Few art forms are as burdened by canons as classical music and opera. That, perhaps, is why I love to be surprise ...

To say we were spoilt for choice in choosing 10 classical recordings from 2025 for your Christmas stocking would be putting ...

The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus plus guest choirs will present thirteen Holiday Concerts with guest conductor Sarah Hicks ...

What are the best Christmas carols of all time? We asked 50 choirmasters for their choices... here are the results ...

From Gustavo Dudamel to Esa-Pekka Salonen to Claire Chase to Peter Sellars, classical music had many bright spots in 2025.

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 ...

It’s time for new rules. The Metropolitan Opera, once fearful of upsetting its base with too much novelty, is now desperate enough to try a novel diet of new operas. The New York Philharmonic begins ...

Looking back on 2025 is like trying to recount a dream — a mix of dagger-sharp details and foggy stretches that fall apart ...

At the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, there’s a variety of holiday music on tap all month. A succession of holiday movies with live music accompaniment starts with a Dec. 6 matinee (2 p.m.) of The ...

Born in 1685, Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, and violist. His work included solo music, choral pieces, instrumental concertos, and many keyboard music. Some of ...