But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...

With the biennial Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival concerts comes a need to sharpen one's grasp of critical musical language. Certain terms appear frequently on musical scores and ...

Over my many years of reviewing, I’ve often been asked for advice from newcomers to classical music, people excited by what they have heard, and eager to hear — and to learn — more. Naturally, I urge ...

What is classical music’s place today? Will there still be an engaged audience for repertoires of the past centuries? The conductor, Leon Botstein, didn’t seem to hold high expectations for The ...

For this week’s GBH’s All Things Considered Turntable series, Brian McCreath, director of production at GBH Music and host of ...

Caterina Barbieri, 35, plays gigs on banks of synthesizers. That makes her a surprising choice to lead the cerebral Venice ...