Do you know which musical instrument is known as the 'Queen'? Learn about its 16th-century Italian origins, how it boosts brain power, and why it leads the orchestra.

Frankenstein composer Alexandre Desplat knows one of his scores is working when it makes Guillermo del Toro cry. “He’s very The post Composer Alexandre Desplat on Fiction and Function in ...

Turtle Island Quartet blends classical quartet form with jazz improvisation. Feb. 26 Singletary program 'Shades of Blue' ...

SF Music Week has selected four local musicians for free studio sessions with Magik*Magik Orchestra, known for collaborations ...

Swiss-Russian harpist Alexander Boldachev has gained listeners with his renditions of popular favorites such as Nirvana’s ...

“Strings of Light is more than a concert; it is an invitation to be part of something beautiful and transformative,” said organizers. “In one unforgettable evening, guests will experience virtuosity ...

A son of Puerto Rican parents who grew up in the Bronx, Barretto moved between jazz and Latin music with relentless ...

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) will combine new masterworks with the old for their upcoming concert Her Voice. Learn ...

The Old World similarities between New Orleans and Venice, Italy, have sparked a new chamber music ensemble in the Crescent City.

The hip-hop-classical fusion duo Black Violin comes to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 8 p.m. Feb. 27, as part of their Full Circle Tour. Violist/vocalist Wil Baptiste said attendees can ...

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, and the duo’s final two albums—1968’s Bookends and 1970’s Bridge Over Troubled Water —included multiple tunes with inventive and unusual instrumentation, ...

The indomitable Nicolas Kent has devised a new theatre piece to prick our consciences and refocus our minds, after his sterling work on the ugly underbelly of the Afghan wars and the Grenfell inquiry, ...