Playlist: Relaxing Romantic-Era Classical Music

Combining ardor and artistry, the Romantic Era emphasized lyricism, expression, drama, and passion.

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Solti Foundation US Names 2024 Fellow

Previous recipients have included Karina Canellakis, Roderick Cox, and Gemma New.

Stravinsky Top 10

No one was more pivotal in 20th century classical music than Igor Stravinsky. We rank his definitive top 10 works.

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra 2024–25: John Williams, American Symphonies, Messiah, More

The orchestra’s slate of seven concerts will kick off in September with "Three Great American Symphonies."

29-Year-Old Kedrick Armstrong Named Oakland Symphony Music Director

Armstrong is the first music director since the unexpected death of Michael Morgan in 2021.

Brain scans of Philly jazz musicians reveal secrets to reaching creative flow

Jazz improvisation is a favorite vehicle for studies — it is a measurable real-world task that allows for divergent thinking.

Playlist: 14 Works for the Solar Eclipse

Music to set the stage for a remarkable celestial spectacle.

CSO Names Klaus Mäkelä as Music Director

The new music director designate is just 28 years old. He'll be the youngest in orchestra history when he takes the baton.

Jamie Barton on Growing as an Artist and Verdi’s Timeless Juggernaut

"This is a tra-ge-dy. It’s not going to go right in the end. And that’s hard."

What Makes a Fiddle?

While “violin” exists only as a noun, the word "fiddle" also carries multiple meanings beyond just the instrument.

Italy marks 80th anniversary of WWII-era massacre in Rome with a concert honoring the dead

Riccardo Muti conducted the Italian premiere of William Schuman’s Ninth Symphony, which the composer wrote after visiting the site of a 1944 massacre in Rome.

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