The viola may be the less flashy sibling of the violin, but in the hands of these seven great women composers, the viola truly shines as a solo instrument. From the bold modernism of Marga Richter and Peggy Glanville-Hicks to

For a long time, I did not think of classical music as something that belonged in a workout. Like many people, I associated exercise with steady beats and predictable rhythms. Yet over time, I noticed that the way I structure

When 18-year-old pianist Yunchan Lim stunned the world at the 2022 Van Cliburn Competition, audiences saw a once-in-a-generation talent whose playing combined a rare poetry with ferocious technique. But Lim’s artistry didn’t come from nowhere. This is a musician who,

Have you ever wondered what the most popular string quartets are? There’s no easy objective way to answer that question, but one way to try is by looking at which YouTube videos of string quartet performances have garnered the most

Composers have been writing piano concertos since the second half of the eighteenth century. Over the next 250 years, composers have created thousands of piano concertos. Most have since fallen into obscurity…but a handful still dominate in concert halls, on

The Christian celebration of Easter returns once again. This particular holiday is of central importance to the Christian faith. It’s the culmination of the Passion of Christ, which commemorates the Last Supper, and also the crucifixion and death of Jesus.

Although it’s a fool’s errand to create an objective list of the ten saddest piano pieces ever written, we’re going to try our best today to come up with a subjective list. In addition to the inherent sadness of the

There are two kinds of patients in the world. Those who treat discharge day like a casual stroll through the hospital lobby, and the rest of us, who pack our belongings with the precision of a spy. Hospital staff, bless