Discover the fascinating origins and evolution of classical music, from ancient beginnings to legendary composers like Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, and Chopin. Dive deep into six key periods of music ...

Like U.S. history, classical music has become a new front in the culture wars as musicians and music institutions grapple with the legacies of racism. With most performing arts organizations shuttered ...

Few art forms on earth are more indebted to class privilege than Western classical music. For most of its history, it has relied on monarchs, aristocrats, and wealthy patrons even to exist. We have ...

Nearly two decades ago, shortly before the publication of his 4,000-page magnum opus, The Oxford History of Western Music, the polarizing American musicologist Richard Taruskin agreed to sit with NPR ...

All month long we're taking an in-depth look at the female musicians who help create the rich history (and future) of classical music. Tune in throughout March for special Women's History Month ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The classical music tradition in the United States is borrowed from Europe. But few could have anticipated how European it would remain. The classical music tradition in the ...