Korea’s classical music scene opens 2026 with new year's concerts cultural institutions, the arrival of 2026 is being marked ...

Mark-Anthony Turnage is a composer of contemporary classical music. Once called “Britain’s hippest composer”, he has been in a rock band, got drunk with Francis Bacon, and tackled anything from drug ...

Thirty-five years ago, I visited Vienna on my first backpacking trip to Europe. I have a faint memory of touring the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Naturhistorisches Museum, Schönbrunn Palace, and ...

Worldrenowned classical conductor Herber Von Karajan masterfully conducts Antonin Dvoraks Symphony No 8 in a live 1985 concert with the Wiener Philharmoniker The recipient of numerous international ...

Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the most influential and important composers whose life spanned the Classical and Romantic periods. His life began in Bonn, Germany in 1770. He was one of three ...

If you’re a double-bassist or violist, the idea of a New Year’s concert of Strauss waltzes might well give you a case of the screaming habdabs. Millions of bars of ‘oom’ (bass) and ‘pah-pah’ (viola), ...

Classical music has been scientifically shown to help reduce stress. Unwind with some of the best pieces of relaxing classical music. Listening to classical music has been shown to lower blood ...