Part of How To Classical. Why does the oboe tune the orchestra? Why does the orchestra sit the way it does? What does rosin actually do to a violin bow? If you find the traditions of the classical ...

The performance of the Hummel Grand Concerto for bassoon from 1805 here is just superb. French-born Sophie Dervaux (née Dartigalongue, just like the armagnac) is principal bassoon in the Vienna ...

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 ...

You’ve heard of violin strings snapping mid-performance. Now, get ready to watch a grand piano string fly off its pin, like an over-exerted elastic band. The video below, seen over 100,000 times on ...

Add the Escher String Quartet to that list. On the BIS label, they are evidently working towards a cycle of their own, which would be the first on Super Audio CDs. Charles Downey, writing in the ...

Classical piano from a member of the applied music faculty and high-energy American roots music are on tap this weekend at Bates. Pianist Anastasia Antonacos performs music by Schubert, Schumann, ...