As the Pope began his summer break in Castel Gandolfo, a town in Alban Hills near Rome, his long-time friend Father Alejandro ...

Williams, best known for his film work, has a parallel career in classical music. His concerto, haunted by the ghosts of jazz past, is premiering at Tanglewood.

Lang Lang, pianist. This music has a magical appeal to people who never listen to classical music. When I went to Beijing to learn the piano, we stayed in a suburb, because it was cheap.

How Playing Classical Piano for 15 Years Made Me a Unique and Better Entrepreneur. ... If you’ve ever seen what a rigorously edited 25-page Chopin piece of sheet music looks like, ...

When a piece of music manages to be rooted in classical tradition while still sounding completely new, it’s worth paying attention. Shaw’s piece also maximizes the structure of a piano concerto.

Clara Wieck was a musical prodigy. Her mother Marianne was a singer; her overbearing father, Friedrich, a music teacher. She went on to marry one of the greatest composers in history, Robert ...