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A new wave of artists are reimagining the classic bolero, rising above its gendered tropes and sharpening its quietly feminist rebellion for the contemporary moment.

Learn about the major renovations at the Columbus Museum of Art with museum executive director Nannette Maciejunes, curator of European art Dominique H.…

No, not in the states, alas. At least not so publicly. Here's a clip of Paul Keating, prime minster of Australia 1991-1998 and a long time political…

The end of a year always brings reflection...what could have been, what was better than expected, and how we'd like to make next year better. The music…

It's time to test your music IQ. Â For centuries, composers haves used the seasons as inspiration for their music. Â Vivaldi is the best known, but there…

Recently I played the 1st movement of J. S. Bach's 3rd Brandenburg Concerto. Since it's scored for all strings, I thought I'd give you a sample of…

Okay, now I've really seen it all. Do you know Mozart's Rondo alla turca, the third movement of his Piano Sonata, K. 331? Sure you do. This rondo has…

For my last post of 2010, I want to share one of my favorite performances of anything: The great French singer Edith Piaf performing Les Trois Cloches…

[ADAM: I INSERTED VIDEO FROM THIS POST INTO "MORE RANDOM ACTS OF CULTURE, THIS SHOULD BE TRASHED]Â Those of us in Classical Music radio spend much of our…

The story goes that Sergei Rachmaninoff had huge hands, so big that it makes playing his music quite difficult for those of us who don't have NBA-sized…