In Western classical music, some of my most influential teachers have been Aaron Jay Kernis, Susan Botti, and Chris Theofanidis. Aaron always asked me the most thoughtful questions, ...

Among the pedestaled titans of Western music, George Frideric Handel was the first composer whose work not only quickly became celebrated in his own time but has been heralded ever since. Before ...

Researchers used brainwave measurements and neural imaging to show how classical music elicits positive effects on the brain. The post Scientists figure out why classical music is good for our brains ...

Composer Reena Esmail’s Unique New Work Blends Indian and Western Classical Music Traditions. Photo : On March 26, the Los Angeles Master Chorale presented the world premiere of Indian American ...

Reena Esmail studied Western classical music at Juilliard and Yale, and spent time as a Fulbright scholar studying Hindustani music in India. She’s drawn on both of those influences in her work over ...

How Ambi Subramaniam Fuses Carnatic And Western Classical Violin To Redefine Indian Music Award-winning violinist Ambi Subramaniam was honored in Russia at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, inspiring a ...

Introduced in 1968 as a way to “present performances by popular groups representing important trends in contemporary music outside the sphere of Western classical music,” performers over the ...

Not as well known is the classical side of his composing. This month, the Philadelphia-based new music ensemble Orchestra 2001 will explore that territory with two concerts. On Sunday, April 22, ...