These shows demystify a genre unfairly perceived as archaic and stuffy with expert analysis, musical selections and pure fun.

A Japanese American composer, Akiho has thrilled audiences with music that features eye-popping elements like ping pong players, film of kung fu master Bruce Lee and most recently, a drumming ...

SCHMITZ: That is Emanuel Ax, host of the podcast Classical Music Happy Hour from WQXR and Carnegie Hall. Manny, thanks so much for joining us. AX: Thank you very much. Thanks a lot for taking the time ...

Apple Music Classical is an elegant streaming service for a more civilized age. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Apple Music Classical is an iPhone app specifically designed to deliver a great ...

It might just be because I am getting old, but suddenly it seems like classical music is newly cool. Tár, Todd Field’s caustic portrait of a celebrity conductor, was the most critically consequential ...

From new commissions to new takes on historic music material, this spring’s classical music scene has a rich landscape of history and innovation. Guest artists from around the world enliven Twin ...

Classical music has a stuffy reputation, but Symphony San Jose — and its audiences — is just having too much fun this season for that to be true. Most of the orchestra ditched the formalwear for ...

When did “fun” become such a dirty word in classical music? “Fun” attaches itself to kids’ or pops concerts, or a slapstick opera staging, long before it would get pinned on your average night at the ...

These shows demystify a genre unfairly perceived as archaic and stuffy with expert analysis, musical selections and pure fun. By Emma Dibdin Influenced by Indian raga and nontraditional tuning systems ...

Spanish Classical Music: 6 p.m., Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Music has the power to transport us to another time ...