Orli Shaham collaborates with a teenage pianist on a Mozart Sonata for four-hands. We also hear from a trumpeter who plays Gershwin and a 17-year-old violinist performing Beethoven.

Her diary overflows with her devotion to books and movies. But after rereading the entries, a critic was struck by how often ...

In a new weekly column about the world of classical music, Tom Service bemoans Hollywood turning pieces into slop through overuse. Plus: Philip Glass withdraws his symphony from the Kennedy Center ...

Today is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s birthday! If he was hanging out with his friends to celebrate, I bet he’d be cracking jokes and giving them a good-natured hard time. Hear a Horn Concerto Mozart ...

A fantastic landscape of the Venetian Lagoon, the calming ocean waves with this sunset summer music, ideal for meditation bar with Zen Relaxation Music, New Age & Piano Ambient Chillout Buddha ...

Take a moment to focus your mind and relax with three hours of soothing classical music paired with soundscapes from the natural world. This programme includes string quartets from Florence Price and ...

Have you ever heard someone say something along the lines of 'I just don't get classical music,' or 'it just isn't for me'? Many people assume that classical music is intimidating and are put off by ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Free Expression: Speaking on Feb. 26, 2025, two unlikely prophets of a new spirituality—co-founder of Twitter, Biz Stone, and co-founder of Pinterest, Evan Sharp—entranced an audience of ambitious ...

“Harken to the tidings that will bring the spring!” That’s what we sang in the third grade to the tune of “Spring Song,” Mendelssohn’s most famous “Song without Words.” We all hope this hard winter is ...