Some composers have the rare gift of naivety. They don’t impress or stir us with complexity. They simply place a luminous chord here, a sad drooping phrase there, balanced with unerring rightness.

The Official Charts Company has launched a new chart focused on classical albums released in the last 12 months. Titled the Official Classical Chart, it showcases albums that are making an impact in ...

Why do we focus on the bad news stories about cuts and crises in classical music ? Musicians are doing incredible things to engage, support and sustain us; we should tell those stories too When did ...

Clemens Schuldt kept the volume high in an inconsistent evening in which the BBC Symphony Orchestra ranged across Tchaikovsky’s Hamlet, Mel Bonis’s Ophélie and a suite from Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier ...

It’s winter. The cold is numbing. Walking might be dangerous. There isn’t any place you’d rather be than snuggly at home. But you’ve got cabin fever. You’ve binge-watched all your favorite series and ...

American pianist and composer Chloe Flower is on a mission to get young people into classical music. She’s doing it by collaborating with rap, house and pop stars, and creating her own genre of music, ...

With a new year comes the urge to listen a little more closely, and Seattle’s classical offerings in the first months of 2026 provide ample opportunity. These seven events — spanning Bach in fresh ...

My album of the year came as a real surprise to me, Arvo Pärt’s output hitherto not leaving much of an impression. But Credo (Alpha Classics), from the Estonian Festival Orchestra under Pärt's ...

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 ...

On Thursday at 7:30, Robert Walters steps out in front of The Cleveland Orchestra to play the U.S. premiere of Geoffrey Gordon’s Mad Song for English horn and orchestra. (Read our preview interview ...