Jessie Montgomery is having a moment. Several moments at once, actually. In the past several years, the 40-year-old composer and violinist has rapidly become a poster child for the shifting classical ...

The American classical music vernacular would never be complete without the catalogs of great composers like William Grant Still, Florence Price, and George Walker. But even so, Black voices have been ...

The French composer, Claude Debussy, is known as the first impressionist composer. He was born in 1862 and is often referred to as one of the most influential composers of the time. Some of his most ...

Billy Joel marks his 77th birthday and credits Beethoven as the greatest composer of all time while reflecting on classical ...

Everyday, contemporary composers are making their mark on the sonic palette of classical music. Throughout history, there have been incredible examples of music, artforms, and creative cultures forged ...

Classical music can feel daunting to dig into if you haven't had a lot of exposure to the genre or didn’t grow up playing an instrument. With so many terms, styles, composers and performers, it can be ...

You’ve heard it all before. Classical music is dead. It’s one of our culture’s most enduring variations on a theme: that classical music is dying, or aging, or rusty or, at the very least, dusty. It’s ...

Shawn Okpebholo’s music sings of Chicago. Its waterways (“Fractured Water,” recently orchestrated for the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra). Its architecture (“City Beautiful,” for the Lincoln Trio).

Hans Otte’s “Book of Sounds,” Jan Lisiecki’s fresh take on Mozart piano concertos and the works of an overlooked composer are ...

In popular culture, it’s not often that classical music gets a spot in the proverbial spotlight. But more recently, two celebrated films have taken the subject up and earned critical and cultural ...

This year’s Newport Classical Festival features 30 concerts from July 2 through 19 at 11 incredible venues, from cliffside ...

There's a wealth of amazing classical music festivals taking place in Europe in summer 2026. We present some of the very best ...