Catchy music makes you tap your foot. Emotive music catches you off guard and without warning, has your eyes pricking and nose running. So why do we have this physiological response to music?

The first might be the most famous tune ever written. Everyone knows this one as “Pomp and Circumstance.” However, it is only the first of six pomp and circumstance marches written by Edward Elgar.

Acclaimed classical pianist Igor Levit will attempt to play Erik Satie's "Vexations" 840 times in a row in what will be a ...

Ravel’s solo piano works, choral pieces by David Lang and Palestrina, and miniatures written for the pianist Adam Tendler are among the highlights.

Music history’s most iconic bass guitar riff is inspired by seven notes from the first movement of Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony. Lead singer Jack White had classical training as a student, and while the ...

Playground Proms, the initiative that brings classical music directly to children via interactive workshops in their school ...

The Woolery Mill will be the site of "Candlelight: Tribute to Taylor Swift," performed by a string quartet on Feb. 13.

I attended a performance of Mahler’s Symphony No.3 at the Barbican Centre in the City of London. Gustavo Dudamel conducted ...

Award-winning classical pianist, Jeeyoon Kim is bringing her talents to the Sanford Performing Arts Center Sunday. Jeeyoon was born in South Korea and fell in love with music as a little girl. By the ...

Learning classical music entails appreciating the technical and aesthetic aspects of music, developing a strong musical foundation, and immersing oneself in a world of endless learning.

Jim Allison has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager of WETA Classical in Washington, DC, effective March 1.

From Bradley Cooper to Angelina Jolie, many A-list actors are stepping into adaptations of the classical music world. What do ...