Boston Symphony Orchestra Music Director Andris Nelsons conducts Holst's "The Planets." (Courtesy Aram Boghosian) Few cities the size of Boston offer quite as much classical music. From the free to ...

Classical music can feel daunting to dig into if you haven't had a lot of exposure to the genre or didn’t grow up playing an instrument. With so many terms, styles, composers and performers, it can be ...

Classical music can be a daunting genre for beginners to enter. I believe this is because it is a completely foreign way of approaching music compared to what our society teaches us — see one of my ...

A world premiere by the legendary John Williams, popular contemporary artists including Jon Baptiste and John Legend, a special celebration honoring Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart, and the ...

The New York Times once described him as "uncommonly elegant," and that may come as close as words can to capturing what distinguishes Nel as a pianist. His hands move across the keys with a dancer's ...

John Schaefer: The sounds of New York City. Traffic noise, for sure. Pigeons everywhere. Maybe the chime from a closing subway door. All of them, part of the soundtrack to life in New York City. But ...

Apple is currently offering a promotion that provides new subscribers with a three-month free trial of Apple Music, with qualified returning subscribers able to get a free two month trial. The ...