“Necroclassical”. Now, there’s a musical genre that I can safely say I’ve never heard before. In fact, it’s probably safe to say that it’s a new genre for many of you as well as it’s a term coined by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Darryn King writes about arts and culture of all kinds. In a previous post, I raved about the New World Center in South Beach, ...

To better understand the pleasures of the symphony, Melanie Lowe, an assistant professor of musicology at Vanderbilt University, tries on some historical ears. In Pleasure and Meaning in the Classical ...

For a space that’s associated with some of the most beautiful music that humankind has ever produced, the cacophony in the Fox Theater’s elegant concert hall is unusual. The atmosphere is, to ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The pioneering singer-songwriter is unveiling her first classical composition, Symphony No. 1, this month. By Hugh Morris Reporting from London Last ...

The American Classical Orchestra has unveiled its 41st season in 2025-26, with performances spanning four orchestral concerts led by Founder and Artistic Director Thomas Crawford at Alice Tully Hall, ...

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 ...

The San Francisco Symphony’s rebrand aims to draw in a wider audience. Times have been changing at the San Francisco Symphony. Michael Tilson Thomas, the orchestra’s music director of 25 years, ...

Movement and some physical responses—including heart rate, breathing rate, and the electrical conductivity of skin (suggesting excitement)—may synchronize between audience members at classical ...