Seiji Ozawa, who has died aged 88, was one of the few Japanese musicians to make a significant mark in the Western classical music tradition. He crossed the East-West divide with remarkable ease, ...

TOKYO — He was celebrated as a prolific musical genius whose compositions appeared in popular video games and the competition routine of a top figure skater in the Sochi Olympics. His deafness won him ...

Tim Hecker has been very quiet about Konoyo—quiet enough that we were pleasantly surprised when, Moogfest-bound, he agreed to speak with us about it. Though an internet search returns plenty of ...

When it comes to classical music, Japan is not the barren wasteland our history books would make her out to be. In fact, the Japanese court music gagaku, perhaps civilized man’s oldest form of ...

Apple Music Classical, the epitome of classical music streaming, has now spread its wings to enchant audiences in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao, per MacRumors. This strategic ...

Apple's classical music streaming service is gearing up to expand to more countries, with users in Japan, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan now able to download the app ahead of the launch.

The recent Soundscapes of Japan performance at Lone Tree Arts Center featured a rare performance by Kakizakai Kaoru, who is a master of the shakuhachi — a wooden flute that dates back to the seventh ...

A new study looks at differences between the brains of Japanese classical musicians, Western classical musicians and nonmusicians. Researchers investigated specific kinds of neural behavior in ...

Starting on January 24, Apple Music Classical will be available in China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. Apple made the announcement in an X post today. Japan, China, Korea, Hong ...

Apple Music Classical is now available in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao, fulfilling a rollout promise to the regions that Apple made earlier this month. Apple Music Classical ...