Composer Jan Kalliwoda was born in Prague in 1801 and wrote over 250 works including operas, symphonies and sacred music for the church at the court of a Prince in Germany where he was music director ...

A fortuitous delay in the premiere in Copenhagen of the Symphony No. 1 by Danish composer Niels Gade caused the manuscript to be sent to Felix Mendelssohn in Leipzig where he was director of the ...

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 ...

Lich Gate Concerts will host an afternoon of chamber music at Old Parish Church on Saturday, Jan. 31, featuring a piano trio program and mezzo-soprano pieces.

Classical music aficionados: Go away. This article is not for you. Instead, it is for everyone who sees classical music as a private club and who feels they’re standing outside the clubhouse. It’s for ...

The fall concert season begins not just with the customary Beethoven and Bruckner but also with a great polychrome explosion of music from Latin America. The Venezuelan Gustavo Dudamel conducting a ...

Apple acquired Primephonic—a renowned classical music service—in 2021. For the unaware, Primephonic was a classical music streaming service aimed at addressing the needs of the fans of the classical ...

Part of How To Classical. Why does the oboe tune the orchestra? Why does the orchestra sit the way it does? What does rosin actually do to a violin bow? If you find the traditions of the classical ...