When composer and conductor Steve Hackman stepped on stage at Chicago’s Harris theatre, he might as well have been walking ...

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Special multi-album releases from heavy-hitter recording artists over the decades that are must-haves for a collector.

Crystal Hernández steadies her violin and scans the crowd from the sixth floor of SoFi Stadium as 70,000 fans stream into a ...

Each of a dozen people on our team — critics, podcast hosts, editors and Tiny Desk producers … sometimes all of the above — ...

NPR Music's classical critic shares his favorite records of the year, spanning a wide range of genres, from experimental folk to operatic pop to recordings featuring harp and pipe organ.

We hang out with L.A. laptop composer Carl Stone in Tokyo as he prepares for the premiere of 'Daimatsu' at the Japanese ...

Iconic Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will be in concert Saturday Dec. 13 at the PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford. In anticipation of the concert, we did a Q & A with Bocelli. He has e ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. No one needs reminding that 2025 began in an L.A. aflame. Musicians didn’t escape the fires, especially in ...

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

Even after decades on the road, the country legend says there are still a few songs that stir something deep — including two ...

Setting the record straight. This time of year, if I listen to Christmas music, I'm going back to the classics, and of course, Dolly Parton's beautiful "Hard Candy Christmas" will forever be at the ...