"When I wrote it, the feeling of the music was sad, but yet there was this beautiful melody that sat on top," Masterson says. Written for a string orchestra, the piece observes the conventions of ...

Robert Schumann wrote two of his three piano trios in 1847, the second making, as he said, a "friendlier and more immediate impression" than his first. And this despite that year being a sad one with ...

Every year on the Fourth of July, Americans pull out the fireworks, hotdogs and historic music in an effort to honor the birth of our nation. The date has its classical music favorites, such as ...

We’re bringing you a special episode of A Music of Their Own for Women’s History Month. Our current moment will certainly go down in women’s history as the ‘#MeToo era.’ #MeToo went viral in 2017 ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Our critics picked nine performances that included star turns, new opera productions and the unveiling of a concert hall at the Frick Collection. By ...

Naysayers be damned. Classical music on record continues to thrive, or so it seems judging from the plethora of boxed sets that have come our way this year. As ever, milestone birthdays were ...

Apple Music Classical, the classical music streaming service introduced in early 2023, received a version 2.0 update today that brings a couple of worthwhile new features to the iPhone and iPad app.

Think this election season is full of political stunts? They have nothing on King George I. Looking to one-up his popular heir, the British monarch tapped George Frideric Handel — like King George, a ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Critic’s Notebook The avant-garde works that emerged from World War II continue to influence how audiences view contemporary music decades later. Credit...Jan Robert Dünnweller ...

UPDATE:Regrettably, guest conductor Zubin Mehta has had to withdraw for personal reasons from the BSO Open Rehearsal on Saturday, August 23 and performance on Sunday, August 24. He is especially ...