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When the composer Benjamin Britten died in 1976, it wasn't clear how the public would remember him. There was Britten the rooted composer, firmly set in his native Suffolk, England, [...]

When the composer Benjamin Britten died in 1976, it wasn’t clear how the public would remember him. There was Britten the rooted composer, firmly set in his native Suffolk, England, [...]

Byline: Hugh Morris Kirill Gerstein's immense recording project 'Music in Time of War' surveys works by artists who witnessed World War I and the Armenian genocide. Kirill Gerstein, a Soviet-born [...]

Kirill Gerstein's immense recording project ''Music in Time of War'' surveys works by artists who witnessed World War I and the Armenian genocide. Kirill Gerstein, a Soviet-born pianist whose parents [...]

In 1916, the composer Gustav Holst took a young conductor, Adrian Boult, on a long walk through Kew Gardens and Richmond Park in London. A few years earlier, Boult had [...]

In 1916, the composer https://www.nytimes.com/1934/05/26/archives/gustav-holst-dies-english-composer-fall-while-conducting-causes.html took a young conductor, Adrian Boult, on a long walk through Kew Gardens and Richmond Park in London. A few years earlier, Boult had written [...]

Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy, partners onstage and off, began to play as a duo in school. Now, they are dedicating their careers to it. It looked like some kind [...]

Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy, partners onstage and off, began to play as a duo in school. Now, they are dedicating their careers to it. It looked like some kind [...]

Byline: Hugh Morris Oliver Leith's opera, based on the Gus Van Sant film that fictionalized the end of Kurt Cobain's life, has its U.S. premiere in Los Angeles. It can [...]

Oliver Leith's opera, based on the Gus Van Sant film that fictionalized the end of Kurt Cobain's life, has its U.S. premiere in Los Angeles. It can feel easy to [...]

The British musician is an artist in residence at Winter Jazzfest in New York this week, playing an instrument group that he first picked up in 2019. As Shabaka Hutchings [...]

A tour through five cases in which Tchaikovsky's classical score has been taken up by jazz legends and misguided filmmakers. ''The Nutcracker'' is a cherished Holiday staple -- one that, [...]

A tour through five cases in which Tchaikovsky’s classical score has been taken up by jazz legends and misguided filmmakers. “The Nutcracker” is a cherished Holiday staple — one that, [...]

The pioneering singer-songwriter is unveiling her first classical composition, Symphony No. 1, this month. Last year, Chi-chi Nwanoku, the founder and artistic director of the Chineke! Orchestra, received an email [...]

Byline: Hugh Morris A trove of tapes discovered in a cupboard at the country's National Institute of Design showcases artists composing early synth recordings on their own terms. When the [...]

A trove of tapes discovered in a cupboard at the country's National Institute of Design showcases artists composing early synth recordings on their own terms. When the musician and artist [...]

With the Sinfonia of London, Wilson has explored the variety of music -- light and serious alike -- that defined his musical upbringing. The conductor John Wilson spends a lot [...]

As the music world celebrates the 400th anniversary of Byrd's death, it looks back on an artist of nimble styles and stubborn beliefs. When William Byrd died on July 4, [...]

Byline: Hugh Morris As the music world celebrates the 400th anniversary of Byrd's death, it looks back on an artist of nimble styles and stubborn beliefs. When William Byrd died [...]

Byline: Hugh Morris George Benjamin and Martin Crimp, who collaborated on modern successes including 'Written on Skin,' return with the one-act 'Picture a Day Like This.' In one scene of [...]

Byline: Hugh Morris Since the late '70s, Manchester, in the north of England, has been a focal point for British pop culture. The city is still mostly known by the [...]

George Benjamin and Martin Crimp, who collaborated on modern successes including ''Written on Skin,'' return with the one-act ''Picture a Day Like This.'' In one scene of George Benjamin's new [...]

Since the late '70s, Manchester, in the north of England, has been a focal point for British pop culture. The city is still mostly known by the rest of the [...]

Elaine Mitchener will draw on a range of extended vocal techniques to give a sensitive portrait of mental illness in the music theater piece “Eight Songs for a Mad King.” [...]

Byline: Hugh Morris In his new memoir, 'Enough: Scenes From Childhood,' Stephen Hough recalls his artistic and sexual coming-of-age with a light touch. On the cover of the book 'Enough: [...]

In his new memoir, ''Enough: Scenes From Childhood,'' Stephen Hough recalls his artistic and sexual coming-of-age with a light touch. On the cover of the book ''Enough: Scenes From Childhood,'' [...]

As centenary events celebrate Simeon ten Holt's work, music historians have questioned his omission from histories of Minimalism, and its focus on American greats. ''Canto Ostinato,'' a keyboard piece by [...]

Byline: Hugh Morris As centenary events celebrate Simeon ten Holt's work, music historians have questioned his omission from histories of Minimalism, and its focus on American greats. 'Canto Ostinato,' a [...]

Byline: Hugh Morris EDINBURGH - Not long into an interview with the violinist Nicola Benedetti, there was a knock at the door. 'Ohhh, chips!' she whispered excitedly as a takeaway [...]

EDINBURGH -- Not long into an interview with the violinist Nicola Benedetti, there was a knock at the door. ''Ohhh, chips!'' she whispered excitedly as a takeaway carton of haggis [...]

A moment in ''O Come, All Ye Faithful'' is so popular, it's printed on T-shirts. But it's also symbolic, and important to music history. Of all the music heard around [...]

A moment in “O Come, All Ye Faithful” is so popular, it’s printed on T-shirts. But it’s also symbolic, and important to music history. Of all the music heard around [...]

Byline: Hugh Morris EsbjÜrn Svensson found fame in Europe with his group E.S.T. But a newly released solo album, discovered by his wife, unveils more intimate piano work. Following the [...]

In Britain and Ireland, a series of recent projects show the rich possibilities when disability and neurodiversity are considered in the creative process. LONDON -- As the audience at Cafe [...]

Byline: Hugh Morris A new project completes Bach's plans for his kaleidoscopic 'Orgelbüchlein,' with a 21st-century touch. One of the most enduring mysteries that Johann Sebastian Bach left for us [...]

A new project completes Bach's plans for his kaleidoscopic ''Orgelbüchlein,'' with a 21st-century touch. One of the most enduring mysteries that Johann Sebastian Bach left for us comes in the [...]

Byline: Hugh Morris The classically trained South African cellist draws on musical traditions from across the globe for his debut album, 'Where is Home (Hae Ke Kae).' MANCHESTER, England - [...]

The accomplished astronomer was, one historian said, ''the Einstein of his time.'' But before he surveyed the sky, he was a prolific musician. Within the four-square opening of William Herschel's [...]

A new limited series is based on a memoir by the Sex Pistols guitarist. Just don't confuse it with a documentary, he says. LONDON -- For Steve Jones, direct has [...]