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In the two years since he became chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Rocco Landesman has been trying to make the case that art is an…

American composer Howard Hanson was born on this date in 1896 in Wahoo, Nebraska, and he lived until 1981. On Symphony at 7 this evening, we're featuring…

We've been hearing variations on this theme for many years. Classical music audiences are dwindling...orchestras are struggling...if you want to be a…

The UK's coalition government announced in December that schools would be measured according to how many pupils achieved at least a C at GCSE in English,…

Last week we wrote about the much anticipated premiere of Nico Muhly's Two Boys, which opened at the English National Opera this past weekend. An opera…

Maestro Alessandro Siciliani, a longtime favorite of Columbus audiences, will be on the podium this Fall as a new opera troupe takes the stage. Read New…

The "tweet-cert" held by the Pacific Symphony last month at its summer home, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, was designed to draw people like 29-year-old…

The other day, I mentioned a Ukrainian pianist who was outdrawing Lang Lang on YouTube. "So what, you say?" Well, in this online age, YouTube is one of…

In a New Yorker article, pianist Helene Grimaud is characterized as "a bold re-inventor of phrasings."Â This is a polite way of saying she does what she…

I know it is said that Mozart makes you smarter, but if reports are to be believed, tango may be good for body and soul. If you're like me and not only…