"This is a piece I have wanted to write for 10 years," says Gunther Schuller about his latest work, "Encounters," which he composed for next weekend's celebrations of the centennial of Jordan Hall, ...

"Accessible" can be a dirty word in contemporary classical music. For decades, composers have outfitted their works with gnarly tangles of complexity, and heaven forbid if there's a tune you can hum.

Laufey Lin, a 24-year-old Icelandic musician and songwriter (known by the mononym Laufey to her fans), never dreamed that her music, which she started writing while she was a college student in Boston ...

Here are nine events to explore in the classical music calendar this week. – On Friday, the Cleveland Cello Society presents its annual, multi-cello extravaganza, i Cellisti, this time featuring ...

German-born, U.K.-based Max Richter is one of the most successful composers in modern classical music, a gifted post-minimalist whose signature work, "On the Nature of Daylight" from his classic 2004 ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Meredith Monk’s “Cellular Songs,” a Kurt Weill rarity and a new take on Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier” are among the highlights. By The New York Times ...

A tense scene unfolds in a blockbuster film, the mood heightened not by thundering sound effects, but by the precise, haunting notes of a solo violin. This marriage of classical artistry and modern ...

For years, classical music fans have been left behind in the streaming revolution. Finding particular works and recordings has been hit or miss on the major platforms, which were basically built to ...

David Amram has just turned 95. He’s still playing gigs — including two sets with his jazz quintet on Tuesday at Dizzy’s Club ...

German-born, U.K.-based Max Richter is one of the most successful composers in modern classical music, a gifted post-minimalist whose signature work, “On the Nature of Daylight” from his classic 2004 ...