For many listeners, classical music conjures up images of old men in powdered wigs, ballerinas in swan-like tutus, perhaps even a season or two of Bridgerton. The origins of classical music are rooted ...

It’s not often that classical musicians break into the mainstream—but brother and sister Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason have done just that, introducing new audiences to the power of classical music.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A Strauss Anthology, a tribute to George Antheil and a string quartet by Mary Halvorson are among recent releases. Yuja Wang, piano; Yo-Yo Ma, cello; ...

Virgil Thomson helped shape the "American Sound" in classical music. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his score to Louisiana Story and earned both the Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts.

Guy Michel plays the cello but he calls himself a DJ and an emcee. A DJ because he keeps the party going. He plays his electric cello in all the places he was told classical music didn’t fit — like ...