When I first started listening to classical music in my late teens, the music of Claude Debussy (1862-1918) provided not only a gateway into the genre, but opened the door to a lifetime of loving his ...

became the first classical music concert artist awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. The $500,000 prizes, commonly called "genius grants," are given with no strings attached to people to pursue ...

The piano recital is the closest thing classical music has to stand-up comedy. No, a piano recital isn’t funny – or isn’t usually – but, like the stand-up comedian, the soloist works by himself. He ...

A harmonious hodgepodge of 61 melodies from 33 classical composers that… actually works. What if Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and 29 other legendary composers were to come together, to create ...

Five intense hours of international sport lie ahead for Irish fans tomorrow. Two matches, two great venues. And there's a musical connection this week as well. Cardiff, where the Rugby team meets ...