Matt Haimovitz is buried in national acclaim for bringing his cello into sold-out non-traditional venues–New York City punk landmark CBGB, for one–and ripping out some of the most insane classical ...

What are the five minutes you’d play to make a friend fall in love with classical music? (Would it be a sweeping symphony or the sounds of percussions pounded?) That’s what we’ve been asking artists ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Listen to all the moods from the grand master of Western classical music: consoling, rousing, peaceful, passionate. In the past we’ve chosen the five ...

For a space that’s associated with some of the most beautiful music that humankind has ever produced, the cacophony in the ...

After playing dozens of symphony shows, folk rocker Amos Lee has fallen in love with classical music. Lee told The Tennessean from his home in Philadelphia that he didn't come from a family like many ...

One of the world’s most celebrated classical guitarists, Miloš Karadaglić takes every opportunity to promote classical music to the widest possible audience. Appearing in some of the most important ...

THE music of the hammered dulcimer is enchanting, said Peggy Carter, longtime music instructor, author and performer. "Playing the dulcimer has added so much to my life," she said. The hammered, or ...

Think you know the history of British music? Think again. This series looks at classical, punk, dance, folk and pop music to celebrate the black artists who have played a pivotal ...

I posed a deceptively simple question to our writers and editors, as well as some artists we admire: What are the five minutes or so — longer than a moment, shorter than a symphony — that you’d play ...