uses Instagram to promote classical music 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z

“It’s a great time for an orchestra like the New York Philharmonic to visit, as we cultivate new destinations for classical music.” New York Philharmonic to Perform in Georgia 2010-06-22T22:15:00Z

Not from pop or classical music or avant-garde traditions. Popcast: Jen Shyu and Musical Inspiration 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z

Needless to say, classical music and other art forms originated and evolved in the age of patronage, well before the market economy. Steal this album: What happens if no one pays for music? 2012-06-20T11:45:00Z

It was one of those only-in-New-York nights, gathering enough musicians to headline several galas in celebration of a beloved figure in the classical music world. Piano Stars Gather for a Legend’s 90th 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z

Ms. Equilbey grew up in Paris and Germany and discovered classical music at boarding school, where she learned several instruments and sang. Balloons, iPads, Aquarium: A Conductor Creates a ‘Creation’ 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z

But the sight of a main in turban and robe performing - even demure classical music - at the piano was a step too far for some. Lebanese cleric's piano playing strikes wrong note for some 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z

For some children, it’s their introduction to classical music. ‘The Nutcracker’ wasn’t always a beloved ballet. Early critics liked only the music. 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z

The renovation of the New York Philharmonic’s Lincoln Center home, David Geffen Hall, is the classical music equivalent of the Second Avenue subway. Philharmonic’s Geffen Hall Plans Continue in Fits and Starts 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z

The mezzo-soprano known as "Flicka" to her many, many fans is a guest of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, celebrating its 15th year as "classical music with a view." 13 top entertainment picks for the week of Aug. 19-25, 2012 2012-08-15T21:04:08Z

These tantalising offers are just the tip of an iceberg of classical music betting that is the black economy of the industry. Tom Service on the great opera scam 2010-09-01T20:45:00Z

The words “Academy of St. Martin in the Fields” are indelibly linked with the name “Sir Neville Marriner” in the minds of classical music radio listeners from recent decades. ArtsBeat: A Changing of the Baton at the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 2011-06-01T18:55:22Z

Conversations with some of classical music’s most passionate advocates of the gadgets and with developers like forScore and Tonara that write applications for them reveal a number of developments. When Classical Musicians Go Digital 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

Think of those “Mozart for Babies” CDs and the perception that classical music exists to form a soothing background. Lindsey Stirling’s Music Combines Classical and Dance 2014-05-02T22:32:38Z

It also acknowledges that “in-depth classical music and arts programming” would “either not be provided or underprovided by the wider market.” The Proms, BBC’s Classical Music Festival, Is All the More Important as Austerity Looms 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

“We try to make a revolution, not only with cello playing but also classical music,” said Mr. Sulic, 28, who holds a master’s degree from the Royal Academy of Music, in London. Classical Crossover for the Win 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

Well into the 1980s, they were looked down upon by composers of symphonic concert music, and by many classical music critics, as purveyors of facile backdrops for popular entertainment. John Barry's Widow Establishes a Scholarship for Film Music 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z

One Virtual Symphony showcased accessible classical music, such as Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” performed by the American Symphonic Orchestra. Cruising Royal Caribbean’s mega-ship: At times, a little too mega 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z

For concertgoers interested in the future of classical music performance, this first New York String Orchestra concert is a holiday tradition, as firmly entrenched as the season’s run of “Messiah” and “Brandenburg” Concertos performances. Music Review: New York String Orchestra With Jaime Laredo - Review 2011-12-25T21:55:35Z

But it will be a tragedy if they lose contact with classical music. Tough times ahead for US orchestras 2012-07-25T01:04:51Z

The themes were vivid, their gospel and blues connections strong but sparingly applied, and a reflective piece such as Clouds In Reverie unfolded through gracefully interwoven jazz and classical music links. Music picks of the week 2010-05-14T23:33:00Z

But now China is waking up as a new force for culture, specifically for classical music. 'Crouching Tiger' composer Tan Dun will give L.A. Phil a martial-arts workout 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z

Yoon said cultural institutions often exclude Asians from discussions about bringing more diversity to classical music because they are assumed to be adequately represented. Asians Are Represented in Classical Music. But Are They Seen? 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z

Sistema students, aficionados and classical music newcomers were in the audience. Gustavo Dudamel and Los Angeles Philharmonic Hailed in Caracas 2012-02-14T23:33:58Z

Salonen, who turned sixty last June, is indisputably one of the major personalities in classical music, his stature as both composer and conductor almost comparable to that of Pierre Boulez, the idol of his youth. Classical Music’s Chief Visionary Goes West Again 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z

That kind of male behavior in classical music is now being called out. A Conductor’s Battle With a Classical Music Gender Barrier 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z

Influenced by classical music as well as pop and electronica, America seems to be yet another distinctive statement from Baltimore's Deacon. Dan Deacon – America: exclusive album stream 2012-08-21T08:46:31Z

Ross prefaced the piece by speaking about Mendelssohn’s older sister, Fanny, and how the world of classical music excluded women such as her for so long. Review | Ross emphasizes the new and the forgotten with Alexandria Symphony 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z

My father was listening to classical music all the time. At SSO, Jesús López-Cobos to lead Spanish-influenced program 2012-05-31T20:19:05Z

“At one point it was all classical, mostly to prove that I actually have a history with classical music,” he said. The Choreographer Kyle Abraham Mixes Things Up at City Ballet 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z

At St John’s, Selaocoe dreamed of a move to Europe, and his classmates romanticized the continent as “the mecca of classical music, of musical expression,” he said. Abel Selaocoe Finds a Home in Improvisation 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z

With classical music, for me it's always been more Chopin and Ravel than Mozart… but I'm not at all tortured. Happy to be melancholy 2011-04-02T23:02:01Z

If the research's control group of young people felt a connection with classical music before they went to the Barbican, all of those perceived formalities of the concert experience would vanish like the morning mist. It'll take more than Bach and a beer to give the young a taste for the classical 2010-10-22T13:19:00Z

Still, classical music is a performing art best experienced live. Curious About Classical Music? Here’s Where to Start 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

Reviewing the work, simply titled “Symphony,” New York Times classical music critic Anthony Tommasini described Dr. Stucky’s style as “intricate, pungent yet transparent and, in the best sense, accessible.” Steven Stucky, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer of intricate musical wit, dies at 66 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z

"It's OK. I like classical music…," he brushed me off. Beverly Hills teacher finds violin and Vivaldi in a time of war 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z

For the past several years, New York Times music editors have been asking: What five minutes would you play for a friend to make them love classical music? 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Alice Coltrane 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z

Mr. Ma, at 55 the youngest honoree this year, is known for pushing the boundaries of classical music with his Silk Road Project. ArtsBeat Blog: Meryl Streep, Neil Diamond and Yo-Yo Ma Among Kennedy Center Honorees 2011-09-07T15:02:01Z

Her appointment has been celebrated as a sign of change in the classical music industry. She’s Making History in Opera. Can She Help Ensure Its Future? 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

Poems in Four Voices, a Concerto in Two That David Robertson is a superb conductor of contemporary classical music hardly needs repeating. Music Review: New York Philharmonic’s Contact! Series at the Met 2012-06-10T22:10:56Z

The Amazon Studios series “Mozart in the Jungle,” a drama centered on the classical music world, is a prime example. Perspective | The 10 most baffling Golden Globe wins and nominations of the millennium. (Remember ‘Salmon Fishing in the Yemen’?) 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z

He's up there as one of the most famous, most familiar and most esteemed composers in the whole history of classical music. The Proms' neglect of Mozart means we are losing touch with his true genius 2012-07-19T21:00:04Z

And yet for millions of potential listeners, this hasn’t made classical music any easier to get. Perspective | ‘Now Hear This’ modeled itself after cooking shows. It found millions of viewers with an appetite for classical music. 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z

Ms. Fischer, 30, is making her mark in the blurry terrain between classical music and pop. Nora Fischer Bursts the Classical Music Bubble 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z

This month, you might feel the momentum in classical music swinging to the domestic festival circuit, with splashy premieres and revivals coming courtesy of Spoleto, Ojai and the Opera Theater of St. Louis. Two Gems of June: Premieres at Carnegie Hall and Harlem School of the Arts 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z

I came to this conclusion a few years ago, when I began to study Indian classical music with a dhrupad-trained singer in Lahore. Mehdi Hassan's songs live on as Pakistan and India unite in mourning 2012-06-14T12:47:46Z

In "Mozart in the Jungle," Amazon's new comedy series set in the classical music world, "Hear the Hair" is a cringe-worthy promotional campaign behind Rodrigo, the new music director of a fictional New York orchestra. 'Mozart in the Jungle' plays it close to home in the classical world 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

At a time when classical music is supposedly dying, there are as many students as ever devoting their lives to learning to make it. Review | Young orchestra makes case for the future of music 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z

“Keith is incredibly respectful of classical music,” she said, “but as a jazz pianist he knows how to listen and react to his partner in a different way than non-jazz pianists listen.” Jazz Pianist Jarrett Goes Classical with Bach CD 2013-10-18T14:22:45Z

Dancers, shifting seamlessly between the weight of street dance and the elevation and precision of ballet, glide in harmony to classical music. Dance Review: Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Kyle Abraham at Lincoln Center 2013-08-02T21:47:35Z

While the film had an original score written by Alex North, Kubrick shelved it in favour of the classical music the film was cut to. Kick-Ass needs some kick-ass music of its own | Phelim O'Neill 2010-03-19T12:32:00Z

“But if you listen to this classical music and see the motion onstage, it actually creates a great contrast.” At the Bauhaus, Music Was More Than a Hobby 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

The departure of a Philharmonic music director, and the search for a replacement, is the classical music world’s equivalent of the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary rolled into one. Alan Gilbert to Leave New York Philharmonic in 2017 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

He said that at a moment when the nation was confronting issues of race in so many areas, it was important to speak frankly about it in classical music. A Singer’s Journey: From Solitary Confinement to the Met Opera 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z

There’s no reason that the craft of classical ballet choreography couldn’t be looked at like classical music composition or visual arts or architecture — as an art that you study. Dance Luminaries Weigh in on the Conspicuous Absence of Female Choreographers 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

For a classical music event, she added, it was a notably diverse group, in age and race. The Sheku Effect: A Classical Music Star Rises 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

He wants the group to take responsibility for the creation of each performance — an ambiguity that can sound almost like a dare to classical music’s traditional structures and hierarchies. 17 Players in Five States, Composing Over the Internet 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z

In 2003 she had some of her dancers perform it to classical music in public. Jookin in Memphis, Celebrated 2012-11-18T04:50:46Z

Hearing the difference between different conductors’ interpretations isn’t hard, even for classical music newcomers. Perspective | What does a conductor do, anyway? A music critic lays it out. 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z

A strong reaction is guaranteed — perhaps, like it did for me, it will awaken a sense of the still untapped potential in classical music. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Classical Music 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

Classical crossover projects, you see, lack the high seriousness and the artistic standing of sanctified classical music tradition. Perspective | How a classical musician turned 400-year-old French songs into a modern hit 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

Wandering theatrical happenings, film, readings and classical music complete a packed lineup. Events picks of the week 2010-03-20T00:08:00Z

The umbrella over them all is Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, which maintains the complex and creates its own arts programming — such as the highly popular “Mostly Mozart” classical music series. Perspective | Lincoln Center announces groundbreaking appointment of top artistic leader 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z

A serious student of classical music, he also learned to accommodate Hollywood’s demands. James Horner, Whose Soaring Film Scores Included ‘Titanic,’ Dies at 61 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z

I remembered this while listening to five new albums recently released on the Kairos label — all featuring members of Klangforum Wien, an Austrian chamber orchestra with a strong reputation in contemporary classical music. The Thrill of a Contemporary Classical Concert, Captured on Disc 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z

The scheme spans classical music to rock, right through to gamelan. Bittersweet symphonies: what will happen to music in schools? 2011-02-08T21:30:00Z

The critic Andrew Clemens wrote in The Guardian that “Blank Out” was, by comparison, “far more understated and effective,” and listed it as one of his top classical music events of last year. High Tech Meets High Art in a 3-D Opera 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

In classical music discussion forums, his admirers persuaded others that his “alleged” victims could well be liars, and had most likely suffered no harm anyway. ‘I couldn’t deal with it, it tore me apart’: surviving child sexual abuse 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z

Here, classical music critics for The New York Times weigh in with some of their thoughts on who the orchestra should look for — and who it should avoid. The New York Philharmonic and the Search for a New Music Director 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

They grew up listening to a lot of Stephen Foster songs, to French-Canadian traditional music, some classical music and then the usual 50s-60s folk artists, like Pete Seeger. My Meltdown: Richard Thompson 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z

Dubinets says: “We want to position classical music as a dynamic art form relevant to the current conditions of our ever-connected world.” At Seattle Symphony’s new Octave 9, a 24-hour music marathon promises Cloud 9 for new music lovers 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z

So Rhapsodic That the Birds Join In Natural sound is one of the glories of classical music. | Classical Music: So Rhapsodic That the Birds Join In 2013-07-18T21:26:34Z

"It's nice that people who don't normally listen to classical music are listening to classical music," she told a crush of journalists, wearing a snug black-and-white minidress and a black lace shrug. ArtsBeat: Now 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Has Musical Accompaniment 2012-09-18T16:29:58Z

The concert on Friday also showed a major institution attempting to address issues of racial and gender representation in classical music that have grown only more gnawing over the past year and a half. The New York Philharmonic Returns, in the Midst of Transitions 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z

She wishes she could listen to some classical music, or even have silence instead. The age of comfort TV: why people are secretly watching Friends and The Office on a loop 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

I'd always had a problem with classical music being a minority thing. Mark-Anthony Turnage: A life in music 2011-01-22T07:59:00Z

These accomplished artists are the good citizens of classical music. What Shouldn’t Change About Classical Music 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

“I remember walking by the room where he and some other musicians were playing, and I felt frustrated by classical music,” Mr. Almazan recalled this week. Critic?s Notebook: Four Young Pianists on the Rise in the Jazz Scene 2011-10-06T22:37:04Z

No leaders anywhere put the arts, and particularly classical music, front and center to the degree than they do. At the G-20, Beethoven is played and the world listened (maybe) 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z

Read more listings for art, dance, classical music, pop music, television and theater. Fall Movies 2018: Dive Into an Ocean’s Worth of Offerings 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

The whole field of classical music has to think long and hard about this smaller-is-better business. Mostly Mozart, Mostly Improved 2013-07-26T20:05:06Z

Thomson’s dabbling on the other side of the stage apron does point, though, to his innate understanding of the classical music industry’s nuts and bolts, something rare among critics then and now. ‘Virgil Thomson: The State of Music & Other Writings’ Paints a Troubling Portrait 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z

The evolution of classical music, meanwhile, shows how simplicity and complexity move in an equilibrium over time. SXSW 2011: Programming and minimalism: Lessons from Orwell and The Clash ? review 2011-03-11T22:26:16Z

Can the technology that set the video gaming world abuzz create classical music fanboys and girls? L.A. Philharmonic's Van Beethoven takes virtual reality for a classical spin 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

It all started in a city with a taste for single malt whiskey and classical music — and an obliging beverage company. The Toyota effect: 30 years later, one man's acoustic designs still rule how we hear music 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z

Does the world of classical music not have a Simon Cowell figure to liven things up a bit? Last night's TV: BBC Young Musician 2010 (BBC4); The Ricky Gervais Show (Channel 4) 2010-04-23T22:00:00Z

Style is crucial, of course, but too often in classical music the how — how many musicians, how large a chorus, how old the instruments — eclipses the why. In DVD of ‘St. Matthew Passion,’ Hints of Sellars’s Future 2012-06-08T19:21:28Z

And Kronos played a crucial role in broadening the very notion of classical music to embrace world music and popular music in all its varieties. A Daughter of Kronos Revisits Quartet?s Fold 2012-02-24T20:17:42Z

Bach, so named for her devotion to the classical music constantly playing in her earbuds, is an assassin. Bill Clinton and James Patterson Have Written a Thriller. It’s Good. 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

As classical music devotees wait until conditions are again hospitable and fears of the virus past, artists like Mr. Tao are trying to keep the art form going any way possible. For a Music Critic, a Vacation That’s All Too Quiet 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z

It’s where he wrote, held court with visitors and sometimes watched movies on his laptop and listened to classical music. Clive James, a Tireless Polymath Who Led With His Wit 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

To immerse the audience in the swagger of Luke Cage’s Harlem, Young and Muhammad incorporated a blend of funk, jazz, hip-hop, R&B and strains of classical music as rendered by a 30-piece orchestra. LISTEN: “Marvel’s Luke Cage” and “Westworld” composers break down their shows’ signature sounds 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

Corea, who has won 26 Grammy Awards in his long career and is accomplished in both jazz and classical music, offered some novel and elegant solutions. Chick Corea and Seattle Symphony meld jazz and classical music with a dazzling performance 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

For its year-end classical music honors of 1991, the New York Times hailed “Frida” as the “Best Realization of That Clumsy Phrase ‘Opera/Music Theater.’” Death haunts Frida Kahlo's long and clumsily winding road to the lyric stage 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z

In the upper echelons of the classical music world, stars often don’t face accountability for their actions. Assaults in dressing rooms. Groping during lessons. Classical musicians reveal a profession rife with harassment. 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z

This week brought one of those mini-festivals that seem to sprout periodically in New York’s classical music ecosystem: four evenings of choral music tied to the Christmas season. Cobbling Together a Christmas Music Marathon 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

“When you look at American classical music from the black side, it’s always in the ’60s, and it’s always male composers” who are mentioned. Perspective | A forgotten voice for civil rights rises in song at Georgetown 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z

For now, though, lovers of classical music are the clear beneficiaries. Classical Critics Pick the Top Music Recordings of 2014 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

The idea is to explore the religious and the folk/secular origins of classical music. The Swedish Clarinetist Martin Frost Wants to Move Beyond Traditional Concert Formats 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

He also helped extend the era of broad appreciation for the violin among those less admiring of classical music. Rethinking Itzhak Perlman on the eve of his 70th birthday 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

I saw “A New Hope” with both the NSO and the BSO in September and found that the experience confirmed something I had started to suspect: As a classical music critic, I was clueless. Perspective | As a classical music critic, I used to think the ‘Star Wars’ score was beneath me. I was wrong. 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

What classical music he knew was from his mother, a talented amateur pianist. The ‘Philosopher King’ of Percussion Starts His Next Chapter 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z

The album touches on Portuguese fado, Spanish flamenco and Persian and Arab-Andalusian classical music. Playlist: Industrial Hip-Hop And Bouncy Sociopathy 2011-07-02T04:00:25Z

It’s hard to remember a time when the marathon concert was not a feature of New York’s classical music landscape. Music Review: Fernando Otero in Music of Now Marathon at Symphony Space 2012-02-07T23:33:12Z

Film directors tend to use classical music in one of two ways. Perspective | When classical music becomes another character in a movie 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z

Read more listings for classical music, dance, film, pop music, television and theater. Art Fall Preview: Over 100 Not-to-Miss Shows From East Coast to West 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

Pierre Boulez, the French composer and conductor who was a dominant figure in classical music for over half a century, died on Tuesday at his home in Baden-Baden, Germany. Pierre Boulez, French Composer, Dies at 90 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

When you play only classical music, you’re playing notes that have been there for a few hundred years. They’re just a typical Michael Jackson-, Hendrix-, AC/DC-covering cello duo 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

Fifty years ago, after brief careers as a performer and a teacher, Falcone changed course and became a leading publicist in the world of classical music. The Doyenne of Classical Publicists Takes on a Final Client: Herself 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z

Its heart is in exactly the right place, and its playlist is too, with a mix of current tracks, carols, classical music and festive favourites. Radio head: Radio Christmas 2010-12-22T08:00:00Z

So the musicians enjoy more power at Aspen than at most classical music organizations. Sweet Sounds of Truce at Aspen Music Festival 2010-08-11T18:43:00Z

Jazz and classical music kick off two weeks of music, theatre, art, comedy and more. This week's new events 2012-05-18T23:05:00Z

Russell grew up singing; among her earliest memories, she said, was hiding under the piano as her mother played classical music. Allison Russell Faces Her Past in Song 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z

It helps the listener learn what classical music needs: to appreciate the sounds as they are, in a boundless sonic space. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Classical Music 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

A year later, when the New York Times’ classical music staff outlined its wish lists for the New York Philharmonic’s next director, Van Zweden’s name was conspicuously absent. L.A. meets the future conductor of the New York Philharmonic 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z

"Jazz, for me, is a closed circuit, like the term baroque in the world of classical music." London jazz festival 2012: Where has Jan Garbarek gone? I miss him 2012-11-14T17:21:38Z

For at least 20 years Ms. Malkki has been one of the most exciting and sought-after conductors in classical music. For the Met Opera, the Pandemic Could Be a Necessary Reset 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z

In 1914, classical music held an exalted position in American life, appealing not only to élite audiences but also to a broad public. The “Star-Spangled Banner” Controversy That Altered the Course of American Music 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z

In the early days of Young Concert Artists, which Susan Wadsworth founded in 1961 to foster fresh talent in classical music, the organization’s recitals were presented in an Armenian restaurant in Greenwich Village. After 58 Years, Classical Music’s Star-Maker Says Goodbye 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z

Since 1998, however, he has worked exclusively as a composer and arranger of classical music, collaborating with the likes of Luciano Pavarotti, Joshua Bell and James Galway. Craig Leon Rerecords Two Synth Classics 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z

The daughter of visual artists, Yanya grew up in London. listening to Turkish and classical music, and picking up a guitar at 12. New this week: Plenty of Dolly Parton and ‘Lucy and Desi’ 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z

Etiquette dominates the public discourse about classical music — because music-lovers, veterans and newcomers alike, are too often unsure what else they should say about it. How (not) to behave: Manners and the classical music audience 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

In moments like these, classical music shows that there is nothing else in the world quite like it. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Classical Music 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

At a time of struggle for the classical music business this year’s festival, like last year’s, promises nothing but exhilaration. Spring for Music Festival at Carnegie Hall 2012-02-24T20:03:40Z

The Kennedy Center itself is also presenting classical music. Kennedy Center announces notable 2017-2018 classical season 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z

In March, the Jazz Line website reported that the genre was “tied with classical music as the least-consumed music in the U.S., after children’s music.” In 2015, jazz reasserted itself 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z

He decided then and there to change his focus to classical music with an eye to conducting. future maestros and mezzos at the Seattle Opera 2013-03-29T21:13:56Z

These days many performers in classical music speak to audiences to share insights and stories. Music Review: Improvisation, as Well as Intensity 2011-07-21T21:52:10Z

Some were made as advertisements for recordings of classical music, and have been regarded as forerunners of pop videos. Oskar Fischinger: the wizard who angered Disney 2013-01-09T17:39:00Z

Its efforts have led to some grumbling among fans of more traditional genres, who say the center is not doing enough to promote classical music. Lincoln Center Revives Summer for the City, Hoping to Draw New Fans 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z

“Seattle has a very engaged network of local composers, musicians and audience members,” said Maggie Molloy, host and programmer at Second Inversion, a digital- music channel streaming new, unusual and experimental classical music. Seattle classical-music, opera groups shake off dust to capture new audiences 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

He analyses rock and pop compositions with the same mixture of structural rigour and bouncy enthusiasm that made The Rest Is Noise, his study of 20th-century classical music, such a joy to read. Critical eye: book reviews roundup 2010-12-18T00:07:23Z

"I was interested in castrati because what happened to them was the most criminal thing in the history of classical music," she says. Ceclia Bartoli: the limitations of being a mezzo 2010-12-23T22:00:04Z

So what things about classical music shouldn’t change? What Shouldn’t Change About Classical Music 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

It is his latest album for the Deutsche Grammophon label, the world's oldest surviving record company and a huge name in classical music. Milos champions new classical talent 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

Joan Peyser, a prolific writer about classical music and the author of biographies of Pierre Boulez, Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin, died on Sunday in Manhattan. Joan Peyser, Bernstein and Gershwin Biographer, Dies at 80 2011-04-25T14:54:51Z

Because of pandemic delays, he found himself recording it with the pianist Paul Sánchez last summer, a time of widespread Black Lives Matter demonstrations and renewed urgency for racial equity in classical music. 3 New Albums Retell the History of Black Composers 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z

Just as important, they are in synch with the eclectic spirit of contemporary classical music. Bates, Clyne bringing fresh vibe to CSO's new music series 2011-03-16T16:56:31Z

To this end, Haefliger says he is always looking for ways to extend the festival's and classical music's influence both through education and civic projects. At the Lucerne Festival, even hip-hop skateboarders love Pierre Boulez 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z

And Austria may be among the only countries where classical music is a powerful lobby. Opera Goes On in Salzburg, With Lots and Lots of Testing 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

The Kennedy Center is Washington’s main presenter of classical music. The National Symphony Orchestra’s forte for falling flat 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z

It’s rich with detail about Mr. McCartney’s philanthropy, his knighthood, his taste in country homes, his dabbling as a painter, a poet and a composer of classical music. Review: Paul McCartney’s Yesterdays. All of Them. 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

“My relationship to instrumentality — and, like, time — is not particularly drawn from classical music per se,” he said. For a Composer, the Final Minutes Are Critical 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z

The production is the latest project in the conductor Leon Botstein’s long campaign to break classical music from its fixation on repertory staples and call attention to neglected works. Review: To a Rare King Arthur Opera, Bard Says ‘Welcome Back’ 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z

The systemic racism that runs like rot through the structures of the classical music world exists somewhere between broad statistical data and intimate personal disclosure. That sound you’re hearing is classical music’s long overdue reckoning with racism 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z

Placing symphonies and classical music on an artificial pinnacle, as Mr. Trump did, also brought up another sore point: accessibility. Trump Is Wrong if He Thinks Symphonies Are Superior 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z

But Tuesday was the first time she had seen classical music performed live. ‘I hope they come back here again’: Seattle Symphony brings music to prison inmates 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z

And, of course, I spend a lot of time with classical music I can’t talk to composers about. Superstar violinist Hilary Hahn returns to Seattle April 25, 27 2013-04-17T21:16:57Z

Why are there so few women at the top in classical music? Why are there so few women at the top in classical music? What’s being done about it in Seattle and elsewhere? 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

The creators of the series told The Times they went to great lengths to research the world of classical music. 'Mozart in the Jungle': What it gets right and wrong about classical music 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z

According to a news release listing her many accomplishments, she also likes "Asian horror films, musician jokes, and performing for young audiences to introduce them to classical music." 14, and a $50,000 winner 2011-09-29T22:51:30Z

Mr. Perelman, 72, said that he was not much of a classical music enthusiast and would push for the hall to stage more of the pop performances it was known for decades ago. Ronald Perelman, a Mogul With Muscle, Takes Over Carnegie Hall 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times’s chief classical music critic, recently wrote an essay arguing that blind auditions — long seen as an equalizer in American orchestras — were no longer tenable. Musicians on How to Bring Racial Equity to Auditions 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z

I always start with very traditional classical music. Ravi Shankar still making magic sitar music at 91 2011-09-23T19:38:53Z

These are the four composers who, in late 18th century and early 19th century Vienna, created and then finished off the style that became the foundation for modern classical music. András Schiff slyly and expertly plays late sonatas of legends 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

And classical music is hardly alone in witnessing a dying-off of critics. The Fate of the Critic in the Clickbait Age 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z

To those who are not immersed in classical music, the way passionate listeners constantly compare performances and recordings of repertory staples must seem strangely obsessive. Review: Lars Vogt Offers His Intensely Probing Take on Bach 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z

The experience made Tankian not want to perform his classical music in the U.S. again. System of a Down's Serj Tankian goes classical with symphonic concerts in Northridge 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

For sure, she said, classical music institutions, music schools and universities have much work to do to recruit young artists who have been historically excluded from the art form. ‘I Could Barely Sing a High C’: Pretty Yende Finally Conquers Lucia 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z

Her appointment in San Francisco, under that ensemble’s modish music director, Seiji Ozawa, “projected a forward-looking vision of classical music,” the scholar Grace Wang has written. Elayne Jones, Pioneering Percussionist, Is Dead at 94 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z

Our ceremonies are different, too: State offerings of classical music tend to be at Memorial Day or Fourth of July concerts, or funerals and memorials. Perspective | Can Meghan and Harry make you care about Handel? 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

Jarvi holds up a performance by Zawinul playing Brahms's "Haydn Variations" with the Cologne Symphony as an example of what he wants to do with classical music. Handel with saxophone is music to conductor Jarvi's ears 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

Yes, classical music had achieved remarkable popularity in Depression and wartime America, but it was failing to put down deep cultural roots. Virgil Thomson’s Enduring Critique of Classical Music in America 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

“He was the most important living writer on classical music, either in academia or in journalism,” said Alex Ross, music critic of The New Yorker, in a recent interview. Richard Taruskin, Vigorously Polemical Musicologist, Dies at 77 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z

In a field so reliant on nuance and subtlety as classical music, it’s striking that a single manufacturer should hold such sway. The piano: Keys of the future 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z

In April 1962, having just turned 14, I attended a New York Philharmonic concert at Carnegie Hall that brought together my top two classical music heroes: Leonard Bernstein and Rudolf Serkin. What I’ve Learned in 60 Years of Listening to the Philharmonic 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z

This was the first symphony to teach me that classical music can be every bit as theatrical as Broadway and Hollywood. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Classical Music 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

The performances drew sold-out crowds, but “the tour repertory stayed mostly within the narrow Viennese comfort zone,” notes Times classical music critic Mark Swed. Essential Arts & Culture: Pondering the Pritzker, dancing with Joffrey and touring with TMZ (and living to tell) 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z

Less known, writes classical music critic Mark Swed, is his role in helping shape some of the premiere performers of our time. Essential Arts & Culture: A controversial Santa Monica play, a terrifying architectural slide, how 'Brexit' affects the arts 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z

As the pandemic ravages the classical music industry, with performances at a standstill in the United States and Britain, and only slowly returning in Europe and parts of Asia, conductors are in an unfamiliar position. ‘We Can’t Do Our Craft’: Conductors Contend With the Pandemic 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z

Now there is a weird aristocracy of music, where people automatically assume classical music is superior to rock'n'roll. The conversation: Classical music vs rock'n'roll 2012-07-13T19:30:02Z

Classical music comes into its own at times of commemoration and mourning: Even the mass audience tends to embrace classical music at a funeral. Perspective | Did you want to commemorate Armistice Day? Classical music thinks you should. 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

Vivien Schweitzer put in a good word for the Sphinx Organization, doing its part to make classical music a more diverse place. Classical Music This Week: Impossible Sounds, a Piano Star and Birthdays 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

One newspaper described it as Mozart with gravy and potatoes, and Kamp Hansen said it helped break down some prejudices about classical music. European arts cuts: no more Mozart with gravy and potatoes as Danish orchestra is silenced 2012-08-01T14:27:29Z

Ms. Moukarker took lessons from European teachers brought in by the Barenboim-Said Foundation, which promotes peace in the Middle East through classical music. Palestinian Flutist Gets Rare Chance to Study in West 2012-09-30T02:52:28Z

They operate on such a small scale, they can hardly reverse the course of American classical music history; but each concert, each recording, is an essential step in a better direction. Review: An Orchestra Offers a Novel View of Music History 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

With a larger-than-life personality and a taste for extravagance, she built a loyal fan base and was sometimes called classical music’s answer to Beyoncé. The Netrebko Question 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z

This week's show is devoted to an extended interview with Steve Reich – the rebel who changed classical music forever. Music Weekly podcast: Steve Reich 2011-08-12T17:26:00Z

I raised the question in separate telephone interviews with 2 of the 22 new MacArthur Foundation Fellows announced last month, the only recipients to come from classical music, and both New Yorkers. Critic's Notebook: Classical Music?s ?Genius? Grant Recipients Pause to Reflect 2011-10-03T15:54:59Z

A saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and cheerleader for the unexpected, the Dutchman was one of the brightest stars of European free-jazz and contemporary classical music for almost four decades. Willem Breuker obituary 2010-07-29T17:27:00Z

Concertante Merkin Concert Hall Reflecting a classical music industry that puts a premium on flexibility, Concertante is a string sextet that collaborates with outside artists to allow for a range of chamber configurations. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2012-10-09T22:16:43Z

Curiously, Mr. Wilford’s path to the pinnacle of the classical music business began with silence: As a young manager, he introduced the mime Marcel Marceau to the United States. Ronald A. Wilford, Manager to a Host of Legendary Maestros, Dies at 87 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z

The conductor is an oracle and interpreter, a guide and disciplinarian—and, for me, a novice aficionado of classical music, a necessary hand in the dark and a useful focal point. Teodor Currentzis Brings His Intense Verdi to New York 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z

I always used to listen to quite a bit of classical music because my dad liked it, and if you've got any ear for music at all you have to enjoy Mozart. Mick Hucknall: soundtrack of my life 2012-10-27T23:19:42Z

Their international breakthrough came with a 1980 recording of “Rhapsody in Blue,” which was a best seller but led to some harsh criticism from parts of the classical music establishment. These Sisters Have Transformed the Piano Duo 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z

Should the classical music world make more effort to attract new audiences? Andreas Scholl, countertenor – portrait of the artist 2013-03-19T19:30:00Z

A good friend in the 60s, mid-Walker Brothers period, was very into classical music and showed me how to appreciate it. Scott Walker: Brother beyond 2012-11-23T19:28:49Z

And in his Sunday essay on anger in culture, Swed wrote how classical music can console in troubling times. Essential Arts & Culture: Days of Rage, art and inequity in Boyle Heights, 'West Side Story' refreshed 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z

He and Donnellan, known for his Electric Slugger fiddle made out of a baseball bat, will do what Van Hoose does all season: move from baseball to classical music and back. At Nationals Park in Washington, Van Hoose hits all the right notes 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

Popular entertainment forms, such as rock music, hip hop, Hollywood film, science fiction, and comics have achieved the same cultural status as classical music, “serious” fiction and poetry, and the elite visual arts. What "Yesterday" — and everyone else — forgets about the Beatles 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z

Harold C. Schonberg, the classical music critic for The New York Times, wrote that Mr. Harris’s acoustical makeover had transformed the hall from “a horror to one of the important acoustic installations of the world.” Cyril Harris Dies at 93; Fine-Tuned Concert Halls 2011-01-09T02:20:26Z

How should classical music ensembles return to live performance after 18 months of pandemic closures and a nationwide reckoning with racial injustice? Two New York Orchestras Return With Acts of Renewal 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z

How can ballet work when accompanied by silence, unusual soundscapes, pop and rock music, or classical music not written for dancing? Critic’s Notebook: Dominic Walsh and Others at the Joyce Theater 2013-08-11T22:38:15Z

To optimise your choice of classical music for exercise, it is important to think of the energy that will be expended during different segments of a workout. Why you should consider adding classical music to your exercise playlist 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z

“Since we know that classical music is timeless and everlasting, it is precisely the eternal verities inherent in classical music that remain a spiritual beacon for people all over the world,” Cliburn once said. Van Cliburn, American Classical Pianist, Dies 2013-02-27T20:06:33Z

There’s no getting around the fact that classical music is built on ritual and restraint and ceremony. Caroline Shaw piano concerto premiere turns classical tradition on its head 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z

On how movies can help keep classical music alive: What It Was Like to Compose the Rogue One Score in Four Weeks 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

Thanks in part to Madame Lien, as she's known, a lasting appreciation for classical music was woven into Vietnam's culture. Vietnam matriarch, now 92, spread piano culture 2011-02-27T17:16:04Z

Times classical music critic Mark Swed looks at how Los Angeles stacks up against Berlin, one of the globe’s classical music capitals. Essential Arts & Culture: Visceral border art, a 'guileless' Wilshire Grand, must-see African sculpture 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z

In the tradition-bound world of classical music, new music is working hard to carve out its own ensembles and traditions and tropes. Review | Bach Unwound: Cellist offers another new look at solo suites 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z

On May 30, 2017, while Mr. Eifert, originally from Lancaster, Pa., was in New York to work on a classical music festival, they met around noon at the Time Warner Center. Fireworks on the Fourth? Try a Pair of Proposals 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z

Oh, and even as he was completing medical school at Harvard University, he trained as an Indian classical music vocalist. Siddhartha Mukherjee Weaves History and Biology to Tell the Story of Us 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z

The Holiday Masses Descend, and Bruckner Reverberates There may be some systemic problems within the field of classical music. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Memorial Day Concert 2013-05-28T20:23:42Z

In 2010, Berlin’s transport authority, BVG, which runs its metro system, tried piping in classical music in one subway station, but soon abandoned the plan. Will Jarring Music Drive Drug Users From a German Train Station? 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z

The Los Angeles Philharmonic kept its place at the forefront of American classical music, delivering a stupendous centennial season. Notable Performances of 2019 and of the Decade 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z

All studied together at the Juilliard School in New York and have been widely featured in the news, presented as wholesome young people eager to spread classical music. ArtsBeat: Father of 5 Browns Pleads Guilty to Abusing Daughters 2011-02-19T00:20:16Z

“What classical music represents, human expression at the highest level, juxtaposed with this hell hole we call our city,” he said, stopping to fight back tears. Detroit Symphony Returns to a Giddy Reception 2011-04-10T22:10:58Z

My mother conducted a choir when she was confined to the hospital; my sister immersed herself in violin and teaching; and my father and I immersed ourselves in classical music—listening, performing and teaching. Q+A: Joanne Lipman and Melanie Kupchynsky, Co-Authors of Strings Attached 2013-10-01T16:51:02Z

Mr. Levine’s health problems sometimes seem to be scrutinized like those of a political leader or pope because he is an enormously influential figure in classical music. Levine to Leave Boston Symphony 2011-03-02T23:29:59Z

Tumbleweeds have been drifting in the classical music section of The New York Times newsroom, as our critics have spread far and wide to bring you reports from the broad world beyond the city. Classical Music This Week: The Festival Circuit, Blackness at the Met and Reynaldo Hahn 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

But if there were any question about how digital media are changing the worlds of opera and classical music, consider the last few weeks in the life of the great American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. On the Infield or Onstage, a Diva Is but a Click Away 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z

“Years ago I used to watch Victor Borge, still concertizing in his 80s,” he said of another brilliant and formative classical music humorist. Peter Schickele Brings P.D.Q Bach Back to the Stage 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

Yet, too often, I’ve found, newcomers to classical music feel they have to take a music survey class before they can “get” certain pieces or composers. Love Classical Music? Anthony Tommasini Recommends Contemporary Composers 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z

A new award for the best compendium of classical music was also added.  ArtsBeat: Grammys Reinstate Latin Jazz Award 2012-06-08T15:25:34Z

Culture in general, and classical music in particular, play a part in the Olympics and soccer's World Cup. Gustavo Dudamel and Youth Orchestra L.A.'s Super Bowl halftime show will be a win for the arts 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

Vienna was historically such a mecca for classical music because of the passion and patronage of the ruling Habsburg family. Rick Steves gets lost in the music and grandeur of Vienna 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

Elsewhere in California, San Francisco ranks as the best cities for classical music. America's Musical Cities 2010-07-07T21:20:00Z

Born there into the hip-hop culture of the late 1970s, Mr. Abraham, 34, mixes that influence with classical music and movement training. | Kyle Abraham: Kyle Abraham, on Pittsburgh and ‘Pavement’ 2012-08-11T21:59:52Z

It was classical music that Dessner embraced wholeheartedly, getting a master's in music at Yale after an undergraduate degree in history. Bryce Dessner talks about his 'double life' as a classical, rock musician 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z

Yet it clearly touched listeners outside classical music precincts. Music Review: Henryk Gorecki Memorial Concert at Le Poisson Rouge - Review 2011-11-13T22:31:49Z

“I don’t believe these few people who are telling us that classical music will disappear,” Pichon said. A Rising Conductor Who’s ‘Not Just a Pair of Hands’ 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z

The New York Times contacted 10 high-profile conductors and other leading classical music figures for comment but was told they were busy, on vacation or felt they did not know enough to comment. Two Star Conductors Faced #MeToo Allegations. Now They’re Back. 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

The ensemble pushed forward with tours of Japan, South Korea, Egypt and Italy, even as the virus paralyzed much of the classical music industry. Global Tours Were Key for Orchestras. Then the Pandemic Hit. 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z

In both cases, I said I didn't feel either work was a "great" piece in the pantheon of classical music. Backstage no longer: Frank Bridge at the Proms 2011-08-04T21:30:01Z

Sounds of the Season For better or for worse, the Miser was raised on rock ’n’ roll and, despite one opera-smitten grandfather’s valiant efforts, grew up almost completely deprived of serious exposure to classical music. Weekend Miser: Chelsea Symphony Offers Holiday Music 2012-12-06T20:51:05Z

At that time, the “Oriental presence in classical music,” as a New York Times article put it, was a topic of discussion. A Violinist on How to Empower Asian Musicians 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z

Bringing Garden Sounds Indoors The Summergarden concerts at the Museum of Modern Art once stretched through the summer, filling the museum’s Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden with contemporary classical music on weekend evenings. Music Review: Joel Sachs Takes New Juilliard Ensemble to MoMA 2010-07-26T23:43:00Z

It’s set in the world of classical music and tries to combine the dark backstage comedy of “Slings and Arrows” with the gilded New York debauchery of “Sex and the City.” ArtsBeat: On Amazon, Pilots — and Potential — on View 2014-02-07T19:17:07Z

A nervous Jesse — who calculates that when he was 19, she was 3 — retreats into an old-school, handwritten correspondence with her; they discuss books, classical music and life itself. 'Liberal Arts' finds both wit and truth in aging and romance 2012-09-20T20:47:09Z

Harrison’s Cold War vision involved an acropolis of the performing arts, which, to Moses, Rockefeller and their social circles, meant western classical music, musical theater, opera and ballet. A Notoriously Jinxed Concert Hall Is Reborn, Again 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z

Tankian says he is becoming more fluent in the language, and these days he spends much of his time composing for film and TV, flexing his rock, experimental and classical music muscles in equal parts. System of a Down's Serj Tankian goes classical with symphonic concerts in Northridge 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

Events include classical music concerts at midnight, ceremonial bonfires based on a Hindu tradition and a naked morning swim to mark the solstice. What's on This Week Around the World 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

There's even classical music on tap at all hours, on Radio 3 or Classic FM, if you fancy weeping into the washing up. Rewind radio: The Kitchen Cabinet; The Budget; Inside the Academy School Revolution; Breakfast; The Atkinson People – review 2012-12-09T00:06:16Z

Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for his efforts in spreading classical music around the world. Placido Domingo in hospital in Spain with embolism 2013-07-09T16:40:29Z

Can classical music, that sliver of a sliver of the modern zeitgeist, possibly matter? Evolution, revolution, smevolution: The future of classical music 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

No standard practices of revision existed to reassess this understanding of Lusitano’s life and music, and he became trapped in the margins of classical music’s history. A Black Composer’s Legacy Flourishes 500 Years After His Birth 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z

We're in Proms season, is there a spike in interest about classical music at this time of year? Composer of the Week marks 70 years 2013-08-02T07:21:46Z

And wasn't classical music's self-ascribed reputation as superior, universal and difficult aid its popularity, at one time? The war on culture: How conservatives and progressives joined forces to crush art 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z

Harold Shaw, an artist manager whose clients included some of the most famous performers in classical music, died on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan. Harold Shaw, Manager of Major Classical Artists, Dies at 90 2014-02-01T02:01:54Z

WQXR’s Beethoven Awareness Month campaign notwithstanding, it’s hard to think of another composer who could inspire such devotion among listeners not chiefly concerned with classical music. Music Review: Orchestre R?volutionnaire et Romantique at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-11-17T23:16:29Z

Q: A quirk of the seemingly staid classical music world is a passion for fast cars, shared by the late conductor Herbert von Karajan through to violinist Joshua Bell. It's not over 'til the tenor sings -- now in 3D 2011-02-23T11:11:35Z

Not the late political scientist Frank Wilhoit, oddly enough, but another Frank Wilhoit, who is a classical music composer in Ohio. Perspective | The baffling defense of Herschel Walker 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z

Penderecki was one of the world’s most popular contemporary classical music composers whose works featured in Hollywood films like “The Shining” and “Shutter Island.” Composer Penderecki’s state funeral held after 2-year delay 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z

“In Pittsburgh, we didn’t study just the American classical music, also sometimes referred to as jazz,” he said. A Pair of Ahmad Jamal Live Albums Capture an Innovator in His Prime 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z

Didn't Rosenman put in a number of classical music references in "Rebel"? L.A. Phil plays 'Rebel,' 'Casablanca' and 'Waterfront' as the live-to-picture craze grows 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z

Instead, it is for everyone who sees classical music as a private club and who feels they’re standing outside the clubhouse. Perspective | A beginner’s guide to enjoying classic music. No snobs allowed 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z

Is it asking too much for film reviewers to be as educated about cinema as classical music, literature or art critics are about their own subjects? The film critic is dead. Long live the film critic 2010-04-07T14:52:00Z

In many people’s minds, classical music is on the fringes of what really matters. Under Eschenbach, NSO pays dutiful homage to greatness 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

We asked Anthony Tommasini, the chief classical music critic of The Times, who interviewed Ms. Rice about her chamber music experience in a profile in 2005, to identify the pieces. ArtsBeat: What Was Condoleezza Rice Playing on '30 Rock'? 2011-04-29T19:51:50Z

One of the novel’s most chilling side notes is the way that classical music is played on Burundian radio whenever a coup is underway. A French-Rwandan Rap Star Turned Novelist From Burundi 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

Seasonal and classical music by Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra star in opening day festivities at 12:30 p.m. Seattle Center's Winterfest welcomes the holiday season 2012-11-21T17:16:06Z

In fact when I was a kid I was interested mainly in classical music - maybe I wanted to be different from everyone else and was finding my own voice. Colman Domingo brings Soul to UK 2013-09-09T01:05:52Z

The biggest recent classical music labor catastrophe was the lockout of the Minnesota Orchestra. Labor Struggles at Metropolitan Opera Have a Past 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z

Reviews, be they of television or classical music, are not as widely read as other kinds of article by the same authors: opinion pieces, reported features or news items. Perspective | Why we didn’t review ‘The Barber of Seville’ and other concerts 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

For much of Thomas’s life, he has been depicted as the bad boy of classical music. Perspective | Michael Tilson Thomas was once the ‘bad boy of classical music.’ Now, at 74, he still conducts with childlike delight. 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

But as Mr. Hogwood’s class shows, there’s a movement afoot to broaden classical music in China. Going Baroque in China 2010-10-27T13:19:00Z

Tindall’s book used her life story as a way to expose the underbelly of classical music: struggling freelancers, sex and drugs. Off-pitch ‘Mozart in the Jungle’: Conducting serious actors among classical-music-industry cliches 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

But for anyone hoping to hear classical music done well, tetchy reviewers included, huge outdoor events are as much trials to be endured as treats to be savored. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Concert in Prospect Park 2012-07-12T22:23:49Z

His guitar teacher, Thomas Clippert, wondered how he would fare in the classical music all the guitar students were required to study. Epilogue: Music could not save Aaron Rushing 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z

Escaping an unhappy household, Dixon found himself drawn to opera, even though there was no live classical music to be heard where he was. Ed Dixon, now playing multiple roles for ‘Cloak and Dagger,’ has a past full of transformations

Recent classical music videos in this series include performances by the pianist Conrad Tao and the trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth. In Performance: Lang Lang 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

But it’s almost impossible to present a Beethoven cycle without giving the impression that classical music is stuck in the same old canon. Berlin Philharmonic’s Beethoven Marathon at Carnegie Prompts Some Head-Scratching 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

Costanzo, used to the rigor and precision of classical music, grew comfortable with a looser style. A Singer Brings His Authentic Self to the Philharmonic 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z

“The whole classical music world — orchestras, operas, soloists, conductors and especially the programming people — we need to change our views,” she continued. A Conductor Becomes a Virtual-Concert Jet-Setter 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z

The mystery of classical music is its greatest strength. Jonathan Biss on Schumann, Beethoven and why 'piano is daily bread' 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

After listening to a Rachmaninoff concerto, Marilyn gets real comic conviction into her voice when she decides it must be classical music ‘because there’s no vocal’.” Marilyn Monroe 50 Years Later: In TIME and Out of Time 2012-08-03T12:00:58Z

For the first program, the idea was to reach a broader public by engaging a pop star with a jones for classical music: the singer-songwriter Ben Folds, who wrote a full-bore piano concerto last year. Concert designed to blend best of pop and classical offers neither 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z

“That showed me that all sorts of people loved classical music, and it needs to be on the menu.” A Classical Music Lover Changes Kenyan Children’s Lives 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z

The city soon became a gateway for Western classical music in China. In China, Rejuvenating a Classical Music Heritage Linked to a Jewish Community 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z

Apple hopes the app will help draw new listeners to classical music, and many features are aimed at shedding its elitist image. Apple’s New App Aims to Make Classical Music More Accessible 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z

The Kennedy Center broke with its season-announcement tradition by announcing its 2017-2018 classical music season — the National Symphony Orchestra, the Washington National Opera and the Fortas Chamber Music Concerts — on Monday afternoon. Kennedy Center announces notable 2017-2018 classical season 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z

“Wild Symphony” will be illustrated by Susan Batori and will be accompanied by a release of children’s classical music, written by Brown. No conspiracy this time: Dan Brown writing children’s book 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

By this point in its history classical music has centuries’ worth of repertory, and our major orchestras and arts centers face the challenge of keeping that repertory fresh. Emboldened Orchestras Embracing the New Music 2011-12-09T17:01:08Z

“I knew of course about his foray into classical music and his interest in it,” he said. Paul McCartney Composes Work for City Ballet 2011-02-23T23:05:59Z

"It's amazing in this day and age for these books to be causing so much interest in classical music." 50 Shades of Grey marketing phenom goes mainstream 2012-08-15T19:02:41Z

The brothers, who grew up on Chicago’s South Side before hitting the big time in classical music, are slated to appear on NBC Nightly News; exact airtime was not available at presstime. Symphony flutist in spotlight at Benaroya, on NBC 2013-02-21T23:21:17Z

Is it elitist to find film music, hailed by Goodall as the vindication of classical music's vitality as a language, by and large disastrous in its empty emoting? Noise by David Hendy and The Story of Music by Howard Goodall – review 2013-03-08T10:01:01Z

When she choreographs to classical music, she works so often against and around it that it’s hard to tell why her eccentric, purposeful counterrhythms are musically compelling. Dance Review: ?Wanderer Fantasy,? a Puzzle at Danspace Project 2010-05-21T22:54:00Z

And classical music crosses international boundaries; governments of all kinds and all times have embraced it to enhance their prestige. Gustavo Dudamel and Valery Gergiev Face National Issues 2014-04-03T12:00:01Z

For me, I would much rather meet a potential date through friends or shared mutual interests such as classical music or foreign films. Letters 2011-03-11T21:52:24Z

Two pre-eminent figures of modern classical music urging each other to ever greater heights. TV highlights 01/03/2013 2013-03-01T07:00:04Z

There were essentially four ways suggested for a visual artist to confront classical music, beginning with Barrière's interactive one. Classical music + visuals = intrigue, at UCLA's 'Beyond Music' 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z

Anne-Sophie Schmidt, a former leading French soprano who said she had a similar experience while performing with Mr. Dutoit in 1995, said, “It proves classical music doesn’t want to admit there’s a problem.” Two Star Conductors Faced #MeToo Allegations. Now They’re Back. 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

But if these versions, like Liszt’s Beethoven transcriptions, now seem obsolete, obsolescence is hardly a lethal flaw in classical music. Rearranging Ideas About Alternate Arrangements 2010-06-11T14:18:00Z

Previously we heard from readers who work in television and classical music. ArtsBeat: What Inspired You to Work in Dance? 2013-07-22T15:25:53Z

While the classical music industry gave up on the primacy of the CD a while ago and embraced streaming platforms, this digital-first strategy usually allowed for physical editions, too. Best Classical Music of 2019 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

The Polar Music Prize is the so-called “Nobel of the music world,” awarded annually to one recipient each from the fields of modern and classical music. Chuck Berry Honored With 'Music's Nobel Prize' 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

In addition to using typical classical music for the score, Saadiq and Karpman experimented with different sounds to evoke both the time period and the personalities of individual characters. What’s a Kanye West song doing in a TV show about slavery? 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z

Jailhouse performance may be most closely associated in the popular imagination with the live-in-prison country recordings of Johnny Cash, but the classical music world has increasingly reached out to audiences behind bars. Opera in Attica: Bringing Arias to a Maximum-Security Prison 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z

She was also criticized for saying that Black families needed to do more to support their children’s classical music studies in emails to colleagues about efforts to increase diversity at the Baltimore Symphony. Baltimore Symphony Fires Flutist Who Shared Covid Conspiracy Theories 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z

I felt nervous playing it to my aunt, who sat behind me on the flowery sofa in the attitude of secret resistance she always assumed for classical music. Listen to Britain 2010-03-20T00:05:00Z

He encouraged Western audiences to appreciate rural and indigenous traditions as true art, on the same level as classical music. The Unfinished Work of Alan Lomax’s Global Jukebox 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z

She said this after acknowledging an era of great change for classical music, when many people are concerned for the future of orchestras. L.A. Phil appoints Susanna Malkki as principal guest conductor 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z

The problem with classical music, as in each genre: It has good music and bad music, and you cannot reach a huge audience with music that isn’t interesting and special. They’re just a typical Michael Jackson-, Hendrix-, AC/DC-covering cello duo 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

Imagine all the thunder and authority of classical music, but without balancing strings and woodwinds. With the Barclay Brass, D.C. takes an outsized role in the small world of classical brass music 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z

The same fate has befallen classical music, absent any explicit rejection of bourgeois democracy, though other face-saving excuses have been invented. The war on culture: How conservatives and progressives joined forces to crush art 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z

Empowered American musicians and composers from the new generation have it in them to foster pluralism and save classical music from itself. 2010-02-12T17:26:00Z

Timms added: “In terms of volume, probably, the amount of classical music being presented hasn’t changed much. The nature of it has changed, to some degree, though not fundamentally.” Classical Music Has a Hazy Future in Lincoln Center’s Summers 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z

Connecting with people isn’t rocket science, but it’s an area in which classical music consistently struggles. Perspective | A world-famous conductor performed in a D.C. public school. The result? Mixed marks. 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z

Commentators from the world of classical music have given their opinion on what they think of the works that made it onto the list of Ten Pieces: BBC's Ten Pieces for schools: The verdict 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

Then you are also changing how classical music is perceived. A Flutist Steps Into the Solo Spotlight 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

The classical music world is a world I’ve been tangentially tied to. A New Film Shines a Light on Women Conductors 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z

Nearly every major composer in Western classical music history has written at least one string quartet, and in the Bay Area, string quartets, anchored by the internationally acclaimed Kronos Quartet, are thriving. The Bay Citizen: String Quartets Thriving on Bay Area Arts Scene 2010-12-10T04:10:00Z

From a new show of ethereal drawings to the visceral stylings of an Inuit throat singer to classical music in a cocoon — it’s a busy week in culture. Essential Arts & Culture: Arts District high-rises, culture critics on Trump and throat singing 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z

With a background in classical music and jazz, Pearson had a long career that spanned light music and easy listening. Johnny Pearson obituary 2011-04-06T17:52:35Z

“We have a tremendous challenge but also an opportunity to reassess what we’re doing,” said Michelle Witt, executive director of the Meany Center, which presents classical music as part of a larger arts repertoire. Seattle classical-music, opera groups shake off dust to capture new audiences 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

Mr. Murakami’s knowledge of Western classical music is neither as deficient as he allows nor as complete as Mr. Ozawa suggests. Review: ‘Absolutely on Music’ Gives a Maestro a Stage for Ideas 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z

In a Forest of Instruments, Signs of Evolution At this summer’s classical music concerts, you could of course find a healthy array of violins, trumpets and cellos. In a Forest of Instruments, Signs of Evolution 2010-09-03T17:20:00Z

He began learning some of Hendrix’s guitar solos on the violin, and he decided that his repertory should embrace both classical music and pop. Music Review: Unplugging the Hendrix Experience 2011-03-03T21:18:08Z

“We’re just so often in classical music, really trained to beat ourselves up until we get it right, on our own,” Hahn said. Hilary Hahn Practices in Public, Wherever and However She Is 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z

“By writing it as an autobiography, Ms. Tindall seems to be saying that everything that went wrong in her life is the fault of the classical music world.” Blair Tindall, Whose Music Memoir Scandalized, Dies at 63 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z

The classical music industry’s reaction to the essay was spirited — and mixed, a sign of how unsettled the debate remains. Musicians on How to Bring Racial Equity to Auditions 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z

This was a time when all-female ensembles — especially young women with a fashion sense — were as much of a novelty as a Khan bass line was in classical music. Catching up with Michael Torke and the Eroica Trio in Pasadena 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

And it’s always good to see a classical music ensemble being adventurous. Review: ‘The Reef’ Speaks in the Tongue of a Chamber Orchestra 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

China is seen as a huge growth market for classical music and music education. Juilliard's China Plans Move Forward 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z

A good many of his dances are set to appealing classical music from the 18th and 19th centuries. Paul Taylor: Return of the Beloved Renegade 2010-02-19T16:07:00Z

Others wondered how the concert would ultimately help the symphony or the cause of classical music. Debating the Seattle Orchestra’s Foray With Sir Mix-A-Lot 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

“I was kind of the black sheep of the family going into classical music,” said Ms. Higdon, laughing, but said her parents were fully supportive of her choice. Jennifer Higdon Basks In Her Music Pulitzer 2010-04-21T22:25:00Z

It showcases classical music as well as jazz and musical theater. James Conlon to quit post with Chicago Symphony's Ravinia Festival 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z

Not that long ago the doomsayers were predicting the death of classical music. Emboldened Orchestras Embracing the New Music 2011-12-09T17:01:08Z

The Berlin Philharmonic plans to meet this spring to choose a successor — and to fill one of the most storied positions in the classical music realm. Simon Rattle to Return to His Roots, Taking Over the London Symphony 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z

It’s safe to say that Terry Riley, whose music has been championed by the Kronos Quartet, not only changed the course of modern classical music, but also inspired leading figures in rock and electronic music. Probosci’s sharp improvisers to play the Royal Room 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

For a series of conversations about classical music with nonmusicians, I am swapping songs: exchanging pieces with my interlocutors to spark ideas about how their areas of expertise might relate to organized sound. How Classical Music Can Help You Hear the Open Road 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z

Alongside other chapters on places like Tajikistan, north Africa and Java, the book has one on European classical music. Voyages of discovery 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z

And classical music and opera must do better at making their institutions — both the artists onstage and the administrators that support them — reflect the diversity of the American people. For the Met Opera, the Pandemic Could Be a Necessary Reset 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z

Mostly Mozart, Mostly Improved A dozen years ago the Mostly Mozart Festival epitomized much of what was wrong with the tradition-bound ways of classical music. Mostly Mozart, Mostly Improved 2013-07-26T20:05:06Z

Both girls speak with clarity and command; there was no kids-say-the-darndest-things cuteness as they navigated topics like inspiration, writer’s block and gender disparity in classical music. Meet the 11-Year-Old Girls Whose Music Wowed the Philharmonic 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

But for the future of this ambitious project and, in a way, the future of classical music, the more revealing tryout came on Saturday. In Paris, a New Music Hub Hums 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z

Also featuring an ambitious local rapper, classical music at the Tractor Tavern and some of the strangest sounds that can be made on a guitar. Your week in Seattle music: Sam Smith, the Sasquatch! launch party and more 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

“I have a lot of influence from classical music and obviously from the ballet,” Mr. Rasmussen said. Dancers? Remix From Steps To Synth-Pop 2011-03-18T23:21:12Z

Inventors are often portrayed in classical music as being a bit mad. Wallace: 'I have a feeling Gromit has a hankering to be a composer himself' 2012-07-26T19:30:01Z

Many of them were conversant with high culture – from Shakespeare to opera to classical music to what passed for fine art. Everyone's a critic now 2011-01-30T00:06:14Z

"We felt that most instances of combining techno and classical music lack an authentic approach," explain the trio, who morph into an acoustic 10-piece for gigs at clubs such as Berghain. Is techno human after all? 2011-01-19T13:00:27Z

A final test compared people listening to fast and slow sets of classical music on headphones for 30 minutes. Music gets you high 2012-11-23T16:00:00Z

The original “Fantasia” is a feature-length animated film intended to popularize classical music. Honky-Tonk Tchaikovsky? ‘Fantasia’ Game Offers a Way 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z

We begin tomorrow with an essay by the composer and Bang on a Can co-founder David Lang, on what classical music can learn from baseball. The Score: The Composer?s Other Voice 2011-05-11T01:57:08Z

Dan and I started in classical music, but we loved hip-hop. Deltron 3030 is three minds, ten years and finally, a sequel 2013-10-17T13:52:00Z

Faced with such a question, we might be tempted to say that politics has nothing to do with classical music. When Classical Music Was an Alibi 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z

BBC director general Tony Hall said Radio 3 was "a true icon of classical music and cultural broadcasting in the UK". New BBC Radio 3 controller named 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z

The tendency to associate classical music with murderous insanity is a curious neurosis of the American pop-cultural psyche. Finally, A Non-Embarrassing Classical-Music Scene in a Blockbuster Movie 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z

He was a self-described introvert and intellectual who much preferred the company of close friends and his shelves of classical music. Louis Jourdan, who epitomized Gallic charm in Hollywood movies, dies at 93 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z

But he put on full display some of the qualities that made him the Philharmonic’s choice: charisma, charm and an ability to bring fresh excitement to classical music. Gustavo Dudamel, Superstar Maestro, Meets New York 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z

He drew musical inspiration from Bela Bartok and Charles Ives, but rarely played classical music on guitar. John Fahey made the best Christmas album ever 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z

Nor, in the Asian galleries, do we learn of the explosion of interest in Western classical music in the last half-century, and the growth of Japanese and South Korean piano manufacturers. Museum Review: The Musical Instrument Museum Opens in Phoenix 2010-04-24T00:46:00Z

That was the aspect that bothered Donald Rosenberg, the longtime classical music critic of The Cleveland Plain Dealer and the author of “The Cleveland Orchestra Story: ‘Second to None,’ ” a thoroughgoing history. Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra Head to Lincoln Center Festival 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

“Prince is our generation’s classical music,” he said. Prince Announces His Memoir, Funkily 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z

When she learned that Rice played classical music, Franklin sent for one of her recordings "to hear what she sounded like." With sweetness, soul, Aretha and Rice make music 2010-07-27T10:31:00Z

The center brought dance classes to the community, and then plays, classical music performances and children’s theater. Jane Lang, the spark behind H Street’s Atlas theater, steps out of the spotlight 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

But I also have a business side, a cool side, and I love antique stuff and classical music. LeBron James and His Alter Egos Star in an Internet Animated Series 2011-01-17T22:01:35Z

Director Paulo Lameiro and his team introduced inmates to classical music, heard their stories and found a way to bring their experiences to the big stage. Young Portuguese inmates sing Mozart opera on way to freedom 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z

He ultimately uses a lot of opera and classical music to give the film a lot of the complexity and emotional depth that he refuses to express in the dialogue or storytelling. The 22 Best Movie Soundtracks of the 2000s 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z

When the New York Philharmonic televised its Young People’s Concerts from 1958 through 1972, it introduced new generations to classical music. The Philharmonic to Stream Young People’s Concerts 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

Some of Britain's strongest cultural links with Japan are through classical music. This week's arts diary 2011-03-22T22:30:00Z

Under Joseph Stalin and his Communist successors, White Nights were disciplined affairs, limited to a smattering of classical music concerts. White Nights of St. Petersburg, Russia 2011-06-03T19:03:09Z

“There’s an upward surge,” she adds of this kind of social connectivity in classical music. Why artists become activists: It’s not only the election 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

This production is steeped in classical music history, since Beethoven experienced hearing loss in the last decades of his life. Singing, and Signing, Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’ in Los Angeles 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z

But the Warner Bros. cartoons from the 1930s to the ’50s used classical music as an “endless source of jokes at the expense of concert hall culture,” Goldmark writes. A Children’s Show About Everything, Especially Music 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z

From one perspective, classical music in the United States has long suffered an inferiority complex, since its heritage comes mostly from Europe. Music: Philharmonic in Red, White and Blue? Not Quite Yet 2010-03-01T06:39:00Z

The mass audience is generally put off by classical music, which seems, to many outsiders, to present a facade of unwelcoming elitism. Perspective | How a classical musician turned 400-year-old French songs into a modern hit 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

Penderecki, classical music’s poet of terror, tells his story with the material of horror films. Review: ‘The Devils of Loudun’ Offers No Escape From Horror 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z

The opera, which opens on Aug. 1 and stars Nathan Gunn, Isabel Leonard and Jay Hunter Morris, will be recorded live for a release by Pentatone, a Dutch classical music label. Santa Fe Opera Adds Performance of 'Cold Mountain' 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

Tines’s artistic process may be a personal one, but it is already reverberating through at least one of classical music’s hallowed halls. Review: Davóne Tines Hones the Recital Form to a Fine Point 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z

This year’s iteration of this classical music festival is dubbed “A Midwinter’s Dream,” and a number of the works have a Shakespeare theme. What's on This Week Around the World 1462-08-11T05:00:00Z

A Romantic: Mr. Corbett listens to a lot of Romantic-era classical music, which sometimes plays in the background of his “Planet Money” videos. He Makes Economics Theories Wacky Enough for TikTok 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z

Iverson made a brief pitch for his definition of what puts the “American” in American classical music: “swing, the blues, probably a drum set.” Best Classical Music of 2021 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z

Eleven classical music concerts and recordings worth tracking this fall: 11 don't-miss classical picks: 'Breaking the Waves,' John Adams' 70th, Philip Glass' 'Akhnaten' 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

I like how classical music takes me on a journey. 'I watch old westerns while the spuds are in the oven': creative people on how they relax 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z

“I love classical music,” he said.“I like Mozart a whole lot.” David Geffen Captures Naming Rights to Avery Fisher Hall With Donation 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

Among them, the one that seems most pertinent to my field, classical music, is Michael Harris’s “The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We’ve Lost in a World of Constant Connection.” The Concert Hall as Refuge in a Restless, Web-Driven World 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z

But this year’s gala for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed, offered a moment of true revelation when the orchestra took on a selection from Duke Ellington’s jazzy “Night Creatures.” Essential Arts & Culture: Arts District high-rises, culture critics on Trump and throat singing 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z

Their father, Pierre Bourdain, was an executive in the classical music recording industry. An Anthony Bourdain Auction Will Include His Treasured Knife 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

“They are all looking to China for the survival— the only hope for growth — for all classical music, frankly,” said Shirley Young, chairwoman of the US-China Cultural Institute. Boom Times for Opera in China 2010-12-20T15:59:52Z

Indeed, to those who have known only the courtly, controlled man of letters with the encyclopedic knowledge of classical music, the account may come as a shock. A Publishing Superstar Whose Memoir Shuns Glitz to Explore Private Torment 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

Donald Trump has no interest in classical music, yet many of the plutocrats who support domestic performing-arts institutions welcome his policies. Notable Performances of 2019 and of the Decade 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z

Instead, the runway show will include the debut of “Capriccio for Carolina,” an original five-minute classical music piece by Tom Hodge, an English composer, whose credits include a classical remix of Daft Punk’s “Aerodynamic.” Runway Crescendo: Strut Over, Beethoven 2013-02-06T21:11:14Z

The real shocker, though, is that classical music aficionados – including Alex Ross – still believe there can be something intrinsically morally ennobling about music. The rest is power: classical music in the age of the dictatorship 2013-05-10T15:01:02Z

The other thing to say is to keep pushing the message that there is some classical music for everybody. The conversation: Classical music vs rock'n'roll 2012-07-13T19:30:02Z

By definition, these are almost always solo concerts, which are a niche market in the already niche world of classical music. Freeing the pipe organ from the usual grind 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

It's all Baroque — early classical music, so the program ties together thematically. Mark Morris and Seattle Symphony to collaborate at Paramount 2010-05-12T22:50:00Z

“When he was young, he was using classical music for rock, and now the wheel has turned and now the classical world is using his compositions.” Keith Emerson, keyboardist of rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer, dies at 71 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

Most pianos have 88 notes, covering the complete spectrum of pitch used by classical music, in a comfortable formation of black and white keys that took centuries to evolve. Composing for the piano in black and white 2010-06-03T22:05:00Z

Now there is choral music, contemporary music, early music, concerts where classical music crosses over into other genres – all in response to the shifting taste of the audience. The Proms are richer than ever – even without Mozart's symphonies 2012-07-26T17:30:01Z

“I think classical music, or Western art music, or whatever, should be seen as some kind of an organism,” he said. Esa-Pekka Salonen Brings His Cool to New York’s Music Scene 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

This is a chance to experience classical music amid the greenery and comfort of an urban park and to bond with fellow New Yorkers. Critic?s Notebook: No More Silent Summers 2011-06-28T22:12:22Z

"In the context of modern culture, classical music just doesn't speak the same language," he says. Doomed? 2011-05-12T12:33:19Z

Nonetheless, he’s determined to learn as much as possible about classical music, in the process getting a sobering education about the realities of both a professional musician’s life and the scary side of fandom. ‘The Tooth Tattoo’: music and murder on Inspector Diamond’s mind 2013-05-02T21:26:57Z

The Globe’s classical music critic, Jeremy Eichler, later called the decision a “significant missed opportunity” and a “curious and potentially embarrassing call.” Conservatory Is to Cut Ties to Children?s Music Project 2011-01-22T00:26:35Z

What I wrote in 2010, in a decidedly mixed CD review, is that "if we are going to talk about the future of classical music in America, sooner or later the Knights will come up." At the Ojai Music Festival, Classical style takes a turn 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

The Ojai Music Festival is generally known as a destination for classical music, dance and opera. Essential Arts & Culture: Ojai's new musical direction, a bangin' Bartók, an innovative arts patron gets her due 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z

Incorporating video and projections into performances with creativity and fluency, she has swiftly become one of the most interesting innovators in classical music. Netia Jones, Making Maurice Sendak’s Creatures Sing 2012-10-07T05:00:06Z

We have to go and show these people what classical music is. Dudamel abides 2010-09-16T21:00:00Z

McGlaughlin talks about classical music with unpretentious enthusiasm, highlighting beautiful melodies, illustrating harmonies on the piano and telling good yarns about composers. Three things we love this week, Nov. 11-17, 2012 2012-11-07T23:11:12Z

The majority of the population that ignores classical music will shrug and go back to the new Jamie xx record. The Anxious Ease of Apple Music 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

“It’s a phenomenal chance for us to promote classical music,” says the conductor, Christopher Warren-Green, one of the event’s conductors. Perspective | Can Meghan and Harry make you care about Handel? 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

The attention of classical music in America on Thursday was divided between the opposite coasts. Two Coasts, Two Concertos: Adès and Adams Offer Piano Premieres 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

We have such a great depth of human history in all of the arts, whether it’s opera or mathematics or painting or classical music or jazz. Patti Smith’s most personal interview: “The things that make me feel strange – I’ve transformed them into work” 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z

She grew up with parents who loved classical music, but when she was studying piano as a child she preferred to play show tunes from “West Side Story” and “Jesus Christ Superstar.” A MacArthur for the Composer Julia Wolfe 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

“This was an old bank,” said Dudamel, who has long been friends with Gehry, a classical music lover who can often be spotted in the seats of the hall he designed. From a Burger King to a Concert Hall, With Help From Frank Gehry 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z

The Bayreuth festival is Germany's most important festival for classical music. Israeli orchestra to play Wagner in Germany 2011-07-25T11:26:08Z

But his years of slide guitar and five-year study of Hindustani classical music in India make him the perfect current artist to pair with Ravi Shankar. Music Match: If You Like Ravi Shankar, Listen to Harry Manx 2012-12-18T20:47:07Z

Almost overnight she was transformed from one of classical music’s most popular and bankable stars into something of a pariah. The Netrebko Question 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z

There are few surer guarantees of quality in classical music than the combination of Mr. Ax and Mozart, and Mr. Ax offered his usual elegant, understated virtuosity. Review: A Stirring Premiere at the Philharmonic, With Perfect Timing 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

But she said she looked forward to playing in other important halls with major conductors in what would be considered a more traditional classical music career. Lola Astanova, Julie Andrews and Donald Trump at Carnegie 2012-01-18T23:05:33Z

It's this show that crosses over from classical music to opera but it also has a B-movie sensibility which I have a fondness for. As Gronk's set designs go on view at CAFAM, the artist talks opera, painting and B-movie crab monsters 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

"The appetite for classical music remains as strong as ever," he said. Can the symphony be saved? 2011-08-29T20:30:00Z

But she is back on the European classical music scene, with a festival devoted to a different composer: Ludwig van Beethoven. Wagner descendant heads a music fest -- Beethoven, not Bayreuth 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z

And yet, the bigger part of it is that we associate classical music with relaxation, and that’s in higher demand than hand sanitizer right now. Perspective | In a time of uncertainty, classical music provides a sense of permanence 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z

There’s a lot more to classical music than orchestra music. Perspective | A beginner’s guide to enjoying classic music. No snobs allowed 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z

He’s an outspoken misogynist and opera buff whose morning fitness routine is a flouncing dance improvised to loud classical music. | 'The Extra Man': Kevin Kline Charms on New York Social Scene 2010-07-29T22:23:00Z

The MacArthur spotlight on a painter, writer, opera director and theater artist all working in Los Angeles coincides with a new classical music season noted for something of an “L.A. Phil Effect.” MacArthur fellows for 2017: a tragicomic novelist, an 'Afropolitan' painter and more 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z

The bulk of the repertory, which is still being organized, will be from the past five years, and from the worlds of jazz and classical music. California’s Leading Conductors Come Together for a New Festival 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z

But she agreed that classical music had been adopted by quite a few cinematic bad guys recently. Opera in Film Takes On a New Note in ‘Bel Canto’ (It’s Not Evil) 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z

If I ran a record store I wouldn’t know where to put Mr. Washington’s recordings on display: Is this stuff jazz, or R&B, or some new kind of classical music? ‘Heaven and Earth’ by Kamasi Washington Review: Musical Miracle Worker? 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z

These performances reveal what’s confrontational, challenging, jolting, and disturbing in classical music, which, all too often, is heard and received as a kind of refined ambience. The Pianist Maurizio Pollini and the Shock of the Old 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z

My girlfriend is a soprano, so I'm trying really hard to relate to classical music. Portrait of the artist: Douglas Gordon, artist 2010-05-17T21:20:00Z

We should warn you that it's classical music, so if the kids are antsy, don't feed them chocolate, because this concert should be dazzling. Celebrating Tax Day 2011-04-15T17:28:00Z

Her next directing project centers on an “Erin Brockovich” type who triumphs, though in a different context from classical music. How 3 Women Broke Through as Filmmakers 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z

“A lot of the classical music that we pride ourselves on today is inspired by Black artists, Black musicians and Black composers. But we don’t hear that side of the story.” A European Music Festival’s Push for Diversity Stirs Debate 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z

The typewriter's talents also extend into classical music, as demonstrated by this frankly amazing clip, below, of Leroy Anderson's The Typewriter, in which an old home portable takes centre stage. Typewriters: an illustrated guide and a debt of thanks 2012-11-22T09:08:55Z

Instead, classical music, even in its ever-struggling nonprofit form, gets cast as the elitist hegemon for which scrappier alternatives must be found — certainly if much-vaunted “new audiences” are going to be attracted. Classical Music Has a Hazy Future in Lincoln Center’s Summers 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z

It's a really innovative way of introducing children to how classical music is created - if you haven't been exposed, why would you find it later in life? BBC's Ten Pieces for schools: The verdict 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

But a conservatism extreme even by classical music’s low standards was a problem with the society before the pandemic. Review: Chamber Music Society Returns, Unchanged 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z

One of Europe’s biggest classical music events, it draws bigger stars and audiences each time, though musicians say its main concert hall from communist times is an acoustic disaster. Romania's Enescu music festival thrives in shaky political times 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z

The ecosystem of classical music podcasts needs both. A Luminous ‘Aria Code’ Joins a Meager Field of Classical Music Podcasts 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z

Bates' stylistic personality is as firmly rooted in the world of pop music and electronica as it is in the more rigorous realm of classical music. Muti's 'arrivederci' for the CSO subscription season has audience clamoring for more 2011-05-13T17:51:23Z

Gramophone Magazine's editor-in-chief, James Jolly, paid tribute to the flautist, who had "not only put the flute on the musical map in modern times, but has been a powerful advocate for classical music". Flautist Galway wins lifetime award 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

In her piano playing, the blues, the black church, classical music and free improvising coexist. Amina Claudine Myers, a Singer Who Still Needs No Words 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

Will you dig deeper into the old classifications and consider yourself a lifer with, say, blues or classical music? Seeking Genuine Discovery on Music Streaming Services 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z

He played free-jazz saxophone and listened to psychedelic rock alongside classical music. The Otherworldly Minimalism of Jürg Frey 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z

She has performed at the Proms, an annual series of classical music concerts broadcast by the BBC; released an acclaimed debut album; and been named an associate artist at the Royal Albert Hall. On TikTok, an Organist Finds an Audience, and Herself 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z

“It’s these kinds of people who guarantee the interest in classical music,” said Andrew Balio, the orchestra’s principal trumpeter. The ‘Campers’ of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 2012-07-15T06:43:04Z

Most of all he wants people not to be intimidated by the words "classical music." Ludovic Morlot issues wide-open invitation to concertgoers 2011-08-31T20:53:04Z

Carrying the flame for classical music in the UK. Let's hear it for the Olympics classical music commissions 2010-12-10T11:36:00Z

You’ve got to say that in classical music, the Germans have had a lot to give. After 24 Years, a Conductor Returns to the Met Opera 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

Iceland is a small country; contemporary classical music is a small world. One Indelible Scene: the Master Class in Ambiguity in ‘Tár’ 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z

These magnificent scores are beautifully crafted major works that play well, on their own, as classical music of the first rank. Readers reflect on the staying power of Beatlemania and mourn the loss of Gene Wilder 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z

The Sphinx Organization, a national training program devoted to getting black and Hispanic students involved in classical music performance, announced the winners of its 2014 artist scholarships on Tuesday. ArtsBeat: Sphinx Awards Highlight Promise Among Young Musicians 2013-12-24T18:12:42Z

The orchestra just announced an agreement with medici.tv, the leading online classical music streaming service, to stream three NSO concerts this season to an international audience — because medici.tv has an established working relationship with Noseda. American music for an inaugural week 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

However, it's telling that Rolex shifted from classical music – "where we found there is already a very structured set of ways of connecting and mentoring talent" – to new music, "where nothing like that really exists". Music patronage: our generous benefactors 2011-08-10T20:10:01Z

Is it just the term 'classical music' that puts young people off then? Composer of the Week marks 70 years 2013-08-02T07:21:46Z

As a non-musically trained consumer of classical music, much of my education in appreciating the structure of a piece comes from the cutaways and closeups selected by the director. Proms 2013: should classical music concerts be televised? 2013-07-12T11:39:12Z

Armed forces bands will play hymns and classical music before the funeral service, Inside the chapel, Royal Marine buglers will sound “Action Stations,” an alarm that alerts sailors to prepare for battle. UK military prepares for big role in Prince Philip’s funeral 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z

As the classical music world grapples with financial challenges and questions of relevance, there are urgent calls for innovation and fresh thinking. ‘The Nutcracker’ Still Out-Dazzles ‘Hansel and Gretel’ 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z

We also picked our favorite festivals in theater, classical music and pop. 15 Summer Dance Festivals, Saratoga to Vail 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

“It is going to be a change not only for classical music, but for guest artists who will be going through California,” he said. San Diego Gets Its Answer to the Hollywood Bowl, Just in Time 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z

He said, “I tried writing in a coffee shop. I tried writing in the morning. I tried writing in the evening. I tried writing with classical music. It didn’t work.” Cold-Calling Strangers Taught Mateo Askaripour How to Be a Writer 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z

Last month, Amazon posted the entire first season — 10 episodes — of a new series about classical music, “Mozart in the Jungle.” ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ and entertainment’s classical-music problem 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

Listening to classical music does not, in fact, make you smarter. In search of the Mozart effect 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

Fast forward to 1997, when I joined the staff of The New York Times as a classical music critic. What I’ve Learned in 60 Years of Listening to the Philharmonic 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z

I like Japanese enka music, but now I listen to classical music on the radio. At 85, Takesada Matsutani Is Still Preoccupied With the New, and With Glue 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z

One thing die-hard classical music fans like to do during a concert’s intermission is compare notes — about the performance at hand, about what else has been going on around town and about what’s coming up. Review: Mitsuko Uchida Revisits Beethoven’s Final Sonatas 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z

From piano teachers, she learned the language of classical music; from her paternal aunt, punk rock; from backyards and stoops, bachata. ‘My Broken Language’ Review: Piecing Together a Life of Many Dialects 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z

Growing up in Maryland, he began playing music when he was 5, studying classical music and learning six instruments: violin, cello, upright bass, piano, guitar and mandolin. | Lo-Fang: Lo-Fang Embraces His New Success 2014-02-20T16:20:22Z

Holding multiple conducting positions is common in the classical music world and Conlon's new appointment isn't expected to significantly interfere with his responsibilities in Los Angeles. James Conlon named principal conductor of Turin, Italy, orchestra 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z

HMV on Oxford Street – the future for London's classical music hunters? Don't let independent classical music shops become a thing of the past 2010-07-28T14:17:00Z

When she learned that Rice played classical music, Franklin sent for one of her recordings "to hear what she sounded like". Condoleezza Rice and Aretha Franklin perform duet 2010-07-28T09:05:00Z

Salonen recalled meeting her as part of a New York University project devoted to the future of classical music. Claire Chase Is Changing How People Think of the Flute 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z

Most people in the audience aren’t very familiar with classical music and are open-minded, which Smith finds liberating. In unusual New York City venues — such as restaurants — the taste for classical music expands 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

Any interruption of performances is considered dangerous in the classical music world, where longtime subscribers may decide not to renew, once the habit is broken. Lockout Over, Minnesota Orchestra Faces Challenges as It Salvages Its Season 2014-01-15T23:26:02Z

In the classical music sphere, as in many genres, a nostalgia-fueled “golden age” is sometimes referenced — an era of superlative artists whose gifts are implied to overshadow those of the present generation. Music Review: Paul Lewis at Zankel Hall With Beethoven and Bach 2014-03-27T22:36:02Z

He held that position, until 1963, supervising recordings and broadcasts of classical music while developing as a composer. Henri Dutilleux, Modernist Composer, Dies at 97 2013-05-23T04:14:08Z

"He said that the first question has got to be 'Is classical music dead?'" recalled Schwartzman. 'Mozart in the Jungle' plays it close to home in the classical world 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

"I find it heartening that gamers have found classical music," Martha Gilmer, chief executive of the San Diego Symphony, which performed "Video Games Live" last year. Video game music comes to the orchestra concert hall 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

The scene is among the many amateur video moments that help chart the development of one of the most gifted conductors to emerge on the classical music scene in years. Born to Conduct: Film charts Met music director’s ascent 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z

After leading a magnificent account of Bruckner’s Second, Mr. Barenboim spoke to the audience to defend classical music from charges of elitism. The Best Classical Music Performances of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

Along with classical music, Mr. Manzarek also drew on jazz, R&B, cabaret and ragtime. Ray Manzarek, 74, Rock Keyboardist And a Founder of the Doors, Is Dead 2013-05-21T18:15:21Z

Under the leadership of the record producer Bob Hurwitz, beginning in the 1970s, Nonesuch Records established itself as a tastemaking outlet for eclectic contemporary classical music. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z

What about when a pop artist performs classical music? Ren?e Fleming, Opera Star, Tries a Rock Album. 2010-05-31T21:58:00Z

Echoed his colleague, N. Ganchimeg, deputy director of the college, “This was within the stream of abandoning our traditions — instead classical music was promoted.” In Mongolia, the Horse-Headed Fiddle Rides Again 2010-08-25T13:53:00Z

We look forward to reading about your classical music inspirations. ArtsBeat: What inspired you to work in classical music? 2013-07-12T16:09:05Z

Anyone with an interest in contemporary art, not just classical music, should visit the Prototype Festival, which has set itself up as New York’s most consistently interesting excursion through today’s opera scene. Gift Ideas for Classical Music Fans 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

It’s been a year since I arrived in D.C., and in re-reading some of my coverage of the year in classical music, I’m finding a few things I’d like to go back and fix. Perspective | I thought classical music could stand up to anything. Now it feels more vulnerable than ever. 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z

“We are presenting classical music in all its richness and diversity,” she said. A European Music Festival’s Push for Diversity Stirs Debate 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z

But he has shot to far greater prominence in the past three years as classical music has come, embarrassingly late, to see that Black lives, Black artists and Black music matter. The Composer Carlos Simon Is Busier, and More Honest, Than Ever 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z

AS the shapers of classical music taste gnaw on the field’s future, relevance and identity, New Yorkers are living in a golden age of new music. The Week Ahead: June 3 — 8 2012-06-01T14:30:40Z

The awards span an eclectic range of output, from new theatre plays, dance, classical music and opera, pop music, literature, film and visual arts. South Bank Show nominees unveiled 2010-12-01T14:11:00Z

But despite — or, perhaps, because of — its García Márquez-ish surreal touches, what is most surprising about the 10-episode first season of “Mozart” is how true its depiction of the classical music industry rings. ‘Mozart in the Jungle,’ an Amazon Series 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z

The classical music world mourned last year when Spring for Music, an innovative festival that brought adventurous American orchestras to Carnegie Hall each spring for four years, ended for lack of funding. Spring for Music Festival to Be Reborn in Washington 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

In late summer, “prommers” will clamor for a place to stand in what aficionados have called the mosh pit for classical music. Around the World With Music 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

Could you suggest other titles that address classical music in a meaningful way? Finding Harmony, Literally, in Fiction About Music 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

On the home screen, the app offers a nine-part introduction called “The Story of Classical,” described as a guide to the “weird and wonderful world of classical music.” Apple’s New App Aims to Make Classical Music More Accessible 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z

It’s an important gesture, but also comes at a time when classical music institutions are keenly aware of how slowly they’ve moved to become more diverse and are anxious to catch up. Perspective | How do you get to Carnegie Hall and Met Opera museums? Practice isn’t the problem. 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

Certain things that happen in classical music would be unthinkable in baseball. The Score: A Pitch for New Music 2011-05-11T22:38:37Z

Indeed, Los Angeles has been a mecca for classical music since the 1930s, a place where art can invent away from, as well as absorb, old-world traditions. The 'L.A. Phil Effect' hits New York, Cleveland and beyond 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z

“Both men also relied on their positions of prominence in the small classical music community to ensure that those women remained silent.” Cleveland Orchestra Fires Two Musicians for Sexual Misconduct 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

It led to a lively exchange between the two about what classical music audiences really want. Is ‘Playing It Safe’ Bad for Classical Music? 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z

No, he says, but he remembers discovering classical music and how important that was to him. Scott Walker: Brother beyond 2012-11-23T19:28:49Z

Is that the opposite of outreach, presenting classical music in a setting of quiet reverence? Review | A pianist’s personal meditation: Richard Goode plays Bach, Chopin 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z

For some time now, I’ve seen the main challenge of engaging new classical music audiences — of all ages — as related to diminishing attention spans in an era of nonstop connectivity. Classical Music Attracts Older Audiences. Good. 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

Balsom's latest accolade was voted for by thousands of classical music fans around the world. Balsom wins artist of the year award 2013-09-17T20:21:40Z

He’s all about breaking down the lines of hierarchy and pretension in his classical music world. Bradley Whitford Finds Inspiration in the Theater (and Dog Park) 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z

It won Lang a Pulitzer Prize, which helped transform him from downtown maverick into a darling of the classical music establishment — a composer, in short, that the New York Philharmonic would commission. Perspective | Reexamining opera, one classic at a time 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z

Opera, theatre and classical music are all much more powerful if experienced on a stage rather than a screen. The Review Show's move to BBC4: a typical piece of BBC cowardice 2013-02-26T15:41:12Z

“We all feel this is really the pivotal figure in the history of Western classical music,” Clive Gillinson, Carnegie’s executive and artistic director, said in an interview. Carnegie Hall’s New Season: Here’s What Our Critics Want to Hear 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z

In classical music, birthday celebrations and other anniversary observances sometimes seem strained, even ludicrous, marketing ploys. 9/11 Memorial Concerts, Mostly Low-Key 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

Though classical music is diversifying, it’s hard to think of another singer who lists break dancing awards alongside concert prizes on their résumé. He Break Dances. He Pole Dances. He Sings Like an Angel. 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z

You don’t need to be in Benaroya Hall, the Seattle Symphony’s home, to get a good taste of well-performed classical music. Seattle Symphony is up for 3 Grammys. Here’s a beginners guide to enjoying the Symphony. 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z

Mr. Smith, whose work overseeing the orchestra’s daring programming has won praise throughout the classical music world, was widely seen as a leading contender when she left. This Time, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Promotes From Within 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z

Salonen says he also wants classical music to have the flexibility to adapt to new technology. In a tumultuous world, conductor-composer Esa-Pekka Salonen is focusing more on the present 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

But Kubrick’s biting wit, exemplified by his often sarcastic use of classical music in “2001,” is replaced in Mr. Malick’s film by a tone of unalloyed awe. Authority, From God to Dad 2011-07-14T22:53:02Z

Relying on celebrities to fill halls was proving increasingly difficult for the simple reason there were fewer classical music celebrities during the decline of the record industry, which had long served as the star-making machinery. Lincoln Center artistic director Jane Moss conducts surprising successes 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

But being more inclined at the time to Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith, I was done with classical music for another 32 years. How to get into classical music? Watch a movie, go to live performances and more tips 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

If the future of classical music is on your mind, the National Orchestral Institute is another reason for optimism. Summer opera: Wine, women and Gassmann 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

We talk so much, in the classical music field, about the need to break down barriers and reach new audiences and do things differently. Carpenter energizes Kennedy Center with irreverent organ performance 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

But it did not add up to exciting programming: If this is time travel, so is almost every other multicomposer program of classical music. Review: Riverside Symphony Offers Nostalgia and Tibetan Tones 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z

This is not the time to assess why stable financing could not be secured; things are hard throughout the classical music world these days. Critic’s Notebook: The Pittburgh Symphony Orchestra Plays at Carnegie Hall 2014-05-11T21:00:39Z

And the classical music world is watching to see what comes next. Review: After 55 Years, the Helsinki Philharmonic Returns to Carnegie Hall 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z

Despite going through conservatory and getting a degree in violin performance, Andrew Bird has always felt like an outsider in the world of classical music. Andrew Bird gets confessional, at last: “I really wanted to make a less whimsical, more visceral, grab-you-in-the-gut kind of record” 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z

The company is hoping to build up emerging talent, make music a centerpiece of the spread, and even bring classical music back to schools, which they are already in the process of. Elton John, Lorde, Pharrell And More Help Launch BBC Music Initiative With Amazing Beach Boys Cover Video 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

Other than her pretty voice, she wasn’t a role model for anyone, and was disliked by almost the entire classical music world. ‘I Could Barely Sing a High C’: Pretty Yende Finally Conquers Lucia 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z

Paulina likes her piano, so I play classical music for her. Me and My Dad: Sophie and Arthur Elgort on Making Fashion Photography a Family Business 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z

Davis was classical music editor of the Sunday arts and leisure pages for The New York Times in the 1970s and ’80s. Peter G Davis, New York Magazine critic, dies at age 84 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z

Lithuanian accordion player Martynas, who recently topped the classical music album chart, will also be performing. Jenkins headlines BBC Proms in Park 2013-08-21T10:14:08Z

Alongside his love for classical music and opera, he was also a lover of musical theatre, elements of which we can see in his own music and stage presence. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z

A biography worthy of classical music’s most idiosyncratic pianist. Review | You’re done with it all. You head for the hills. What books do you bring? 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z

Ballet orchestras do not always get the respect they feel they deserve in the classical music world, but Mr. Litton is determined to change that. The Conductor Andrew Litton, Finding a Different Tempo 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z

Mr. Kerman was upbeat about the future of classical music and derided what he saw as a drumbeat of unnecessarily negative predictions. Joseph Kerman, Colorful Critic of Musicology, Dies at 89 2014-03-25T04:23:17Z

Mr. Miller went to work for Mercury Records in the late ’40s, initially as a producer of classical music and then as head of artists and repertory in the pop division. Mitch Miller, Maestro of the Singalong, Dies at 99 2010-08-02T16:28:00Z

Held March 20 through April 27, the festival includes art exhibitions, classical music performances and sustainable sushi tasting in addition to the signature parade, on April 14. In Transit Blog: Cherry Blossom Deals Bloom for Centennial 2012-03-04T16:00:57Z

He'd also been taking in a lot of Indian classical music, "which is written to accompany all sorts of different specific times of day and even seasons." Outdoor art and 'Sunset and Music' come to Carkeek Park 2011-07-29T17:30:07Z

In South Africa, a career in classical music is not really regarded as a secure or attractive option, and it is never even mentioned by school career advisors. Q&A: Rosemary Nalden 2013-05-10T13:14:51Z

“For too long, the world of classical music has been seen as exclusive, with a huge barrier to entry — in its transparency, the Bowes Center invites the public in and builds connection.” New San Francisco center to share classical music with all 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

“The Concert” doesn’t even pretend to understand the workings of the classical music world. | 'The Concert': Radu Mihaileanu?s Comedy Focuses on Zany Orchestra 2010-07-29T21:15:00Z

Chinese-born composers, some of them scarred by the Cultural Revolution, have made major inroads in the classical music scene in the United States and elsewhere. New Juilliard Ensemble’s Focus! Festival Under Joel Sachs 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z

Attendance at classical music, opera and ballet fell between 2002 and 2012, according to the National Endowment for the Arts, as organizations struggle to make their programs affordable and appealing to new audiences. Metropolitan Opera Faces a Slide in Box-Office Revenues 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

During a recent online panel sponsored by the League of American Orchestras, several artists and administrators commented that classical music attracts passionate fans, including older ones, and that institutions should cherish and serve that passion. Classical Music Attracts Older Audiences. Good. 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

But he avoided being limited to the classical music track. Television Review: ‘Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love’ on ‘American Masters’ 2013-12-26T21:25:37Z

Molloy points to Emerald City Music, which presents old and new classical music in a casual, in-the-round setting with an open bar. Seattle classical-music, opera groups shake off dust to capture new audiences 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

The program was like the inverse of the classical music standard: all Baroque and 20th-century repertory, with nothing in between. Music Review: ‘The Cellists of Lincoln Center’ at Alice Tully Hall 2013-04-23T20:05:39Z

“That was so much more fun than practicing this stuffy European classical music in this tiny room. I wanted to be playing calypso upstairs with my friends.” In Victor Provost’s hands, the steel pan becomes a mesmerizing ride 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z

And it helped close the book on a tumultuous period in which orchestras in Fort Worth, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh went on strike, raising new questions about the financial health of classical music. Fort Worth Symphony Strike Ends as Donor Rides to the Rescue 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

The season kicks off on Sept. 12 with BBC Proms in the Park, the country’s largest classical music event. Thursday’s News Digest: Music Festivals in London and Monterey, and Bareburger in Tokyo 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

The show is also an unusual production for a theater like the Wallis, known more for plays and classical music, and reflects its struggles as it rebuilds an audience after pandemic losses. Does Broadway Need Another ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Musical? Pat Benatar Says Yes 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z

Initially, she pursued more traditional voice-and-guitar singer-songwriter work — with “a bit of classical music bizarrely laced in,” she said in an email — before committing to a more experimental approach. Pamela Z Manipulates Voices in a Virtual Tour of Times Square 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z

Nothing better sums up the so-called crisis of classical music than the state of so-called classical recording. CD review: young Icelandic composer’s organic music; Milhaud’s weighty ‘Orestie’

Acclaimed pianist Ethan Iverson turned heads last year, announcing his departure from revered ultraprogressive trio the Bad Plus in hopes of digging deeper into jazz’s past and modern classical music with his solo work. 10 Earshot Jazz Festival 2018 shows not to miss 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

On the classical music scene, a prestigious orchestra celebrates a big birthday while another is born. Places to Put Your Hands Together 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z

But then again, a lot of them think The Beatles are classical music now. Doomed? 2011-05-12T12:33:19Z

A few years ago one of your colleagues was lamenting the lack of classical music at the festival. Summing Up the Lincoln Center Festival 2013-07-31T12:30:54Z

Increasingly in recent years classical music, even more than pop, has de-emphasized stylistic categories of composition. music: Ren?e Fleming?s Crossover to Rock, ?Dark Hope? 2010-05-28T14:47:00Z

By actively sharing their talent and passion for classical music with others on the outside, particularly those who lack previous exposure to music. CSO's Muti, Yo Yo Ma close youth festival with flair 2011-05-16T00:58:33Z

LUCERNE, Switzerland — The Lucerne Festival here, one of classical music’s premier events, has long had a reputation for exclusivity. A European Music Festival’s Push for Diversity Stirs Debate 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z

The cultural historian Anna Beer’s rewarding new book about the forgotten women of classical music includes insightful portraits of eight composers, a couple of whom are truly forgotten, like the 17th-century Italian Francesca Caccini. Gift Ideas for Classical Music Fans 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

“It’s the villains who are the most in control in their villainy who tend to be classical music fans,” she observed. Opera in Film Takes On a New Note in ‘Bel Canto’ (It’s Not Evil) 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z

Times classical music critic Mark Swed says there were moments that were explosive, touching and puzzling. Essential Arts & Culture: Misty Copeland and Dudamel, 'Heisenberg' uncertainty, authenticity in casting 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z

In a world that tends too often to marginalize classical music and to complicate it, seeing it as something that requires special understanding and embodies special greatness, Noseda brings welcome directness. Review | NSO season opener shows that Noseda isn’t focused on blockbusters, but basics 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z

"I'm a great believer in starting the day with a taste of classical music and I hope the works I'll be playing will set the tone for an inspiring and stimulating day," she said. Radio 3 changes breakfast presenters 2013-10-31T14:19:06Z

There is a stereotype about the classical music form known as minimalism, and it is best summed up in a joke about one of the genre's most famous composers: Knock, knock. Bruckner's Second Act 2011-07-16T14:05:00Z

From Seething to Earnest, a Work Raises Passions Handel’s “Messiah” may be the only sure thing in classical music. Music Review: ‘Messiah’ at St. Thomas and Alice Tully Hall 2012-12-17T05:15:05Z

Though the committee made the final decisions, the project aimed to create an “open dialogue” with classical music’s Internet audience, inviting all to comment on online profiles created by the composers. Music: Orpheus, Hilary Hahn and David Lang Start Competitions 2012-02-12T15:24:35Z

From 3 May, broadcasts of classical music concerts from up and down Britain will allow audiences to listen in on some very significant musical events. Radio 3 rolls back the years with a return to broadcasting live concerts 2011-02-17T00:01:01Z

The arts — and especially classical music — flourished here throughout the early 20th century. In China, Rejuvenating a Classical Music Heritage Linked to a Jewish Community 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z

Mr. Dobriansky also appeared as a recitalist in New York and elsewhere, often performing Ukrainian classical music, of which he was an ardent champion. Andrij Dobriansky Dies at 81; Sang More Than 900 Met Roles 2012-03-08T01:00:59Z

This work heralded Greenwood’s leap into classical music — complete with tightly coiled string clusters inspired by Penderecki. Jonny Greenwood: First Radiohead, Now Orchestras and Film 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

That has been particularly true of the players’ efforts to address racism in classical music and beyond. A Conductor’s Tumultuous, Invaluable Tenure Ends in Minnesota 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z

He discovered classical music through the radio and school music classes, and began to study the piano at 9. Running the Paris Opera Was Never Going to Be Easy. But Come On. 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z

And for good or ill, the balance tilts hardest in what is still thought of as classical music’s core repertoire: Mahler, nowadays; Brahms, naturally; Beethoven, forever. Review: A Beethoven Cycle From Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z

If, for example, I express my delight in classical music, and you adore Mozart, then you may feel we’re more similar than my obvious revulsion at your political opinions might have led you to believe. Mind reading is possible! 2012-12-15T23:00:00Z

“We use classical music as a vehicle to engage audiences on social justice issues.” For These Classical Musicians, It’s Always Been About Racial Equity 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z

For yMusic the difference between hip-hop and classical music is more an issue of performance practice than of impassable boundaries, a shift of style rather than genre. yMusic to Bring Its Versatility to Ecstatic Music Festival 2012-02-03T17:45:10Z

This weekend “The Rabbit of Seville and Other Cartoons” will include Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, some classical music and a lot of silliness. Spare Times for Children for Aug. 8-14 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

And I know Lang Lang is very keen that classical music should have an award ceremony as well — so that we could drum up excitement in young people for the art form itself. Tina Fey, Renée Fleming and Andrew Garfield on Their Tony Nominations 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z

It’s true that classical music tends to attract older patrons, and that seniors are indeed the most vulnerable to the virus. Classical Music Attracts Older Audiences. Good. 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

Pletnev is one of the most famous figures in Russian classical music. Thai government blacklists Russian conductor 2010-07-22T09:16:00Z

All the time they sing, in a beautiful drone which reminds me both of a bagpipe sound and of Pakistani classical music. In praise of flat places: On queerness, landscapes and understanding our desires 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z

My 15-year-old sat rapt through a Philharmonic concert and “Adriana Lecouvreur” at the Met Opera over the holidays just because a friend from camp who was into classical music was visiting. Kids and Culture? There’s So Much to Talk About 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

The filing on April 16, 2011, was unprecedented among the country’s major orchestras and jolted many people in the classical music world. Philadelphia Orchestra Submits Plan to Bankruptcy Court 2012-05-24T22:29:59Z

In the lurid 1973 dystopian thriller “Soylent Green,” Edward G. Robinson movingly played a man who embraced euthanasia, dying in a special chamber while being soothed by classical music. ‘Plan 75’ Review: Leaving Early 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z

He brought Indian classical music to a new mass audience, while constantly experimenting with fusions of Indian themes with western classical or jazz styles. Ravi Shankar: the Beatles' muse who turned his back on rock 2012-12-12T20:43:56Z

Performances amid the rubble reignited a sense of community and attempted to rehabilitate classical music as inherently humanistic, universal and uplifting after its supposed “corruption” by propagandistic use during the Nazi era. When Classical Music Was an Alibi 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z

But through it all, he remained one of the most revered figures in classical music, celebrated for performances full of warmth and humanity. On the Met's James Levine, and the age-old debate of separating the art from the artist 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

Countries with national youth orchestras generally tend to bestow a much larger degree of central government financing on classical music than the United States does. Carnegie Hall to Establish National Youth Orchestra in 2013 2012-01-11T21:00:13Z

And by allowing drinks inside the hall, he was trying to bring aspects of concert life that are unremarkable elsewhere to the classical music experience. Review: The New York Philharmonic Gets Audacious, With Ease 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z

Merging classical music with pop culture is reminiscent of early 20th century cartoons, notably Walt's Disney's "Fantasia," which featured music by Bach, Schubert and Stravinsky. Video game music comes to the orchestra concert hall 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

It found millions of viewers with an appetite for classical music. The Met is betting on a blockbuster lineup to make up for this canceled year. The future of opera may depend on it. 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z

Read more listings for art, classical music, dance, film, pop music and television. 72 Plays and Musicals to See This Fall and Beyond 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

Mark Volpe grew up steeped in classical music, the son of a trumpet player in the Minnesota Orchestra. An Orchestra Veteran on Music’s Post-Pandemic Future 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z

With that philosophy, “Density” begins to look a lot more like, well, the rest of classical music: endlessly interpreted, with endless possibilities for how it’s presented. Claire Chase Is Changing How People Think of the Flute 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z

While Bangalter used to be intimidated by classical music, "one day I just tried it". Daft Punk recruited 90-piece orchestra for Tron: Legacy soundtrack 2010-11-19T11:30:00Z

I wish the message would reach those pundits who recite the same tired old requiem for classical music. Music matters: 10 years at Wigmore Hall 2011-01-06T22:59:01Z

For decades it was lovers of classical music who pushed the recording industry to achieve maximum audio fidelity. Books of The Times: ‘Reinventing Bach,’ by Paul Elie 2012-10-07T20:25:38Z

Mr. Holland is one of the most inventive, broad-ranging bassists in jazz; Mr. Hussain plays with fellow heroes of Indian classical music, as well as a cross section of international stars. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

“A stirring show of Ukrainian defiance,” a review in The Daily Telegraph said of the orchestra’s performance at the Proms, the BBC’s classical music festival. An Orchestra Supports Ukraine, and Reunites a Couple Parted by War 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z

The delays have hampered many industries, but they are particularly upending classical music, which relies on stars from all over the world to make a circuit of leading concert halls and opera houses. Concert Halls Are Back. But Visa Backlogs Are Keeping Musicians Out. 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z

For 17 days, the young artists competed in what some have called the Olympics of piano-playing: the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Texas, one of classical music’s most prestigious contests. At Cliburn Competition, Pianists From South Korea, Russia and Ukraine Triumph 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z

The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra performs frequent free shows for packed houses, functioning entirely off grants, in an attempt to change the connotations of classical music as being solely for the wealthy. America's Musical Cities 2010-07-07T21:20:00Z

Bottom line: Any classical music concert that mainly features the music of black women is a very good thing. Review | The unbearable lightness of women’s music: Pianist Downes celebrates the matriarchy 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z

As the story goes, my father arrived in America with a wristwatch, a scholarship to study physics, and an enthusiasm for classical music. Our Favorite Dylan Lyrics 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

Although Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday is not until next August, classical music institutions have already begun to fete the centennial of the enduring American cultural icon. Your Week in Culture: Kendrick Lamar, Leonard Bernstein and Crime Scene Dioramas 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z

Almost all classical music, though, fits the most cynical definition of public service broadcasting as stuff that the public doesn't want to see. Proms 2013: should classical music concerts be televised? 2013-07-12T11:39:12Z

"It's a totally stupid reaction, and it's not sophisticated at all," he confessed on camera, aiming to reassure his online viewers that their reactions to classical music need not be highbrow. John Mangum to head Philharmonic Society of Orange County 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

People who say it mean to indicate that classical music is static and dusty, a reliquary of the past. Perspective | How do you get to Carnegie Hall and Met Opera museums? Practice isn’t the problem. 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

Ms. Saariaho brought new and often mysterious colors to classical music. Kaija Saariaho, Pathbreaking Composer, Is Dead at 70 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z

So much for the perception that classical music is elitist and expensive. What Shouldn’t Change About Classical Music 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

Besides succeeding as listening pleasure, “Labyrinth” challenges the view that classical music is a story of steady, explicable evolution. A Pianist Loses Himself in a Musical ‘Labyrinth’ 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z

The world of classical music has also been affected. City Ballet Pushes Back Start of Winter Season, Citing Omicron 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

Anthony Tommasini, the chief classical music critic of The New York Times, described it this year as “a raw, brooding work that in its brutal honesty provides a kind of tragic consolation.” Met’s ‘Death of Klinghoffer’ Remains a Lightning Rod 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

The offbeat, alternative sensibility that fueled the works that catapulted the composers to success may be challenging to sustain within more conventional classical music forms and trappings. Hot composer offers lukewarm work at Dumbarton Oaks 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z

Nigel Kennedy says the 'cult of authenticity' in classical music is ruining Bach's work. Nigel Kennedy accuses fellow violinists of destroying Bach's legacy 2011-08-13T21:56:11Z

The mood was decidedly upscale, with classical music in the background. Pursuits: In Japan, Searching for Prized Sea Urchins 2013-07-16T21:19:48Z

BBC Music will encompass TV and radio programming, digital services and schemes to support emerging talent including the introduction of classical music to UK primary schools. Stars unite for BBC Music song 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z

Botstein has made a career of unearthing the ignored treasures of classical music — a noble, essential effort. Review: A Conductor Unearths Rarities. Will People Listen? 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z

The Times’ Jessica Gelt spent some quality time with students participating in Symphonies for Schools, a weeklong outreach program that introduces young people to classical music. Essential Arts & Culture: Parsing Measure S, 'Fun Home' inspires genuflection, SCI-Arc goes to Mexico 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z

In this essay he argues that the very term “classical music” makes this vibrant art form seem dead. The Greatest 2011-01-21T14:04:41Z

It's just one of four concerts he and the Berlin Philharmonic bring to the Southbank Centre and the Barbican for an unprecedented shared residency between London's busiest and most competitive classical music venues. Simon Rattle: Baton charge 2011-02-15T21:30:00Z

"Sonata Dementia," with a central "Scherzo Schizophrenia" and final "Allegro Paranoia," is an exceptional early essay in classical music flatulence. Work-in-progress 'LSD: The Opera' is powerful musical theater 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z

When Prince Charles presents Mr. McCartney with an honorary fellowship of the Royal College of Music, for example, Mr. Norman writes, “Never again would the classical music world be able to condescend to him.” Review: Paul McCartney’s Yesterdays. All of Them. 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

He said that while the programming would be varied, it would mainly serve Tanglewood’s main goal: enriching the experience for people to enjoy classical music. After Decades of Music, Tanglewood Talks 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z

Folk, pop and classical music meet in unlikely places in South America. Music Review: Badi Assad Is a Headliner at New York Guitar Festival 2014-01-21T22:43:03Z

In classical music and opera, more so than in fields like film and television, year-end lists can seem impossible. Best Classical Music Performances of 2022 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

The event honours all forms of classical music from contemporary to crossover, opera to soundtracks, traditional to theatre. Bocelli to receive Classic honour 2012-09-06T17:32:18Z

Like much of the classical music repertory, it has no text, no plot. Review: A Ukrainian Orchestra Speaks With Quiet Intensity 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z

Farther up the river, on winding cobblestoned streets scored with the violin strains emanating out of classical music academies, he recommended restaurants and paid tribute to historical landmarks. Melania Trump’s Ljubljana, Then and Now 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

He readily acknowledged that he was not a classical music aficionado, and his pugnacious reputation in the business world raised questions about how he would fit in at the helm of Carnegie’s somewhat clubby board. Wish List for a New Chairman at Carnegie Hall 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z

Classical Daniel J. Wakin The choices are rich for those who want to revel in classical music this New Year’s Eve at a high price. The Week Ahead: Dec. 26 ? Jan. 1 2010-12-24T14:55:53Z

Mr. McCartney has long staked a claim in the world of classical music. ArtsBeat: Paul McCartney Collaborates With City Ballet 2011-02-23T19:28:55Z

Jazz and blues joined classical music form on a historic day in 1924, at the world premiere of George Gershwin's groundbreaking "Rhapsody In Blue" in New York City. He's got rhythm: Jean-Yves Thibaudet plays Gershwin in Seattle 2011-04-15T00:31:40Z

Each year, Al Bustan brings an impressive array of highbrow classical music to a hotel here on the outskirts of Beirut. What's On This Week Around the World 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

“Let’s face it,” Maltz said, “If we don’t get young people involved in classical music, in theater, in the arts, the opera, ballet: There won’t be the arts of tomorrow.” Maintaining a Classical-Music Miracle in Cleveland 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

And following their lead were 1,400 sober bankers, politicians, socialites and classical music lovers standing and cheering too, as if the ground beneath everyone's feet had suddenly shifted. L.A. Phil alum Lionel Bringuier wows in Zurich 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

Mr. Levine’s relationship with the Boston Symphony, in particular, also offers a window into the unusual employment arrangements at the very top of the classical music heap. James Levine Situation Gives View Into Top Deals in Music 2010-04-07T22:57:00Z

Launched in December 1964, JRR was the first regular weekly jazz broadcast on the Third Programme – as Radio 3 was then known – which had hitherto presented classical music, talks and drama. All that jazz 2012-11-14T14:42:00Z

And yet, at a time when the classical music business is struggling to reinvent itself in a changing world, the field seems to cling to its competitions more tightly than ever. Perspective | ‘More like a festival’: How classical competitions are reinventing themselves 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z

But few in classical music seem eager to discuss these issues publicly. Two Star Conductors Faced #MeToo Allegations. Now They’re Back. 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

And, surprisingly, that made me think of classical music. The Score: A Pitch for New Music 2011-05-11T22:38:37Z

Pioneering initiatives to draw young people to classical concerts are among hundreds of events planned by London's Southbank Centre in the UK's biggest classical music programme. Southbank targets new audiences with UK's biggest classical music programme 2011-01-30T14:49:29Z

Prokofiev's own desire to leave the old world behind has "led to his treading some innovative pathways", according to the Proms programme, which says he has a "love/hate relationship with classical music". Gabriel Prokofiev debuts concerto 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

Opera, classical music concerts and theater are all part of this festival, set in Mozart’s hometown. Spirit Drawings in London and Rock in Niigata, Japan: Global Arts Guide 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z

In its somber beauty — somehow both weightless and heavy-hearted — it’s part of a long tradition of classical music inspired by loss. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Classical Music 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

We've always had some classical music in my home from the time that I was a child. Aretha Franklin does "own thing" with new album 2010-03-19T21:54:00Z

As it happens, several selections this year are preoccupied with those questions, not with respect to cinema, but in the more rarefied worlds of classical music and visual art. The New York Film Festival: Movies for Art’s Sake 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z

Should the classical music world work harder to attract a wider audience? Portrait of the artist: Marin Alsop, conductor 2010-06-14T21:30:00Z

To her credit, she recognizes wide the disparity between her genre and classical music. Dessa's "Sound the Bells": Indie hip-hop collides with an explosive orchestral score 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z

But another part is the odd compatibility between classical music and digital media. Perspective | In a time of uncertainty, classical music provides a sense of permanence 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z

Roman is often considered in the vanguard of merging classical music with emerging technology. Symphony season breaks boundaries 2011-09-15T01:09:42Z

He happens to be a classical music fan who wants to use his money to make things that are good for the world. A New Film Shines a Light on Women Conductors 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z

Still, why does classical music, far more than any other performing art, need “champions” for contemporary work? Just Why Does New Music Need Champions? 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

Beautifully drawn by the French development studio Ubisoft Montpellier, it resembles a lovely animated film set mostly to sad classical music. Valiant Hearts, a Game Set in Historical Battles 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

The RPS awards are the most respected classical music awards, judged by performers, composers, curators and critics. Royal Philharmonic Society awards: Stockhausen's helicopters, Gerald Barry's Oscar Wilde and the Guardian's Tom Service 2013-04-11T16:30:00Z

It’s partly about classical music coexisting with, and cross-referencing, so-called popular music, and yes, those are impoverished and misleading terms. Music Review: The Big Ears Festival Returns in Knoxville 2014-03-31T22:12:05Z

The Queen Mother also encouraged Charles’s love of classical music and the future monarch learned the trumpet in his boarding school orchestra. A King Who Actually Likes the Arts 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z

Washington’s classical music scene becomes like a desert in the summer, dotted with small oases of music. Review | With a trumpet fox trot and the roar of a siren, Inscape delivers Hindemith 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z

Now, in truth, classical music bears some responsibility for propagating the idea that the art form is the greatest. Trump Is Wrong if He Thinks Symphonies Are Superior 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z

Again, such dire predictions are nothing new in classical music. Evolution, revolution, smevolution: The future of classical music 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

In a statement, the 34-year-old conductor said the orchestra enjoys "an unparalleled situation in the world of classical music today: great musicians, a strong community base." Gustavo Dudamel and L.A. Philharmonic agree to contract extension 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

At this moment the global classical music star is simply a smitten innocent, let loose in a theme park. Piano virtuoso Yuja Wang could have gone anywhere for this interview. She chose ... Universal Studios? 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z

Along with nostalgia and joy, melancholy is an emotion that a lot of people might associate with classical music. Contemplating mortality, with pleasure, at harpsichord recital 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

“There is a lot of improvisation in Indian classical music,” Mr. Neiburger said. A Raga Renaissance Flowers in Brooklyn 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

With “The Runaway,” a lot of people talk about Kanye, but the first half is classical music. Kyle Abraham Wants You to See Another Side of Misty Copeland 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z

“To write a song or a piece of classical music, you have to understand structure, you have to understand tension and release. Good musical lines ask a question and give an answer,” he said. The Many Sides to Dan Brown 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z

Another Adams concern is his relation to classical music's past, his rethinking the likes of Ives, Beethoven, Handel and Takemitsu. Violinist Leila Josefowicz is a powerful storyteller in John Adams' 'Scheherazade.2' 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z

An instantly recognizable figure with his shock of white curls, Rattle, 61, is one of the biggest names in classical music. Simon Rattle offers up musical 'tapas bar' for first season in London 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z

I don't like the term classical music – call it great music, serious music. 'Schubert writes something from another planet' 2011-01-09T00:05:16Z

He clearly loves classical music, but in the course of his grand jazz journey, he has gone too far and too deep, it seems, to really come back. CD Notes: Keith Jarrett’s “Barber/Bartók” 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

Of the four sections, the last is most striking: the pace slows a bit and a glockenspiel chimes in, creating a stately procession akin to classical music. Brian Eno: Lux – review 2012-11-08T22:00:03Z

And Hervé Boissière, the founder of Medici.tv, said that the streams would allow music lovers to realize the dream of attending a concert at Carnegie, which he called “the hall of fame of classical music.” Carnegie Hall to Offer Free Live Webcasts of Four Concerts 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

And, on Tuesday, the foundation she set up near the end of her life awarded the $1 million Birgit Nilsson Prize — the richest in classical music — to the singer many consider her heir: Nina Stemme. For Birgit Nilsson’s 100th, New Releases and a $1 Million Prize 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z

Q: Aside from classical music, what do you like to listen to? Royal wedding cello prodigy hopes to inspire classical music’s next generation 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z

One of the mantras of classical music is that there’s no new audience. The Genius of ‘The Nutcracker’? It’s the Sugar Plum Fairy 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z

Are we finally building a more inclusive culture in classical music? Best Classical Music of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z

Publishers later regretted not monetizing their work from the start; I hope the classical music industry doesn’t end up in the same position. The Coronavirus Hasn’t Slowed Classical Music 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z

Enjoy an hour of of classical music conducted by some of the most highly regarded conductors in the world, including Sir Simon Rattle. Free European city guides - Berlin 2011-03-15T15:17:25Z

Their music goes through influences of progressive rock, 70s funk, dub, jazz, classical music and even punk rock. June's best music from across the MAP 2012-06-13T10:52:13Z

For the talent round, the women tap-danced, twirled batons and played classical music and pop tunes on the piano. Judges cut down Miss America field to 10 women 2013-01-13T03:57:26Z

Black liveness, Black women and Black spirituality arrive at the center of the classical music table. Lifting the Cone of Silence From Black Composers 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z

Mason Bates’s exalted style is a rich blend of opera and electronics, melting the boundaries of classical music and ushering it into the digital age. Around the World With Music 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

Along the way Will teaches Louisa to appreciate classical music and to be less satisfied with her hometown and her boyfriend. ‘Me Before You,’ by Jojo Moyes, and More 2012-12-26T20:50:12Z

Citing a circulation of 100,000, the largest for a classical music magazine in the country, it provides information on Met casts and broadcasts and glossy profiles of star singers. Opera News Will Stop Reviewing Metropolitan Opera 2012-05-22T03:06:11Z

Going deeper into the music found in social justice movements, the Apollo will also feature performances by the classical music collective Harlem Chamber Players, the vocal ensemble Dream Launchers and the tenor Chauncey Packer. 6 Ways to Remember Martin Luther King in New York 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z

After completing a questionnaire to determine their base anxiety level, and given five minutes to prepare, they were instructed to sight-read a tricky passage of complex, 20th century classical music. Don’t forget to breathe 2012-10-08T18:41:00Z

From the Medici family and Ludwig of Bavaria to Andrew Carnegie and David H. Koch, classical music, like other performing arts, has long depended on the 1 percent. Critic's Notebook: Balcony Seats Can Help Economic Inequalities in Arts 2011-12-29T18:00:01Z

“I want them to hear classical music and say, ‘I get it.’ ” Spare Times for Children for May 3-May 9 2013-05-02T23:06:46Z

That said, one of the best trends in classical music over the last 25 years has been the growth of programs presented in very intimate spaces, like the Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center. Curious About Classical Music? Here’s Where to Start 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

Contemplations, reflections and digressions around musicians, trends, albums and enthusiams by the Observer's Paul Morley Paul Morley's Showing Off ... index Why do we hate modern classical music? Alex Ross: Clash of the critics 2010-12-12T00:01:00Z

Hancock, born in Chicago, became a classical music prodigy after his parents bought him a piano as a boy, and he played with the Chicago Symphony by the age of 11. Joel, Santana to receive Kennedy Center Honors 2013-09-12T16:31:51Z

Audi’s ambitions are to expand Aix, implicitly taking on the Salzburg Festival in Austria, which opens at the end of July, and is classical music’s most storied summer event. A Festival Has a Monumental Premiere (and Some Other Operas, Too) 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z

“You’re sitting by yourself onstage, and it can feel like we’re off to one side of the classical music world,” she noted. On TikTok, an Organist Finds an Audience, and Herself 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z

Attending the first two concerts on Tuesday and Wednesday, I heard six of the nine singers, an impressive group — and unusually racially diverse for the classical music world. Review: Resonant Bodies Festival Blends Freedom With Radiance 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z

Still, I can’t put off reporting that on Wednesday news was made in the classical music world with this stunning “Elektra.” Boston Symphony Presents "Elektra" in Three-Night Carnegie Hall Stand 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z

He owns no cellphone, has never been on a computer, and listens only to classical music. James Ellroy talks up his new L.A. Quartet 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

“Listening to classical music is like reading philosophy books,” he said in an interview posted on a Polish website in 2015. Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish Composer With Cinematic Flair, Dies at 86 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z

It doesn't sound anything like European classical music or anything like that. Fintan O'Toole on Ireland's transformation — and the reverse version now underway in America 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z

As our survey shows, there's clearly an appetite for classical music. Britons clueless about classical musical, survey reveals 2010-08-23T04:30:00Z

Even today, men still laugh at the idea of women composing classical music.  Perspective | Female composers are making great strides. The classical music world isn’t helping them. ​ 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z

The government is developing classical music as a major source of “soft power,” an official policy goal under the 12th Five-Year Plan. The Opera ?Dr. Sun Yat-sen? Is Canceled in China 2011-10-11T19:57:08Z

In a visionary yet risky attempt to entice new audiences to classical music, the complex is in Northeast Paris, near the ring road that separates the city center from its poorer, working-class suburbs. The Best Classical Music of 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z

Still less than a decade into my late-found obsession with classical music, I couldn’t get enough of orchestras: Chicago, Boston, Cleveland, Philadelphia; occasionally even the London Symphony or the Berlin Philharmonic. Spring Performance: Music : Calling All Orchestras: Bring a Creative Program 2011-02-20T02:01:55Z

Another factor noted by the TRG Arts study: aging audiences for classical music. Live Performance Is Back. But Audiences Have Been Slow to Return. 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z

“It’s clearly a passion project for the owner, who loves classical music and food and puts them together.” Joshua Bell’s London 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z

As Carnegie’s promotional materials put it, Beethoven “rouses our spirits, moves us to tears, and inspires our most profound thoughts”; he is “without challenge the face of Western classical music.” Beethoven’s 250th Birthday: His Greatness Is in the Details 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z

As the pandemic continues and live concerts are all but impossible, classical music organizations have moved their seasons online — with widely varying paywalls and content. As arts organizations move their events online, here’s how it worked out for one Seattle group 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z

Roman, 28, former principal cellist for the Seattle Symphony and a much-admired figure in the city's classical music scene, is an artist given to marathon endeavors. TownMusic series kicks off with night of piano trios 2012-09-06T20:25:09Z

He called on audiences to “allow ourselves to react to classical music with our hearts just as we do when we meet other forms of art.” Cheers and Claps at Classical Performances 2012-06-08T21:33:37Z

Meanwhile El Sistema’s influence on the international classical music scene is expanding. Jos? Antonio Abreu Leads El Sistema in Venezuela 2012-03-01T13:00:00Z

“The appeal begins the instant she proudly strides on stage, prepared for action,” writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed. Essential Arts & Culture: DNC set design, L.A.'s public art biennial, a ballet star in 'A Chorus Line' 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z

Though Dr. Broyles does not say so, World War II essentially shattered the notion of classical music as inherently moral. Books of The Times: ?Beethoven in America,? by Michael Broyles - Review 2011-12-18T22:36:08Z

With the terrifyingly patchy provision of music education in schools – let alone a focus on the great canon of classical music – other ways of reaching and inspiring young people have to be found. How I redesigned Noah's flood 2013-07-01T11:51:00Z

Half of those who attend classical music concerts in France are executives or managers, and their average age is 54, according to a 2015 study commissioned by the French Association of Orchestras. Can Philippe Jaroussky Help Fix Classical Music’s Diversity Problem? 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

Even the most impressive home theaters cannot reproduce the magic of live performance — particularly when it comes to classical music and opera, among the last unamplified forms of music. Gift Ideas for Classical Music Fans 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

Stereotyping still affects black artists who perform opera and classical music. Top Notes That Shatter The Glass Ceiling 2011-03-11T15:32:57Z

Ask uses strings, so it was almost like classical music but not. Dancers? Remix From Steps To Synth-Pop 2011-03-18T23:21:12Z

I think it is more common for people doing classical music, who need to practise a lot. Generation meds: the US children who grow up on prescription drugs 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z

Orchestras, obviously, are only one part of the classical music world, but these statistics reflect an ongoing underrepresentation of women in the field that increasingly, but slowly, some are trying to correct. Perspective | Do we need a whole festival of women’s classical music? The Boulanger Initiative thinks so. 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

The new season will continue Mr. Gillinson’s strong emphasis on classical music programming, from early music to the core repertory and on to contemporary composers. Carnegie Hall Announces Its 2016-17 Season 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z

“You do need to listen to classical music in a different way,” he said. I Went to My First Classical Music Concert. It Was in My Living Room. 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z

As a longtime opera and classical music fan, I’ve wondered about those seats, too. What’s in the box? Demystifying box seats and tips on finding the best seats for the opera and symphony. 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z

“That’s nice, but it’s more about shifting classical music’s place in society.” Perspective | ‘Now Hear This’ modeled itself after cooking shows. It found millions of viewers with an appetite for classical music. 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z

We finish the whole show with Bach, which is a great way to introduce classical music to an audience. They’re just a typical Michael Jackson-, Hendrix-, AC/DC-covering cello duo 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

There is no question that diversity lags in classical music, opera and ballet. An ‘Otello’ Without Blackface Highlights an Enduring Tradition in Opera 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z

Conductors are the big draw, the hot ticket in instrumental classical music. With James Levine Fired, Should We Rethink Maestro Worship? 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z

Ms. Gudnadottir, a cellist and vocalist best known to ambient-music devotees, was among several guests whose careers mostly lay outside of classical music circles. Critic’s Notebook: Ilan Volkov’s Tectonics Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland 2013-04-23T21:48:02Z

“Even though I was studying classical music, I would show up to the master classes, the ensemble classes. I would never bring my instrument; I would just sit there. Four years of that.” Brandee Younger, a Harpist Finding Her Way to Jazz 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z

Gillinson also spoke about the lack of racial diversity in classical music and the return of the arts amid the pandemic. Carnegie Hall Counts Down to Its Reopening 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z

Ms. Yip’s schoolteacher approach worked for the audience members, who were generally younger, more casually dressed, and maybe newer to classical music, judging by the odd burst of applause between movements. A Conductor Following Family Footsteps and Blazing a Trail 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

If these moves bring about real change, this could be at least one great benefit of the most devastating year ever for classical music. Best Classical Music of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z

In recent days Russian artists, long ubiquitous in classical music, have come under pressure to condemn Mr. Putin’s actions or face the prospect of canceled engagements. Metropolitan Opera Says It Will Cut Ties With Pro-Putin Artists 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z

From which I infer: Listening to classical music may not make you smarter, and reading this book certainly won’t. In search of the Mozart effect 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

Prince’s attempt to change his name to an unpronounceable glyph was equally unpersuasive, and in classical music the violinist Nigel Kennedy was not notably successful in persuading listeners to forget his first name. Classical Groups Get Creative With Names 2010-05-13T14:38:00Z

Composing at a different moment for classical music, Mr. Trifonov has neither the outlets nor desire to perform his creations quite so much. Daniil Trifonov, New to Rachmaninoff, but a Bold and Youthful Echo 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z

There were echoes of blues drone, avant-garde classical music, free jazz, early rock ‘n’ roll, field recordings and the rantings of street-corner oracles. Captain Beefheart, dead at 69: Music as an action painting 2010-12-19T12:42:58Z

As a kid in Southern California in the 1980s, Kamala Sankaram rode to school with her Indian father accompanied by the hypnotic, warbling vocals of South Indian classical music. Her opera helps a Pakistani rape survivor find a louder voice 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z

He is nominated alongside Classic FM and singer and author Jane Manning, for the award that recognises "creative communication" of classical music through books, broadcasting, art, the web and film. Royal Philharmonic Society awards: Stockhausen's helicopters, Gerald Barry's Oscar Wilde and the Guardian's Tom Service 2013-04-11T16:30:00Z

In 1959, when she was part of the second class of Black students to integrate Little Rock Central High School, her parents gave her two pieces of advice: work hard, and listen to classical music. Don’t want to retire? Here’s how to maintain a fulfilling career into your 80s and beyond. 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z

Far from regarding the location as a disadvantage, Mr. Bayle sees it as an asset in helping to cultivate a new audience for classical music — which, in Paris as everywhere, is graying. Philharmonie de Paris Prepares to Open Amid Controversy 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

The term “classical music” is an inaccurate catchall for everything from solo piano works to Gregorian chant to contemporary instrumental sextets with electric guitar. Perspective | A beginner’s guide to enjoying classic music. No snobs allowed 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z

In the end, it occasioned a wish for freer movement across classical music’s historical and institutional borders. Review | The National Philharmonic presents and proposes music of black composers 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z

The HIP approach breaks away from the reliance on purity of sound and the masterworks of the canon that emerged as the twin pillars of so-called classical music in the late 20th century. Kennedy Center hosts a brilliantly HIP performance of Vivaldi 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z

The videos both study and animate the pictures, aided by a dramatic original score that blends classical music, poetry and sounds of the sea. What to See Right Now in New York Art Galleries 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

On certain Tuesday nights during special exhibitions, the museum hosts classical music concerts; the next events are scheduled for April 20 and 27. What to Pair With Monet? Try Classical Music. 2010-04-18T10:00:00Z

However, she added that classical music audiences globally had not returned to full pre-Covid strength and that that was something she and her colleagues wanted to address. Where Culture Flows Along London’s River Thames 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z

Speculation surrounding Mr. Levine’s private life has swirled in classical music circles for decades as he rose to a position of unprecedented prominence at the Met, leading more than 2,500 performances there. Met Opera Suspends James Levine After New Sexual Abuse Accusations 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z

Schumann is among the most celebrated names in the classical music canon — for most people conjuring the poetic and intense work of Robert Schumann, the Romantic master. Clara Schumann, Music’s Unsung Renaissance Woman 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z

It is no bad thing if she attracts younger listeners and shakes up the sometimes stuffy classical music business in the process. Yuja Wang, Pianist and Fashion Plate 2012-04-08T03:23:10Z

But there is no question that the evening diverted resources from the orchestra’s core mission, which in the summer should be to present as much substantive, free classical music as possible across all five boroughs. Music Review: New York Philharmonic and Mariah Carey Team Up 2013-07-14T22:11:01Z

For decades, starting in the 1950s, the demand for ever-improving, more faithful sound was driven by devotees of classical music. No, I Am Not Getting Rid of My Thousands of CDs 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z

In 1914, when the war began, classical music was a far more popular idiom than it is today. Perspective | Did you want to commemorate Armistice Day? Classical music thinks you should. 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

I thought I might find out why classical music is declining in popularity and – even – a plausible explanation as to why David Guetta has a musical career. Rewind Radio: Amanda Vickery On… Men; Wheel and Come Again: 50 Years of Jamaican Music; Darwin's Tunes – review 2012-08-11T23:05:43Z

The loss of Prototype 2022 felt especially sharp because classical music and its stylistic descendants were otherwise largely spared in an outbreak that wreaked more havoc on dance and theater. A Penetrating Cry in the Dark at the Prototype Festival 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z

Over the years I have observed that the rigid protocol in classical music whereby solo performers, especially pianists, are expected to play from memory seems finally, thank goodness, to be loosening its hold. Critic’s Notebook: Memorization’s Loosening Hold on Concert Tradition 2012-12-31T23:18:16Z

On her new album, “The Origin of Adjustable Things,” she works strictly with Mr. Tepfer, a pianist with roughly equal footing in jazz and classical music. Jazz Listings for March 20-26 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

To mark the moment, classical music critic Anne Midgette and I decided to do some crossing over ourselves, offering up reviews of both productions from the distinct perspectives of our own beats. ‘Lost in the Stars’ falls short as compelling musical drama 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z

Speaking in hesitant but clear English — English is a required course — he said he had no idea how he came to love Western classical music.  Afghanistan National Institute of Music Students to Tour U.S. 2013-02-01T21:18:01Z

You recently wrote a wonderful piece, “Notes Toward Reinventing the American Orchestra,” which is full of smart suggestions for how classical music organizations might change post-pandemic. Love Classical Music? Anthony Tommasini Recommends Contemporary Composers 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z

So putting Ellington into his proper place, at the heart of the American classical music canon, can be done successfully. Review: An Orchestra Manages to Capture That Ellington Swing 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

It is not often that audience members entering a classical music concert are carded at the door. Music Review: JACK Quartet in Pop Up! Concert at Miller Theater 2012-02-08T22:51:09Z

A major Italian classical music magazine put him on its cover and named him among its people of the year. Two Star Conductors Faced #MeToo Allegations. Now They’re Back. 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

Unlike classical music groups in the U.S., the Berlin Philharmonic allows its musicians to vote for its top conductor. Berlin Philharmonic names Kirill Petrenko as new chief conductor 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z

But maybe the rest of the world is just catching up with New York’s classical music enclave. Musicians on How ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ Conducts Itself 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z

On March 27, a “classical music rave,” featuring remixed versions of orchestral music, will take place in a century-old power plant. What's On This Week Around The World 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

The city's Academy of Music said Saturday that Petroc Trelawny, the presenter of top classical music programs for the British Broadcasting Corp., remained in police cells after being arrested at Bulawayo's City Hall late Thursday. Zimbabwe arrests British music presenter 2012-05-26T15:46:03Z

The classical music world has been changing, and some of those shifts will be felt at Carnegie Hall. Carnegie Hall’s New Season: Here’s What We Want to Hear 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z

“We want to spread the word that classical music is for absolutely everybody,” Mr. Rattle said. She Was the Orchestra’s Only Black Musician, Until She Formed Her Own 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z

That means for the second time in two years, I am devoting a year-end consideration to women’s role in classical music. Can 2016 really be called the year of the woman? Look to the arts world, and the answer is yes 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z

There was a time in classical music when black composers seemed on the cusp of the mainstream. Black Composers Discuss the Role of Race 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z

To classical music and thunderous drum beats, Justice leaned forward, then back, fighting the crows off with a small sword; two assistant directors oversaw the struggle, directing the actors in real time. For France’s Protesters, the Streets Are the Ultimate Stage 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z

Using elegant and sophisticated strategies from the traditions of classical music, Strauss draws each listener into music’s capacity to inspire a personal recognition of the bittersweet transition from desire to fulfillment, and ultimately to loss. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Classical Music 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

Improvisation, also a vital skill until the mid-19th century in Western classical music, is an integral element of both folk and sacred music in Georgia and further complicates transcription. music: In Georgia, Sacred Chants Reverberate Once Again 2010-08-06T22:14:00Z

The omnipresent mix of classical music, news chatter and everyday ambient sound melds with long-ago memory to spark ideas for movement. At 85, choreographer Rudy Perez is still inspired by the rhythms of everyday life 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z

It was, in short, an all-20th century program, and thus risky in the eyes of some classical music fans — and very welcome to others. Review | The BSO gives them something to shout about with an edgy program 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z

Does exposure to classical music make children better at mathematics? What We Know About Art and the Mind 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

On his most recent album, “New Topographics,” the multi-instrumentalist displays a knack for constructing classical music’s analogue of a hip-hop producer’s beat tape. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

In the past, we’ve asked some of our favorite artists to choose the five minutes or so they’d play to make their friends fall in love with classical music and the piano. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Opera (Published 2020) 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Martina Langschartner A recent review of classical music maverick Anna Meredith's experimental work with the National Youth Orchestra, HandsFree, referred to her as "one of Britain's leading young composers", which sounds about right. New Music: Anna Meredith – Never Wonder 2012-10-03T08:00:00Z

But for fans of classical music — especially the most curious among them — it doesn’t get much more fulfilling than the Ouverture Spirituelle. The Classical Music Event of the Summer Is in Salzburg’s Shadow 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z

The Belfast-born flautist "not only put the flute on the musical map in modern times, but has been a powerful advocate for classical music", Gramophone Editor-in-Chief James Jolly said. Flautist Galway tells awards audience of his 'bug' for practicing 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

Allan Kozinn A few times a year — at the beginning and end of the summer and around holidays — the classical music world seems to gear down and take a short break. The Week Ahead: Aug. 29 ? Sept. 4 2010-08-26T15:25:00Z

But quiet is essential for classical music in its unamplified — that is, its classic — form, where contrast is everything. Critic?s Notebook: A Faint Sound at a Concert, but Impossible to Ignore 2011-08-01T22:29:51Z

And then there is Mark Swed, who did the classical music equivalent of hitting for the cycle last week. Essential Arts and Culture: The critic's life, vintage plays and vintage couples 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z

At least by the mid-1960s, soon after I had started to follow classical music, the term had become common coin in discussions of the American orchestral scene. The Big Five Orchestras No Longer Add Up 2013-06-14T12:00:01Z

A music historian pays homage to 10 pieces of classical music, combing through different genres, parts of Europe and the lives of musical luminaries. Newly Published, From Musical Masterpieces to the End of Trump’s Presidency 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

Alas, like many fields, classical music had a history of erecting barriers to women. Opera Review: Jane Glover Conducts ‘The Magic Flute’ at the Met 2013-12-17T22:44:44Z

We're left with no choice but to fault classical music, for example, for failing to prosper economically. The war on culture: How conservatives and progressives joined forces to crush art 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z

Anthony Hopkins will present his original classical music, including a new piece composed for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, at two UK concerts. Anthony Hopkins to unveil classical compositions in UK 2011-02-25T10:40:10Z

AJCMusic Room does for classical music much what Songbook did for pop – sits down, talks with major players and asks them to unravel their art. Tonight's TV highlights: Natural World 2010-12-17T00:05:01Z

Her mother, a contralto, had the opportunity to study classical music in New York but instead became a homemaker. Anita Kerr, an Architect of the Nashville Sound, Dies at 94 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z

After spotting an advert asking "Do you want to be the new Terry Wogan?" in 1987, she joined RTE as the host of radio programmes covering subjects from classical music to law and politics. Radio presenter Daire Brehan dies 2012-08-31T16:16:49Z

As yMusic wrote in program notes for the concert, original group composition is expected in pop but unusual in classical music. Review: Carnegie Hall Makes an Intimate Space More Intimate 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z

Yet classical music institutions have a built-in challenge in trying to arrange exhibits for the public: Their default archival documents tend to be just the kind of dusty memento the stereotype is describing. Perspective | How do you get to Carnegie Hall and Met Opera museums? Practice isn’t the problem. 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

He had an abiding passion for classical music. Brian O'Shaughnessy obituary 2010-07-14T17:13:00Z

A tour of these shows creates the impression that classical music, often derided as near death, is thriving. In unusual New York City venues — such as restaurants — the taste for classical music expands 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

“It lies outside the classical realm, even though it’s classical music.” Can a 108-year-old opera — by Scott Joplin — be made to sing for today? 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z

It’s Beethoven’s 250th birthday, so we’ll need a really big cake to celebrate the life of the great classical music composer. Happy 250th birthday to Beethoven, one of the greatest composers of all time 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z

The “this” in question is the intersection of a sweet little bistro and live, world-class classical music. Joshua Bell’s London 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z

Here, three of The New York Times’s classical music writers — Michael Cooper, a reporter, Joshua Barone, a senior staff editor and critic, and Seth Colter Walls, a critic — discuss his astonishing performance so far. A New Wotan Reigns in the Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Ring’ 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z

Radio 3 controller Roger Wright said Britten was "a significant part of the UK's classical music history" whose work had "inspired composers, performers and audiences alike". BBC celebrates Britten centenary 2012-09-11T09:42:31Z

Over lunch at the Charlotte Street Hotel, in central London, the two discussed their mutual passion for classical music. How Ian McEwan, Novelist, Became Ian McEwan, Movie Consultant 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

Listening to classical music is a very rigorous task and requires a lot of focus. Rhythm of change: Marin Alsop leads the Baltimore Symphony into the future 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z

Stutzmann’s appointment comes amid a broader reckoning in classical music over a history of discrimination on the basis of gender and race. A Female Conductor Joins the Ranks of Top U.S. Orchestras 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z

“The point is to recognize we are isolated from the broader world of classical music,” he says. Freeing the pipe organ from the usual grind 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

Some traditional classical music fans are interested because the fare seems novel and new. System of a Down's Serj Tankian goes classical with symphonic concerts in Northridge 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

“Our whole mission is to introduce people to classical music,” Duncan said. Classical KING FM takes steps to address issues of equity and inclusion 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z

Mr. Kahane said the world of new classical music was really too small to be competitive. ArtsBeat: New York, Cultural Capital of the World? Discuss 2012-05-08T18:40:39Z

Jazz was, alongside classical music, Welles’s other great passion. Orson Welles, Musician 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z

However high-minded, the history of classical music is riddled with worry and an obsessive desire for reinvention. Evolution, revolution, smevolution: The future of classical music 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

When the iTunes store first arose, it did well by classical music and other genres outside the pop hegemony. The Anxious Ease of Apple Music 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

And here are the recordings of Javanese and Balinese gamelan; Noh, Kabuki, and Gagaku; Indian classical music; African drumming; and xylophones, which opened up for me the whole world of music beyond Western culture. Leaving Alaska 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

“There’s a real music academy called the Barenboim-Said Akademie where Jews and Muslims play classical music together, like a whole utopia,” Winger explains. Unorthodox: behind the Deutschland 83 co-creator's new Netflix series 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z

The boys' training in classical music and theory would influence Van Halen's guitar playing, particularly the famous two-handed, finger tapping technique, where harmonic ideas derived from the keyboard found new expression on the electric guitar. With his signature guitar style, Eddie Van Halen changed rock music 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z

“Mozart in the Jungle,” alas, like so many pop-culture representations of classical music, seems to think that when music enters the picture, normal standards don’t apply — in this case, basic research, or basic quality. Off-pitch ‘Mozart in the Jungle’: Conducting serious actors among classical-music-industry cliches 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

Not only does the moment underline the fascination of Lecter, but it also subverts classical music’s wonted role as signifier of the good. Perspective | When classical music becomes another character in a movie 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z

I could hear that he had a good handle on classical music. 'Spamilton' creator on loving Lin-Manuel Miranda and spoofing his musical at the same time 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z

But, I noted, the classical music world still has a long way to go before it achieves anything like parity. Perspective | The top 10 noteworthy moments in classical music in 2017 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z

With so much going on at the Southbank Center, from classical music concerts, dance premieres and D.J. sets to poetry, film and literature festivals, it would be impossible to attend every event. Where Culture Flows Along London’s River Thames 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z

Once regarded as something of a backwater by the rest of Europe, these countries punch far above their weight in numerous economic and cultural arenas, and classical music is no exception. Total Immersion: New from the North – review 2013-03-11T15:56:53Z

Using TikTok, was “about welcoming young people” into classical music, Lapwood, 27, said, adding that was she was continually experimenting with different post types to see what took off. On TikTok, an Organist Finds an Audience, and Herself 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z

New classical music continues to grow and change, but it will never reach the popularity of works like Lamar's. Kendrick Lamar Shakes Up the Pulitzer Game: Let’s Discuss 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z

But the site was still not attracting a particularly diverse audience, and the pool of subscribers for classical music was dwindling. A Notoriously Jinxed Concert Hall Is Reborn, Again 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z

This issue is pertinent in classical music, because the field is considered, for better or worse, a high art with a mystique of gravitas and enlightenment. Gustavo Dudamel and Valery Gergiev Face National Issues 2014-04-03T12:00:01Z

In public transit stations from London to New York you often hear the sound of gentle classical music — some Mozart perhaps, maybe some Bach. Will Jarring Music Drive Drug Users From a German Train Station? 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z

One of its concertmasters recently raised eyebrows in the classical music field by posing for the Serbian Playboy magazine. Belgrade Philharmonic Is Touring To Help Fund a New Home 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

One of the issues that is very hard for classical music is its acoustic nature. The conversation: Classical music vs rock'n'roll 2012-07-13T19:30:02Z

We would read Grimm's Fairy Tales and listen to classical music, so there was less of a Rolling Stones versus Beatles debate and more of a Bach versus Bartók one. ?l?f Arnalds: 'I don't want geysers in my videos' 2010-09-16T21:45:00Z

"I think it's really quite special in classical music, because you have this soloist that's facing the audience - there's an individual that the audience can really connect with," he enthuses. Gabriel Prokofiev debuts concerto 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

Our classical music, our classic theater, our Old Master artworks are presented in such halos of sanctity that it’s hard to apprehend them as the moving, vital things they are. Review | Art, exposed: In Series strips away convention, and hits a nerve 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z

With her new LP "Sound the Bells: Recorded Live at Orchestra Hall," the indie singer teams up with the Grammy award-winning Minnesota Orchestra to produce an exquisite mergence of hip-hop artistry and classical music. Dessa's "Sound the Bells": Indie hip-hop collides with an explosive orchestral score 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z

Mr. Joshi, who died on Jan. 24 at 88, was for decades one of the world’s most revered singers of Indian classical music. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Dies at 88; Indian Classical Singer 2011-02-06T03:15:10Z

This is a branch of contemporary classical music that blurs into artsy pop, as in “The Lotus Eaters,” a lushly wailing song from Snider’s 2009 cycle “Penelope.” 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

Thursday’s concert was an experiment in solving one of the biggest problems facing classical music today: the visual element. Music Review: ‘Gran Partita,’ by St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble 2012-09-23T21:16:05Z

Unfortunately, that is an entirely ignorant and unfounded observation, given how radically the experience of what is now called “classical music” has changed over the centuries. Hand over your cellphone, and obey the gong. Marina Abramovic reinvents Bach. 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z

Statistically speaking, they face an uphill battle in classical music, not only as people of color, but also as women in a field that remains challenging for female composers. Meet the 11-Year-Old Girls Whose Music Wowed the Philharmonic 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

All that powers his mission to turn everyone on to classical music and its power to brighten the eyes and lift the soul. Q&A: Can’t stop, won’t stop: Famous conductor’s show goes on 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z

She made a handful of live-action films and a series of short sound movies based on operas and classical music. You Know These 20 Movies. Now Meet the Women Behind Them 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

A generation learned classical music theory through his “Young People's Concerts” — broadcast on CBS, in prime time — and the clip conveys their appeal. The ghost of Leonard Bernstein, onscreen and onstage in Hershey Felder's 'Maestro' 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

Yet both the choice of works and the vibrant music-making went deeper into questions of classical music’s relevance and renewal than I had expected. Review: Carnegie Hall Reopens With a Blaze From Philadelphia 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z

In the evening, Lore listened to classical music on headphones so as not to disturb him. W. G. Sebald and the Emigrants 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

But using existing scores isn't the same as using classical music. Kick-Ass needs some kick-ass music of its own | Phelim O'Neill 2010-03-19T12:32:00Z

I love classical music passionately, but Bernstein’s sentimental credo—and Hawke’s sentimental montage—make me yearn to hear the Sex Pistols. A Portrait of the Artist as an Older Man 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z

“It’s a lieder cycle,” Greenwell said, borrowing a term from classical music. Garth Greenwell Comes Clean 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

Monday is all about educating young people about the joy of classical music. What's it like to hear the L.A. Phil play your music in Disney Hall? Ask these composers, ages 16 to 18 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

Although his musical style is loosely categorized as R&B or pop, the 32-year-old Taiwanese singer/song writer is a classically trained pianist who often injects classical music and traditional Chinese instruments into his tracks. AP Interview: Chou taps inner child for 11th album 2011-12-05T16:59:14Z

“Coming from a classical music background, preparation is almost everything.” Abel Selaocoe Finds a Home in Improvisation 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z

Haydn has seen an article in The New York Times declaring that classical music is dead. 'The Classical Style,' an Opera Buffa at Zankel Hall 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

The path to a career in classical music often passes through Carnegie Hall. Lola Astanova, Julie Andrews and Donald Trump at Carnegie 2012-01-18T23:05:33Z

Known for "fusing rock with classical music" they were innovators who didn't neatly fit one genre. Music Match: If You Like the Moody Blues, Try Alt-J 2013-01-16T20:23:29Z

The Grammy-winning engineer thinks his homemade prototype could set an example for the role virtual reality could play in expanding the audience for classical music well past the pandemic. How a mannequin head could revolutionize how orchestras and audiences come together 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z

Our biggest collaboration yet will see all six of the summer season's operas streamed on our classical music website. Glyndebourne and the Guardian team up for 2013 opera season 2012-10-04T13:04:00Z

Want to get young people interested in classical music? Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z

The work was three times the combined length of the three other pieces on the program, all of which, like “Swing Symphony,” explored the conjunction of classical music and American popular idioms. Music Review: The New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2013-06-02T20:37:30Z

In one of its best-known projects, aimed at making classical music more popular among young people, Mr. Rattle staged a performance of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" with 250 children from Berlin inner-city schools. ArtsBeat: Simon Rattle to Leave Berlin Philharmonic in 2018 2013-01-10T17:09:50Z

Originally from Poland, Bornstein had a background in classical music, theater and ballet, but she says she took a big chance and revamped the center’s programming. Lehman Center celebrates 40th season serving the Bronx, NY 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

Dessner is exactly the kind of composer who personifies what might be next for classical music. L.A. Phil explores Minimalism to maximal effect at Disney Hall 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

The classical music community is instantly divided between those who love him and those who loathe him. Gael García Bernal: ‘Donald Trump calls Mexicans rapists and drug dealers. ​It’s hate discourse’ 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z

The new position further broadens his influence over New York’s classical music scene. Gilbert to Head Juilliard?s Conducting Program 2011-01-12T22:57:38Z

Generally, Beethoven's impact has been felt much more strongly in classical music than in pop, because he wrote about his emotions without words. What pop music owes to the classical masters 2013-01-24T18:54:18Z

The Bafta, Brit and Emmy award-winning composer has written classical music such as Eternal Light: a Requiem, as well as well-known television theme tunes including QI, The Vicar of Dibley and Blackadder. New Year honours: Actors take centre stage as Cowell and Forsyth miss out 2010-12-31T00:05:14Z

Judging by the evidence on stage here, if classical music spawned one thing, it is the power ballad. Review: Roll Over, Beethoven? At ‘Rocktopia,’ It’s Time to Roll Back 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z

Its location was part of an effort to draw new audiences to classical music, including younger people and suburban families. What’s New in Milan, Paris and Manchester, England 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

While Tchaikovsky was not particularly fond of his overture when it debuted in Moscow in 1882, it has since become one of classical music’s best known pieces. Amid Ukraine War, Orchestras Rethink ‘1812 Overture,’ a July 4 Rite 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z

Here's a fun game: what was the most performed work of classical music throughout the world last year? The diva of all data: why we should take note of these musical numbers 2011-01-24T16:07:14Z

With the rigor of a poet and the flair of a magician, Bidini, an international concert pianist, is one of the most intense teachers in classical music. Fabio Bidini, 'last teacher' to Colburn School's pianists, thrives 'inside the music' 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z

While classical music has always been fascinated by child prodigies, it is a performing art in which older performers truly hold sway. A Mighty Generation of Musicians. A Moving Final Chapter. 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z

Like almost everyone else involved in classical music, Dausgaard is concerned about the development of future concert audiences in a digital era where the concert hall is increasingly terra incognita. Meet Thomas Dausgaard, Seattle Symphony’s new music director 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z

We have rock fans, classical music fans and crossover fans. They’re just a typical Michael Jackson-, Hendrix-, AC/DC-covering cello duo 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

His abrupt departure is unusual in the classical music industry, where conductors generally serve the duration of their contracts and seasons are typically planned years in advance. Gustavo Dudamel, Star Maestro, to Resign From Paris Opera 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z

After all, Mr. Levine was taking on another full-time post in classical music. For James Levine, The Twilight Of a Conductor 2011-05-20T20:25:13Z

So “Mozart in the Jungle,” which some musicians and critics initially rolled their eyes at, has taken on an importance to classical music that grew after the show won two Golden Globes this year. Not Even Plácido Domingo Can Say No to ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z

But Gurnah, sitting in his home, with classical music playing gently in the background, hinted that he had a coping strategy. Abdulrazak Gurnah Refuses to Be Boxed In: ‘I Represent Me’ 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z

For decades, classical music was at the forefront of technological innovation. An Opera Lover Tests Streaming Services 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

Nor has he shied away from making dance to “important” classical music, including compositions by Brahms, Schubert, Schumann and Mozart, composers often considered too monumental for dance. Lar Lubovitch: Confessions of a Former Go-Go Dancer 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

Now 65 and living in the Sonoran Desert in Mexico, Adams has for decades commanded a strong following in the world of contemporary classical music while remaining relatively unknown to wider audiences. Seattle Symphony to present world premiere of John Luther Adams’ highly anticipated ‘Become Desert’ 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z

Visiting the United States in the 1890s, Dvorak prophesied a future of American classical music founded on Black and Indigenous melodies. Review: An Orchestra Offers a Novel View of Music History 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

LB: It's not that I don't like classical music. The conversation: Classical music vs rock'n'roll 2012-07-13T19:30:02Z

Young, Yes; Youthful, Sometimes When it comes to classical music these days, the kids — relatively speaking, of course — are all right. Critic’s Notebook: Andris Nelson Is Latest of Orchestras’ Young Leaders 2013-05-19T21:50:33Z

It was the beginning of Mr. Coleman’s public career in classical music, a much more dissonant and self-consciously European-modernist body of work. Ornette Coleman, Jazz Innovator, Dies at 85 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

Nothing is going to happen to her classical music career. Opera star Fleming sets out on "Dark" adventure 2010-04-16T23:15:00Z

Once, classical music generally travelled from the West to the rest. China’s newest export hit is classical music 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

Their biggest success was Monterey Pop; ironically, Leacock was a classical music addict and cared little for pop. Richard Leacock obituary 2011-03-24T18:17:59Z

And she's hovered around the peaks of the classical music world ever since. Hilary Hahn and Hauschka share Icelandic adventure on new disc, at the Neptune 2012-05-25T22:13:12Z

The foundation is endowed by the late Swedish dramatic soprano and is said to be the "most generous prize in the world of classical music". Vienna Philharmonic archives showing Nazi ties to get new home 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

But since I am here to talk about classical music and kids, it’s worth saying up front: The music requires the communal silence of an attentive audience. Kids and Culture? There’s So Much to Talk About 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

“I used to miss home, and classical music always calms me down,” Gurung said. Prabal Gurung celebrates the churning creative energy of NYC 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z

She ranges freely across musical boundaries, from the traditional folk she grew up with to art rock and into classical music. Iva Bittová: 'My intuition works very well' I Alex Needham 2013-03-14T07:09:14Z

Known for its precision, attention to detail and tonality, the Westminster choir is recorded twice a year by Hyperion, the British classical music label. Pope sets stage for historic blending of choirs 2012-06-28T10:16:04Z

In 2014, she founded the artist-driven nonprofit Arco Collaborative, whose mission is to promote diversity and inclusivity in classical music and advance the work of artists of color and female composers. How one violinist is rebuilding her musical community — one minute at a time 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z

His modern take on classical music mixed with hip-hop – backed by a 50-piece orchestra – has been a big success at Dutch festivals such as Lowlands and Pinkpop. Dutch music now: from Amsterdam to Zwolle 2012-06-12T15:37:00Z

In 1929, more than 10 years before “Fantasia,” Menzies collaborated on a series of experimental short films set to famous pieces of classical music, including “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” William Cameron Menzies’s film work brought aesthetic to screen 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z

The Knights advertises itself with a Los Angeles Times quote, stating that these musicians "are at the forefront of 'the future of classical music in America.' " At the Ojai Music Festival, Classical style takes a turn 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

A large classical music institution, on the eve of a major anniversary, suddenly loses its beloved music director. After its leader’s death, the Cathedral Choral Society rallies 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z

Explosion may not be too hyperbolic a word for the increase in concert halls, orchestras, instrument making and classical music study in China during the past decade. New York Philharmonic and Shanghai Symphony Become Partners 2012-11-14T03:00:00Z

Dance and classical music appear to share a slot, with each getting a slice of the limelight every other year, more or less. Honors Class of ’14: Al Green, Tom Hanks, Patricia McBride, Lily Tomlin, Sting

If Black lives matter now more than ever, hearing Black liveness in classical music also matters. Lifting the Cone of Silence From Black Composers 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z

Mr. Leon, who later built an extensive career in classical music, once shared the Ramones’ music with another famous artist he worked with: Luciano Pavarotti. ‘Ramones’: The Story Behind a Debut Album From Punk Pioneers 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z

An Ebullient Mozart Sets Up a Ferocious Beethoven There is no easier sell in classical music than the late quartets of Mozart and Beethoven. Music Review: Emerson String Quartet at Alice Tully Hall 2012-03-22T20:42:33Z

But Justin Davidson, New York’s architecture and classical music critic, also noted that the city’s vitality did not stem entirely from the creative classes. ArtsBeat: New York, Cultural Capital of the World? Discuss 2012-05-08T18:40:39Z

"In some places the resistance to classical music is still there," she says. Strings attached 2010-10-02T23:03:00Z

A few quartets, like the Juilliard, Guarneri and Emerson, are household names, at least for classical music lovers. A String Quartet Is Crushed by the Coronavirus 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z

But in a real surprise Trinity managed to put another musical face on its remembrance, that of Maurice Duruflé: by comparison, a much more modest figure in the classical music world. Critic?s Notebook: Bach at Trinity Church to Commemorate 9/11 2011-09-11T22:07:04Z

In recent years, increasing attention has been paid, particularly in Britain, to making classical music more accessible. When Technology Makes Music More Accessible 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

There is no tradition of what he is doing with the saxophone in any kind of classical music.” Turning 60, John Zorn Sees His Eclecticism as a Musical Norm 2013-07-10T12:00:01Z

Since becoming the organization’s artistic directors in 2004, the husband-and-wife team of David Finckel and Wu Han have faced those passions, which fuel an often fiery debate about the future of classical music. Chamber Music Society’s Leaders on Balancing Old and New 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z

Having given so much of himself in the afternoon, this time Noseda played through the first half of the program in old-fashioned classical music style, which is to say, in silence. Perspective | A world-famous conductor performed in a D.C. public school. The result? Mixed marks. 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z

He grew up loving classical music, history and drawing. Ray K. Metzker, Art Photographer, Dies at 83 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

This animated film produced by Walter Disney contained eight segments set to classical music. The 15 most racist Oscar films of all time: Here’s why #OscarsSoWhite is not a surprise 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

I was raised with classical music and am currently studying voice. Ask Amy: Partners differ on privacy 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z

Britten wrote quite a bit of music specifically for children, and also Leonard Bernstein was so interested in sharing classical music with children. Wes Anderson on “Moonrise Kingdom”: I’m trying to make something unfamiliar 2012-06-01T19:45:00Z

Malcolm McDowell stars in the comedy "Mozart in the Jungle," a story about "sex, drugs -- and classical music," an Amazon statement said. Amazon asks customers to pick from TV pilots for show development 2014-02-06T21:01:51Z

In all these concerts there was a sense of classical music as vibrantly alive, with exciting relationships between old and new. Music Review: In a Finale, Comfort Trumps Provocation 2011-06-06T22:06:28Z

It’s an ambitious, audacious album, to say the least, one that strives to push past the confines of hip-hop in its embrace of funk, soul, gospel and the genre often dubbed America’s classical music — jazz. In 2015, jazz reasserted itself 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z

Developed by the cellist and boxing fan Dan Barrett, the programs alternate 10- to 15-minute sets of classical music played by the collective the International Street Cannibals with boxing rounds by teenage competitors. Spare Times for Children for April 24-30 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

Surround Sound Through the Centuries Those who think classical music needs some shaking up routinely challenge music directors at major orchestras to think outside the box. Music Review: Alan Gilbert’s ‘Philharmonic 360’ at Park Avenue Armory 2012-07-01T21:48:52Z

How to foster new music, support emerging composers and connect classical music — that inadequate term — to today, while also maintaining the legacy of major ensembles performing the great works of the past? Nine Concerts in Seven Days at the World’s Most Famous Concert Hall 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z

Some people, when they see the work, might think, “Oh, this is street dance to classical music.” A Choreographer Learns From the Club: ‘Live True, Dance Free’ 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z

This is also the ideal time of year to enjoy the city’s well-regarded museums and classical music, as well as its decadent burgers. These Are America’s Best Cities for Winter Travel 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z

It’s a commonplace, yet problematic, word in classical music. Two Pianists Test the Meaning of Virtuosity 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z

There are seven rhythmic patterns in Indian classical music and 10 incarnations of Vishnu, the Hindu god of universal preservation. Dance review: ‘Glory of Numbers’ is about the beauty

A Renaissance Man, And Many Eras Besides The conductor Pablo Heras-Casada, 34, has only recently begun engaging with the most popular classical music, having concentrated before on both early and contemporary compositions. An Imperiled Legacy 2012-08-03T18:41:18Z

The issue of sexual misconduct needs to be discussed more in classical music, he added, and not just in orchestras, but also in universities and academies. Two Star Conductors Faced #MeToo Allegations. Now They’re Back. 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

Composers and performers broadly representing the experimental side of classical music, jazz, rock, world music, instrument building and whatnot come together for an annual weekend of concerts. S.F.'s Other Minds concerts create some otherworldly sounds 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z

The restrictions upended the classical music industry, stranding star musicians overseas and leading to a series of high-profile cancellations. Seattle Maestro Resigns by Email and Says He Felt ‘Not Safe’ 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z

While the series appeals to viewers who care little about classical music — Wired recommended binge-watching it more despite the music than for it — it does take the music seriously. An Aria for the Long Island Lolita on ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

“The longtime internal debate within the classical music industry was about whether or not crossover was going to help the sales, visibility, and commercial viability of core classical music,” she wrote in an email. Classical Crossover for the Win 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

This is not to claim that Ross pays no attention to the impact of technological modernity on 20th-century classical music – he most certainly does. The rest is power: classical music in the age of the dictatorship 2013-05-10T15:01:02Z

Our guide to the city’s best classical music and opera happening this weekend and in the week ahead. 7 Classical Music Concerts to See in NYC This Weekend 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

She evokes the authenticity that old-fashioned classical music embodies for many without demanding much of her audience. Lindsey Stirling’s Music Combines Classical and Dance 2014-05-02T22:32:38Z

A YouTube clip from 2011, in which Mangum tackled the subject of humor in music for the New York Philharmonic, suggests some acumen in promoting classical music as something accessible rather than abstruse. John Mangum to head Philharmonic Society of Orange County 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

Sasami’s background is in classical music, but while in isolation she educated herself on Black cultural appropriation, learning about topics like the blues and minstrelsy. Sasami Wanted to Appropriate White, Male Music. She Landed on Metal. 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z

But classical music in India is not as politically charged as it is in Israel. Critic’s Notebook: Zubin Mehta, of the Israel Philharmonic, on That Nation’s Affairs 2014-03-19T22:01:40Z

While the classical music industry has long recognized that it has a problem with diversity and has worked for years to address racial, ethnic and gender disparities, progress has been slow. U.S. Orchestras Gradually Diversify but Are Slow to Hire Black Musicians 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z

“It’s good to be breaking this mold of what everyone thinks classical music and opera is,” Bulla said. The Maestro Wore Blue: Bringing Pizazz to the Pit at the Met 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z

In an opening scene set in Paris in 1932, McPhee voices frustration with Western classical music and declares his intent to return to Bali. Music Review: Moved by Music of the Tropics, A Composer Moves to Them 2010-10-16T01:00:00Z

But right now the grandest classical music gathering of opera, orchestral concerts, recitals, young artist projects, opera camps for children and new music series remains in Austria. Why do music festivals matter? For an answer, America, look to Salzburg 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z

To keep her children from falling into despair, their mother played classical music every night after dinner. Architecture Review: Gehry Design Plays Fanfare for the Common Man 2011-01-23T19:50:38Z

But the shop owners gave him a CD of classical music. Bad luck: Pope acknowledges he got caught at record store 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z

As the classical music season gears up, it’s time to puncture some of the myths about the concert-hall experience. 4 myths about classical music debunked 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

One of your priorities is promoting contemporary classical music. An Advocate for Classical Music and Women 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

“If cartoons have become associated over time with any one musical genre, it is classical music,” the musicologist Daniel Goldmark writes in his book “Tunes for ’Toons: Music and the Hollywood Cartoon.” A Children’s Show About Everything, Especially Music 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z

Previn was known for trying to popularize classical music, organizing music festivals, and inspiring children about music. Acclaimed conductor and pianist Andre Previn dies at 89 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

The relics of classical music are no less venerated. Critic’s Notebook: Musical Relics From Paganini and Mozart, Still Sending Blessings 2013-06-19T21:45:34Z

Last year, the composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen took part in a discussion about the future of classical music at New York University. Esa-Pekka Salonen Says Tweak the Orchestra, Don’t Blow it Up 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z

After 40 years in the industry, Smallwood has done what no other gospel artist arguably has done as successfully: blend gospel with classical music. The Richard Smallwood you know: 4 Doves, 10 Stellars, 8 Grammy noms 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

Recent theater and classical music videos in the In Performance series are here. In Performance: Tony Award Winners 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

Post critics have previously been recognized for their critiques of art, architecture, dance, television, movies, fashion, classical music and photography. Washington Post wins Pulitzer Prizes for criticism, photography; affiliated cartoonist also honored 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z

If nothing else, it is testament to Reich's willingness to take his music outside of the usual venues in which classical music is performed. Steve Reich on Schoenberg, Coltrane and Radiohead 2013-03-01T07:00:12Z

That 20-member ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, makes its Pacific Northwest debut Thursday at Town Hall Seattle with a program so eclectic it's hard to know whether to call it classical music or not. Alarm Will Sound, experimenting in all directions 2012-04-19T20:27:03Z

Each new concerto was announced by a man crossing the stage and holding a sign, like a ring girl for classical music, while musicians exited and entered the pit to tune up. Review: In ‘Six Brandenburg Concertos,’ Diluting Bach’s Dancing Spirit 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z

Somewhere between the two dances a line of anachronistic details, few more noticeable than the classical music covers of tunes by such artists as Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift. "Bridgerton" is Netflix's randy costume confection that you'll want to put in your face straightaway 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z

“People think that opera and classical music are a dying art,” she said. Drama! Divas! Dates! A New Generation of Fans Discovers the Opera 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z

At the Shanghai Oriental Art Center, for example, over half the patrons for classical music are under 40, according to Mr. Lin, the general manager. China’s Smaller Cities Struggle to Cultivate an Interest in Classical Music 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z

In comparison, the cause of classical music perhaps seems trivial. As Brexit Looms, Musicians Brace for the Worst 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z

And since no figure in the classical music firmament looms as large as Ludwig van Beethoven, the classical music world was counting on the composer’s 250th birthday this year as a major selling point. How the pandemic became an integral part of a Seattle-area virtual Beethoven festival 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z

It takes a national holiday to get classical music to program something different. Perspective | Do we need a whole festival of women’s classical music? The Boulanger Initiative thinks so. 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

But when it comes to classical music, there’s an added factor: The popular image of classical music has a stronger hold on its depiction than any mere fact can challenge. ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ and entertainment’s classical-music problem 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

Surfing and classical music need not be a disconnect. 'The Reef' concert had a chance to catch a new wave of fans by pairing surf sounds and scenes 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z

There are no longer classical music concerts or lectures – Pitman Painters' style. We must protect and reinvent our local libraries 2012-11-23T08:28:01Z

It was a perhaps unprecedented moment in classical music’s patriarchal history: two women, side by side, composing operas. She Was Music’s Greatest Teacher. And Much More. 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z

Mr. Gerstein, for his part, observed that no pianist he knew was equally eloquent in both styles, so he chose to focus on classical music. Music: Kirill Gerstein Balances Classical Music and Jazz 2012-04-13T20:24:11Z

Only relatively recently have classical music ensembles started to regard their names as opportunities for creativity. Classical Groups Get Creative With Names 2010-05-13T14:38:00Z

"A big problem for classical music is that it's cloistered away, and people don't hear it enough," says Dale Henderson, 38, a cellist in New York City who started Bach in the Subways in 2010. Los Angeles' Bach in the Subways celebration ready to roll Saturday 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

So much for confirming what you might think of as the conservativeness of most classical music. The diva of all data: why we should take note of these musical numbers 2011-01-24T16:07:14Z

I recognise that there is great classical music, but there is frankly also second-rate classical music. The conversation: Classical music vs rock'n'roll 2012-07-13T19:30:02Z

Naturally, I urge those exploring classical music to find out whatever they can. Curious About Classical Music? Here’s Where to Start 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

“Pure, classical music is the closest thing to God,” he said. Ravindra Jain, Bollywood Film Composer, Dies at 71 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z

Their appearance in the three-hour concert before an estimated crowd of 8,000 overflowed with Franklin's catalogue of hits and arias from the world of opera and classical music. Condoleezza Rice and Aretha Franklin perform duet 2010-07-28T09:05:00Z

Brown's daughters are part of the classical piano group The 5 Browns whose albums have topped the classical music charts and who have appeared on "Oprah" and other shows. Father of music group members pleads guilty 2011-02-17T19:28:10Z

We find that classical music fires the imagination and generally augments the running experience, particularly when enjoyed in tandem with an inspiring landscape. Why you should consider adding classical music to your exercise playlist 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z

I was also angry because what I saw of so-called classical music in those days was very po-faced. A guide to John Tavener's music 2013-02-19T16:15:03Z

“I sometimes forget that, for a lot of people, their experience of classical music is not about exploring and making things up, it’s about being perfect,” he said. Andrew Norman on Loving ‘Star Wars’ and Pushing Musical Boundaries 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z

Members of one of the classical music world's most celebrated orchestras will perform Sunday behind bars. Chicago Symphony Orchestra to play behind bars 2013-04-14T20:01:05Z