How Do You Explain Harmony to a Child ... or Herbie Hancock?
Thursday, January 18, 2018
In a feature for Wired, musician Jacob Collier explains the concept of harmony five different ways: for a child, a teen, a college student, a concert pianist and ... Herbie Hancock.
Great Minds Think Alike: Kanye West Vs. Beethoven
Thursday, January 18, 2018
A new concert puts the two artists side by side. Let's see how their artistry and careers compare.
That Viola Kid's Top 5 Classical Artists on Instagram You Should Be Following
Thursday, January 18, 2018
That Viola Kid recommends five classical artists on Instagram who will put beautiful music and images into your social media feed this year.
Watch Tay Zonday's Interpretation of the Finale From Scott Joplin’s Opera 'Treemonisha'
Monday, January 15, 2018
All the way back in 2008, the YouTube personality and “Chocolate Rain” singer recorded his take on “A Real Slow Drag.”
Winter's Song: A Choral Arrangement of a Vivaldi Classic
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Composer Franck Krawczyk's choral arrangement of Vivaldi's "Winter" is as ethereal as it is chilling.
Stretching the Limits of the Tuba With Vivaldi's 'Winter'
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Tubaist Øystein Baadsvik has built a remarkable solo career around the instrument — and it's not hard to see how.
First Look: Augustin Hadelich's Music Video for Paganini's Caprice No. 4
Tuesday, January 09, 2018
Watch a special preview of the violinist's new album, featuring the Caprices of Niccolo Paganini, with this new music video.
Violinist Michelle Ross Warms Up JFK During an Icy Weekend
Monday, January 08, 2018
This past Saturday, violinist Michelle Ross turned a long flight delay into an opportunity to raise the spirits of her fellow travelers.
Mary's Little Lamb Served Up 10 Ways
Friday, January 05, 2018
Pianist Nahre Sol imagines the ways in which 10 of our favorite composers would have imagined the ubiquitous nursery rhyme.
Must-See Classical Concerts This January
Thursday, January 04, 2018
From the Public’s Under the Radar Festival to Carnegie Hall, David Patrick Stearns thinks there are plenty of classical events that are worth braving the cold and snow to attend.
Be Our Guest: The Vienna Philharmonic's Thirty Years of Guest Conductors on New Year's Day
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Every Jan. 1, the Vienna Philharmonic welcomes a guest conductor for its annual New Year's Day concert. We've collected some of the most memorable appearances.
Beethoven’s Ninth Is a Christmas and New Year’s Staple in Japan. Here’s Why.
Friday, December 29, 2017
Find out why Beethoven's Ninth is so immensely popular in Japan around Christmas and New Year's, and watch a massive choir prepare for a performance of the masterpiece.
The Danes Are Getting Cozy With 'Così'
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Opera has found an intimate new home inside living rooms across Denmark!
The Best Classical Music Videos of 2017
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
We watched all the amazing classical videos on the internet this year — so that we could bring you the best. See what music videos made us laugh and cry in 2017.
The Music They Made: The Classical Artists We Lost in 2017
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Let’s say goodbye to the great classical music figures who died in 2017. They changed our lives, and their presence will continue to resonate long after their passing.
Orchestras Sever Ties With Charles Dutoit After Allegations of Sexual Assault
Friday, December 22, 2017
The reaction has been swift in the classical music world to sever ties with conductor Charles Dutoit following graphic sexual assault accusations made to The Associated Press.
A Christmas Carol’s Link to the Gutenberg Printing Press
Friday, December 22, 2017
What does the 19th-century Christmas carol “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” have to do with Gutenberg’s printing press?
A 'Bleak Midwinter' Carol, but a Christmas Favorite
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Why is Harold Darke’s setting of “In the Bleak Midwinter” everyone’s favorite Christmas carol?
That Viola Kid's Top 5 Classical Music Videos of 2017
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
That Viola Kid came to hang out in our offices and talk about the best classical music videos, reactions and performances of 2017. Here are his top picks.
The Ring-Ting-Tingling Story of 'Sleigh Ride'
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
It might have the ring of Christmastime, but Leroy Anderson wrote “Sleigh Ride” during a heat wave in Connecticut.
