A holiday album that cuts through seasonal glut, a late collaboration by Jim McNeely and Helmut Lachenmann’s string quartets are among the highlights.

They may have sensed, as well, that acoustical challenges are not the only difficulty rock-fusion works pose. Rock fans often hear the results as watered down, while classical listeners hear them as ...

“There’s a reason it’s so beloved -- because it’s so cool.” David Young, principal bass for the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and founder of the L.A.-based String Family Players, is talking about ...

Questions from Sebastian Middle School music students to the visiting classical string trio showed as much curiosity about the musicians as the music they played. The players, Jorge A. Peña; his ...

When mellow cellos harmonized the “Baby Shark” theme, giggles of surprise and recognition rippled across the concert hall. When the bold trombone section grooved along on Neil Diamond’s “Sweet ...

Classical music is an odd beast in today’s world. Some important people think it’s very important. Chambers of commerce, for instance, see it as an essential recruiting tool: Many high-level ...

Opinion: getting more people interested in vibrant and emotive classical music requires changes to how it's performed and how it's taught A tiny percentage of the Irish population listen to classical ...