What Makes a Fiddle?
While “violin” exists only as a noun, the word "fiddle" also carries multiple meanings beyond just the instrument.
Don't Miss a Beat
Pianist Stewart Goodyear on the Magic of Music
"Every time I play a piece of music, I train my mind to look at a score fresh."
Playlist: Classical Music To Dance To
This ain’t your average classical music dance playlist: dance along to new pieces, old grooves, treasured tangos, and winsome waltzes.
Playlist: 13 Canadian Composers You Should Know
Americans, get to know the music of our neighbors to the north with this curated playlist.
Muti’s legacy: respect composers, reject revisionists
"In 20 to 30 years, when everything will collapse, you will say maybe Muti was right," the 80-year-old Italian conductor said.
Manufacturers struggle to keep pace with vinyl record demand
The Recording Industry Association of America says record album sales grew a whopping 61% last year — and reached $1 billion for the first time since the 1980s.
John Williams, 90, steps away from film, but not music
Williams says the fifth Indiana Jones film will probably be his last film. He'll spend most of his time to writing concert pieces.
James Rado, who co-created groundbreaking ‘Hair,’ dies at 90
Hair, which has story and lyrics by Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot, was the first rock musical on Broadway, the first Broadway show to feature full nudity and the first to feature a same-sex kiss.
Seasons, Tan Dun, and Ghostbusters in Chicago Phil’s 2022/23 Season
The new season will kick off with a live concert performance and screening of Ghostbusters.
Sing Different: Why the Life of Apple’s Steve Jobs Makes for Great Opera
Steve Jobs gets the operatic treatment with Mason Bates' Grammy-winning The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. We spoke with the composer, librettist Mark Campbell, as well as baritone Edward Parks, who created the role of Jobs.
Met Opera season had no COVID cancellations but sales down
The Metropolitan Opera sold 56% of ticket dollar capacity this season as it returned from a 1 1/2-year absence.
