At the opera, my highlights of 2025 included Washington National Opera’s winning “ Porgy and Bess ,” a revival of artistic ...

When composer and conductor Steve Hackman stepped on stage at Chicago’s Harris theatre, he might as well have been walking ...

Those of us who mark the music have a duty to share it with younger generations and take every opportunity to expose children to classical music, by playing recordings, taking them to live concerts, ...

When asked to write music for Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt, Grieg thought he was facing an impossible challenge. But, as Terry ...

Child, who grew up in Portland, left American Public Media’s "Performance Today" in October after 25 years hosting the ...

NPR Music's classical critic shares his favorite records of the year, spanning a wide range of genres, from experimental folk ...

From psychedelic grooves to minimalist pulses and stadium-shaking riffs, these are the basslines that have shaped rock music ...

All Classical Radio has named Fred Child as its President and CEO, beginning January 2026, and will be relocating to Oregon ...

From Mozart’s Salzburg to Vienna’s waltzes and Budapest’s steaming thermal baths, a Danube River cruise is the best way to ...

Glasgow composer Craig Armstrong will release his new work Pacific on 5 December 2025 via CMA Records. Written for piano, ...

Elves and hobbits made up an orchestra performance that, in our critic's years of concert going, had the audience break into ...

Now it was racing through the ears of the audience at Spruce Coffee on Monday night. Prakash was ready with her bow; she ...