“Necroclassical”. Now, there’s a musical genre that I can safely say I’ve never heard before. In fact, it’s probably safe to say that it’s a new genre for many of you as well as it’s a term coined by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Darryn King writes about arts and culture of all kinds. In a previous post, I raved about the New World Center in South Beach, ...

For a Russian composer, 1917 cannot have been an easy year to concentrate on work. There were strikes and anti-war marches that led, bit by bit, to the overthrow of the Czar. Food shortages in the big ...

To better understand the pleasures of the symphony, Melanie Lowe, an assistant professor of musicology at Vanderbilt University, tries on some historical ears. In Pleasure and Meaning in the Classical ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The pioneering singer-songwriter is unveiling her first classical composition, Symphony No. 1, this month. By Hugh Morris Reporting from London Last ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - The Grateful Dead made their name playing improvisational music born anew with every performance, and now an American composer has sought to capture their psychedelic ...

For a space that’s associated with some of the most beautiful music that humankind has ever produced, the cacophony in the Fox Theater’s elegant concert hall is unusual. The atmosphere is, to ...

At first glance, you might think Beethoven’s Wig 4 – Dance Along Symphonies CD ($11.99) is for parents who thought their babies would be geniuses if they were exposed to Mozart in utero. It’s actually ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - If you appreciate the timeless beauty of classical music, you don’t want to miss the Brazos Valley Symphony’s Classical Symphony concert this weekend. Featuring the ...

Richard McKay (center), artistic director and conductor of the Dallas Chamber Symphony, turns to bow after the completion of Symphony No. 1 in D Major "Classical" by Sergei Prokofiev. Liesbeth Powers ...