Classical music

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with jazz musician Sonny Rollins

Jazz Legend Dies at 95

Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist who dueled with John Coltrane and wrote the jazz standard ‘St. Thomas,’ died at home.

Tom Latchem

In an aerial view, solar panels are seen on the roofs of homes in a neighborhood on April 25, 2024 in San Rafael, California.

STOP THE MUSIC

Shop Accused of Blasting Music All Night at Homeless Group

East City Tire has installed loud speakers that blast classical music from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. every night, the suit says.

Edith Olmsted

Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor, has died.

R.I.P. MAESTRO

Seiji Ozawa, Legendary Japanese Conductor, Dies at 88

The trailblazing musician led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for almost three decades.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts the English Baroque Soloists in the Bologna Festival 2022 opening concert at Manzoni Theater on May 2, 2022, in Bologna, Italy.

INTERMISSION

Revered Conductor Cancels All 2023 Shows After Slapping Row

Sir John Eliot Gardiner was accused of attacking a soloist for exiting the stage on the wrong side.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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WHAT CAN’T HE DO?

How Star Kelvin Harrison Jr. Became ‘The Black Mozart’

One of the hottest rising stars in Hollywood also happens to be a bit of a music virtuoso, but “Chevalier” presented a challenge: be good enough to rival Mozart himself.

Sam Rosenberg

The grave of Ludwig van Beethoven in Vienna, Austria

GENIUS GENOME

Scientists Use a Lock of Beethoven’s Hair to Crack His DNA

Beethoven’s genes partially explain the disease that contributed to his death.

Victor Swezey

Classical music

Jazz Legend Dies at 95

Shop Accused of Blasting Music All Night at Homeless Group

Seiji Ozawa, Legendary Japanese Conductor, Dies at 88

Revered Conductor Cancels All 2023 Shows After Slapping Row

How Star Kelvin Harrison Jr. Became ‘The Black Mozart’

Scientists Use a Lock of Beethoven’s Hair to Crack His DNA

The Masterful ‘Tár’ Would Be Nothing Without Nina Hoss

Why ‘Racist’ AI Rapper FN Meka Was So Horribly Offensive

Musicians Tied to Disgraced Opera Star Accused in Crime Ring

Bill Murray on the Bright Side of the Pandemic

Caroline Shaw on Writing Classical Music ‘Fan Fiction’