The French composer, Claude Debussy, is known as the first impressionist composer. He was born in 1862 and is often referred to as one of the most influential composers of the time. Some of his most ...

Ranked lists are intended to lend what sure feels like objective authority to a retrospective appraisal of the year (why else involve numbers?). But, reader, never do I feel more distinctly subjective ...

Now that the Proms is over, what other classical concerts can we look forward to? There will be tributes to grandees of the ...

The wonderful thing about the music of the classical era – from around 1770 to around 1820 – is the way it raises ...

FILE — Wet Ink Ensemble performs Kate Soper's "Ipsa Dixit" at Miller Theater at Columbia University in New York, Oct. 27, 2018. Critics picked the group as the best classical music ensemble of 2018.

It’s time for new rules. The Metropolitan Opera, once fearful of upsetting its base with too much novelty, is now desperate enough to try a novel diet of new operas. The New York Philharmonic begins ...

Looking for something to do in New York? See what Taylor Tomlinson is up to, let a clowder of onscreen cats entertain you, or catch some recently restored silent-era gems. He made the cumbersome bass ...

Born in 1685, Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, and violist. His work included solo music, choral pieces, instrumental concertos, and many keyboard music. Some of ...

Christoph von Dohnanyi, who died on Saturday, was a conductor of clarity and poise, as evidenced especially in his output with the Cleveland Orchestra. By David Allen Known for his long tenure at the ...