Academy of Ancient Music director Laurence Cummings selects five masterpieces written by composers late in life ...

In a time of darkness and struggle, composers often look back to ancient stories, myths, even tunes for inspiration — or at ...

Musician Lara Downes aims to highlight the work of composers like Harry T. Burleigh, photographed c. 1938. Granger Classical pianist Lara Downes knew she was onto something profound when audiences ...

Jessie Montgomery is having a moment. Several moments at once, actually. In the past several years, the 40-year-old composer and violinist has rapidly become a poster child for the shifting classical ...

Chloe Flower knows her music history. It’s hard for her not to. She’s spent her life dedicated to the craft, becoming one of the most respected and renowned pianists and composers of her generation.

Can listening to classical music make you “smarter”? Since intelligence is measured in many ways, the issue is contentious. How, exactly, might this occur? In a 1993 study published in the journal ...

Everyday, contemporary composers are making their mark on the sonic palette of classical music. Throughout history, there have been incredible examples of music, artforms, and creative cultures forged ...

Jonathan Bingham had just finished his work shift at an Apple Store in May 2021 when he saw the voicemail. He had been offered a commission as part of the Emerging Black Composers Project. Shocked, he ...

George Hall explores the underrated composer Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari who united Italian and German influences in a range of ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. There will be a time when we’ll go to concerts again. We will buy our tickets, shuffle shoulder to ...

One of the first directors of the Kyiv Conservatory, Reinhold Gliere (left), "The Father of modern Ukrainian classical music," Mykola Lysenko, and Ukraine's "first woman composer," Stefania Turkewich.