Category: NPR Music: Classical

On Feb. 12, 1924, a sassy fusion of jazz and classical music debuted in New York, sparking a mutual exchange of ideas still debated today.

The pioneering Japanese-American conductor who led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for nearly decades died Tuesday.

The late American composer John Cage left it up to the performer to decide how long his work, Organ2/ASLSP, should take. A group in Germany is testing the limits.

Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina releases her Sony Classical debut album — featuring composers from the 17th century to today whose works evoke Venice.

The Polish pianist and composer blurs the lines of ambient, classical and house in this performance.

Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s Flow is on a 13-city tour of performances by the celebrated Takács Quartet.

Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s Flow is on a 13-city tour of performances by the celebrated Takács Quartet.

The band’s unique sound, driven by its peculiar blend of trumpet, winds and strings, seems like a compelling soundtrack for an age when music genres are becoming increasingly arbitrary.