Four descending notes. It’s just four descending notes that launch the majestic Piano Concerto No. 1 by Peter Ilyich ...

At last, the ambitious composer finds herself in the spotlight, with a Carnegie Hall residency and a sparkling new album featuring Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

88 keys, 88 shades of musical bliss: described as the ‘king of instruments’ by Franz Liszt, the piano enchants with its sonic prowess and possibilities. It occupies a special place in the classical ...

It's the greatest earworm and has the most famous trill: musicians and audiences share the enduring appeal of Beethoven's Für ...

Mr. Dyer, a two-time winner of the Deems Taylor Award for distinguished music criticism, "was a gifted stylist, scarily ...

Tel Aviv pianist Darya Mosenzon began her career as a classical pianist and moved to Moroccan and Algerian music. Darya ...

Benny Golson, one of the most accomplished tenor saxophonists and composers of the 1950s hard bop era, passed away1.

Dr. Sookkyung Cho, an associate professor of piano at Grand Valley State University, performed in a faculty artist recital on ...

Lorna Wu's rendition of "The Ballad of the Witches' Road" is the latest version of the song. Marvel showrunner Jac Schaeffer ...

By the age of 11, Michael could play Mozart by ear, having taught himself to play the piano through a mobile phone app. The app highlighted notes on a keyboard as classical music played.

“The classical piano is usually associated with a stodgy music hall and getting super-dressed up for a formal event. This breaks down those barriers and creates a very relaxed environment to ...

Ortiz, who grew up in Mexico City playing Haydn on the piano and Latin American folk music ... should think of “the sea, as if these notes were waves.” During a break, the players surrounded ...