In a musical landscape increasingly saturated with spectacle and sameness, the Tbilisi Piano Fest (June 17–28, 2025) offers a ...

In the early 20th century, jazz’s syncopated rhythms and improvisational flair began weaving into classical composition.

In its 28th season, the Mimir Chamber Music Festival in Fort Worth again has lined up excellent musicians from major ...

"He was like Liberace, but with a violin instead of a piano, and with bandages instead of sequins," said a fellow musician.

I n Padma’s entry to the 2025 NPR Tiny Desk Contest, appearances can be deceptive. Set in a dim apartment with loud vintage ...

Composer Bernard Hughes first met director Richard Bracewell when working on the film Bill, a 2015 Horrible Histories take on ...

Whenever Craig Hella Johnson asks, Grammy-nominated tenor Brian Giebler says, “Yes.” Giebler reprises the role of Matthew ...

After the formal strides forward in his Op. 26 Sonata (see Recital 6) and the 'sonate quasi fantasie' pair of Op. 27 (see Recital 3), Beethoven appears to step back again with his next work in the ...

Classical music and opera are often accused of being hidebound in tradition, and there is a lot of truth in that. Yet, ...

In the shadow of the capital’s great institutions, we discover exceptional places where not everyone comes to listen to ...

In recent days, the music world—classical and popular—has lost Alfred Brendel and Brian Wilson. Jay pays due tribute. He has other selections as well—beginning with a summer song, refreshing on a hot ...