It’s hard to imagine, but there really was a time when classical music was the popular music of the day. Haydn, Beethoven and the boys were the “rock stars” of their time. If music fans wanted to hear ...

A Japanese American composer, Akiho has thrilled audiences with music that features eye-popping elements like ping pong players, film of kung fu master Bruce Lee and most recently, a drumming ...

Channeling Danny Kaye, Victor Borge, P.D.Q. Bach and other musicians-cum-comics, conservatory-trained violinist Aleksey Igudesman and pianist Hyung-ki Joo like to say that they don’t make fun of ...

Read more about local philanthropic efforts in the Year-end Giving Guide. Two questions every orchestra is asking these days: How do we get younger audience members to realize classical music isn’t ...

If classical music has, for whatever reason, seemed to be a complete mystery to you, Cleveland offers a number of easy entrances into a world of new sonic adventures. Here are some fun and inexpensive ...

Four pianists at one keyboard? Eight hands playing at once? Really? Yes, really! Recently, Anja Kalaba, Katie Stahl, Jessica Yuan and Eric Zhuang, all Manheim Township High School seniors, were ...

From new commissions to new takes on historic music material, this spring’s classical music scene has a rich landscape of history and innovation. Guest artists from around the world enliven Twin ...

From classical music to classic rock, we’ve got the lowdown on your summer music fun. Classical-music fans will have some great destinations for their favorite chamber music — north, south, east and ...

Each summer, Pasadena families have the opportunity to enjoy classical music and have some really unusual fun - nothing stuffy about the gathering at the Pasadena Convention Center at 10:30 a.m. on ...

Although the present year will soon be behind us, Greater Columbus arts organizations have merely reached the midway point of their seasons. Orchestras are tuning up, dance troupes are practicing ...

It might just be because I am getting old, but suddenly it seems like classical music is newly cool. Tár, Todd Field’s caustic portrait of a celebrity conductor, was the most critically consequential ...

April 21-24: Sarah Hicks conducts the Minnesota Orchestra as they perform John Williams’ score live during a screening of “Return of the Jedi,” the finale of the original “Star Wars” trilogy, first ...