Free Expression is a daily newsletter on American life, politics and culture from the Opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal. Sign up and start reading Free Expression today. Johann Pachelbel is one ...

Boston-based classical artists and ensembles scored several trophies at the 2026 Grammy Awards. Belmont-based soprano and first-time Grammy Award nominee Amanda Forsythe triumphed in the Best ...

Mr. Shinners is a pianist and harpsichordist and hosts the podcast “W.T.F. Bach.” Classical music has been in a crisis for decades. New generations don’t seem to care about it. The institutions that ...

It’s winter. The cold is numbing. Walking might be dangerous. There isn’t any place you’d rather be than snuggly at home. But you’ve got cabin fever. You’ve binge-watched all your favorite series and ...

Chicago might have already hit its first deep freeze, but the local classical music scene pulses with life this season. Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, the Chicago Symphony’s artist-in-residence, ...

When people think of classical music, things such as concert halls, theaters, or 18th-century lore come to mind. However, this genre, perfected by the likes of Beethoven and Mozart, has inspired ...

American pianist and composer Chloe Flower is on a mission to get young people into classical music. She’s doing it by collaborating with rap, house and pop stars, and creating her own genre of music, ...

With a new year comes the urge to listen a little more closely, and Seattle’s classical offerings in the first months of 2026 provide ample opportunity. These seven events — spanning Bach in fresh ...

As temperatures drop, music venues are heating up with great concerts and opera productions available throughout the neighborhood and Chicago in the coming months. University of Chicago Presents has a ...

Let us make the case that the most successful music conservatory is not in Paris, Vienna or Berlin but rather, in a house on a tree-lined street in Nottingham, England. It might be an unpretentious ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Listen to recordings by Maria Dueñas and Daniil Trifonov, works by Thomas Adès and Tania León, and more. London Philharmonic Orchestra; Thomas Adès, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. No one needs reminding that 2025 began in an L.A. aflame. Musicians didn’t escape the fires, especially in ...