"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.

Classical music radio stations in Kentucky, North Carolina and Texas are expanding their presences in their communities by pushing the boundaries of classical music. “You can’t convince everyone to ...

Not everyone looks at the long-vacant husk of a former convenience store and gets visions of string quartets and piano recitals. But that’s exactly how it happened for Seth Boustead, the head of ...

Creative performers and organizers are charting new territory, drawing inspiration from trans-cultural musicians across the globe.

Members of Sphinx Virtuosi, shown above in performance, are wrapping up the group’s spring tour. From songbook to performers, the Detroit-based Sphinx Organization — via its touring ensemble Sphinx ...

Summer and fall have long been peak festival season here in Chicago. But this year takes things even further. Multi-day extravaganzas are everywhere this autumn: You have your time-honored jazz ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Every summer, Salzburg, Austria, becomes the center of the classical music world, attracting some 256,000 visitors for a star-studded festival. Credit... Supported by By Javier ...

In its 10th year, the annual eight-day celebration of guitar, mandolin, and similar instruments returns on Sunday.

But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...

Calling all sufferers of classical music imposter syndrome: the ones who feel guilty for not appreciating symphonies, who wish they could contribute to a conversation when someone brings up Mozart or ...