A portrait of Beethoven by Joseph Willibrord Mähler, a friend of the composer, painted during 1804-1805. Composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770, and so it's little surprise that 250 years ...

Any string quartet approaching its fourth decade would be expected to boast a wide repertoire, yet the enormous span of composers the Alexander String Quartet has embraced is almost beyond belief. It ...

These rising virtuosos are redefining the symphony. Meet six young artists bringing emotion, precision, and power to ...

Composer and conductor Steve Hackman from Chicago hopes to break down barriers between the classical and pop music worlds. It hasn’t been easy.

An Opera (of Sorts)” subverts expectations of the genre by making fun of classical composers typically featured in these ...

Richard Nixon was an accomplished pianist, but the 37th president’s real contribution to serious music was his overture to China in 1972. As a result of that trip, the Philadelphia Orchestra would be ...

At first glance, you might think Beethoven’s Wig 4 – Dance Along Symphonies CD ($11.99) is for parents who thought their babies would be geniuses if they were exposed to Mozart in utero. It’s actually ...

There will be a time when we’ll go to concerts again. We will buy our tickets, shuffle shoulder to shoulder down the aisle, and find our seats. The lights will dim, and the conductor will walk onto ...

This most private of men presented an elegant and meticulous persona in his music and Kilpatrick has responded with an ...

Think some things are so beloved and essential to Western civilization they can’t be canceled? Think again. If there’s anything we should have learned from months of “mostly peaceful” Black Lives ...

This is the magical time of year so many CPR Classical listeners look forward to -- the sound of joy, of childhood innocence, ...