The American lyric baritone Thomas Hampson is one of the most important interpreters of the German Lied tradition, especially known for his interpretations of Gustav Mahler‘s music. He has made over 170 recordings during his career, and to celebrate his

How physical and psychological adversity shaped some of classical music’s most radical voices There is a persistent myth in the telling of great artistic lives: that genius triumphs despite its hardships. The more honest — and more interesting — story

The oldest wind instrument is also the world’s most universal. A special exhibition at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix, Arizona—The Magical Flute: Beauty, Enchantment and Power—traces the flute‘s extraordinary role in society and its evolution over the millennia.

The year 2026 marks both the 120th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich‘s birth and the fiftieth anniversary of the death of the British composer Benjamin Britten. Today, the two composers, who lived on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain, are not

As a dedicated champion of contemporary music, Gérard Caussé served as principal violist of the Ensemble Intercontemporain under Pierre Boulez. Caussé has greatly expanded the viola repertoire through close collaborations with living composers, and to celebrate his birthday on 26

Some years in classical music history are transitional, but 1826 was seismic. In a single twelve-month span two hundred years ago, the final pillars of the Classical era were falling, while the Romantic era was being built up by a

Few composers loom larger in Western music history than Johann Sebastian Bach – and few are surrounded by as many myths. Over the centuries, Bach has been described as everything from a neglected genius labouring in obscurity to a joyless

100 years ago, the Chinese film composer Huang Zhun was born in Huangyan, Zhejiang province, China. She composed music for more than 40 films and helped to create the musical language of early Chinese socialist cinema. To commemorate her centenary,