The Opus 76 Quartet made its Carnegie Hall Debut with the program "Beethoven In His Own Words." Once a lacking part of Kansas City's classical music community, string quartets are filling up venues ...

When you hear the term “chamber music,” think “string quartets” because most chamber music series consist of about 80 percent string quartet concerts. That might explain why there are so many fine ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Fin Costello/Redferns Even for experienced steel-string guitar players, the world of ...

Many performers spend their entire life unravelling issues such as how Beethoven’s undiagnosed personality disorder affected his dramatic dynamic and harmonic shifts or how the death of Bach's wife ...

Beautiful classical music has the power to soothe and bring solace. Here are ten of the pieces guaranteed to do just that. The most beautiful classical music has the power to calm and console, and to ...

Opinion: getting more people interested in vibrant and emotive classical music requires changes to how it's performed and how it's taught A tiny percentage of the Irish population listen to classical ...

HAMAMATSU, Japan -- Yamaha said Tuesday that American unit Yamaha Guitar Group has purchased California-based Cordoba Music Group, known for its quality nylon-string classical acoustic guitars.

We all know ‘classical music’ – music that’s distinct from pop, rock or jazz. But what of the Classical era? From Mozart to Beethoven, we explore the greatest composers active in the second half of ...

Naomi: The Classical period of music put an emphasis on elegance, balance and beauty. Classical composers largely worked between the years 1750 to around 1810 and this period was dominated by giants ...

Ezinma knows there are barriers to entry when it comes to classical music: Not everyone feels welcome. “Sometimes when people go to the concert hall, they hear classical music, and they feel stupid ...