The NSO’s European tour, a one-man “Figaro” and a musical conversation with Simone Leigh are among the year’s highlights.

Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global ...

Zakir Hussain, a prolific Indian musician known for playing the tabla, died Sunday from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

A noted pianist’s studio debut, a string quartet’s folk explorations, and two tributes to American composers are among the ...

Standouts included the soprano Lise Davidsen and the Berlin Philharmonic, a new opera by Missy Mazzoli and bits of old ones by Schubert.

As usual, my retrospective list of the “best” classical and opera offerings of ... One piece featured players from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and Beijing’s Central Conservatory ...

introducing yourself to a rapt Koussevitzky Music Shed audience with the delicate opening statement of Rimsky-Korsakov’s ...

He introduced the tabla — a pair of hand drums that is the main percussion instrument in Indian classical music — to global audiences.

NPR Music's classical expert is an omnivorous listener, who treated the music of 2024 as sustenance for a year of zigzagging ...

Classical meets jazz with some Christmas favourites – plus a riotous ride with Kapustin, Gershwin’s most swinging tunes, and Bernstein at his exuberant best. The concert will be led by Sir Antonio ...

Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global ...

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises. Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites ...