Everyone is entitled to their youthful indiscretions. For Chris O’Riley, the concert pianist and host of the weekly public radio show From the Top, they involved synthesizers, Lewis ...

Jazz musicians typically break into two groups: Those who grew up with jazz, either via parental music collections or relatives who were working musicians; and those who have a watershed moment when ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The Red & Black spoke with Richter about his life, work and upcoming tour stop in ...

Your toddler may be too young for Carnegie Hall or the Met, but it’s never too early to expose a youngster to classical music. At least in small doses, that is. Sparkling Symphony, a new line of ...

To learn to play a string instrument — like the violin or cello — at a high level takes intense practice, lots of money for instruments and lessons, and ideally, involvement with an orchestra or other ...

"I very much wanted classical training, particularly one which focused on Shakespeare," says Peter Francis James. "Seeing James Earl Jones' Lear gave me the idea that it was conceivable for an African ...

But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...

Oscar Rossignoli folds many traditions into his music. The Honduran-born pianist began training in classical music when he was 6. In high school at a conservatory in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, he ...

The `Bandish Bandits `cast sat down for an exclusive interview with Mid-Day, sharing their intense classical music training for the show. Atul Kulkarni described it as the toughest challenge, while ...

Find out why a live classical concert changes you completely. Your brain, body, and emotions react differently than you ever ...