But despite these odds and obstacles, classical music — an art form best known ... a selection of tutorials (including “Guitar Hero”-style animations of the sonata’s notes raining down ...

By Joshua BaroneCorinna da Fonseca-WollheimZachary Woolfe and Oussama Zahr The New York Times’s classical music and opera critics see and hear much more than they review. Here is what hooked ...

It's the headline violinists, bassoonists and bangers of big expensive drums look for each year: classical music is back, and young people like it again. To be fair, the data mostly checks out ...

For me, it is music.” Steve is one of thousands of children from the poorest neighborhoods of the Kenyan capital who have been introduced to classical music by Ghetto Classics. The organization ...

1. Moor Mother’s “The Great Bailout,” Sept. 14. In one of the most powerful artistic experiences I’ve had this century, the audaciously courageous composer and poet Camae Ayewa and seven ...

Comedian and musical polymath Bill Bailey shared his love of classical music and his prodigious improvising skills during his Australian tour. He confirmed that he's more of a minor key person ...

Among a full spring and summer season at Wigmore Hall is a particularly strong line-up of pianists. Recitalists include Leif Ove Andsnes (January 12), Nelson Goerner (March 27) Richard Goode (May ...

Former United States President Barack Obama has unveiled his annual list of his favourite films, songs and books of the year ... actually listening to all this music,” he said.

Former president Barack Obama shared his lists of his favorite books, movies, and music of 2024 over the weekend, and a Boston-born author made the cut. Arlie Russell Hochschild — a professor ...

Our favorite books this year (listed here in alphabetical ... There’s also rich histories of country music, told through the lens of George Jones and Tammy Wynette’s romance, and of the ...

The recording’s physical edition includes a book of essays and photography, but the highlight is the often revelatory music, not least Komitas’s achingly beautiful folk songs. JOSHUA BARONE ...