Music is often thought of as an art form that exists primarily through sound, but for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, music is not necessarily beyond reach. Instead of being heard in the traditional sense, music can be felt through vibrations,

Most orchestra lovers know who Harriet Smithson was, even if they don’t know her name. She was the inspiration behind Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique: a brilliant, era-defining actress who rose from obscurity in Ireland to bewitch the sophisticated Parisian audiences

In the high-stakes world of classical music, where spotlights burn bright and egos clash like cymbals, few stories resonate with the dramatic intensity of a Puccini score quite like that of soprano Kristine Opolais and conductor Andris Nelsons. Their union

Pianist Adelina de Lara’s name has largely been forgotten today. However, there’s no reason it should be. She spent over seven decades on the concert platform, made dozens of wonderful recordings, hobnobbed with many of the greatest musicians of multiple

Over the centuries, classical composers have used their fame and fortune to support various philanthropic causes. Whether raising funds for wounded soldiers, supporting abandoned children, or helping fellow musicians in need, all of these composers felt compelled to give back

Making an inspired mixture of the virtuosic and the picturesque, Spanish composer Joaquín Turina (1882–1949) composed the piano sonata Sanlúcar de Barrameda in the spring of 1921. He defined it as a ‘picturesque sonata’, but that innocent title hides the

Bryn Terfel, the Welsh bass-baritone opera superstar, has a career packed with dramatic highs, cultural impact, and charismatic flair. From conquering Wagnerian epics to belting out Elvis covers, his story blends raw talent, Welsh pride, and unexpected twists. In the

When Paul McNulty first set foot in Prague in the winter of 1994, he didn’t know that a chance encounter with a piano from Amadeus would change the course of his life. The piano, identical to the one featured in Miloš Forman’s