While the semiquincentennial will receive one kind of fireworks show on the National Mall later this summer, Igor Levit brought his own pyrotechnics to his recital Sunday evening. Washington ...

Rob Landes & Kurt Hansen perform a beautiful piano & violin cover of The Sound of Silence. A unique instrumental take on a beloved classic. Fox News host fact checks economic claim live on air George ...

The discovery of a love letter revealed the depths of Beethoven’s yearning for his "immortal beloved." Scholars have been piecing together clues to her identity ever since. Ludwig van Beethoven wasn’t ...

A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that male and female mice develop distinct sound preferences depending on their early auditory environment. When exposed as pups to ...

If you were asked to name an instrument which could symbolise popular music in all its forms, you’d point to the guitar, which is unchanging in both its shape and its sound. For classical music the ...

When Steve Jobs left Apple to start a new company called NeXT Computer, he was invited to speak at MIT as part of their Distinguished Speakers Series. After his speech, Jobs opened the floor to ...

In an age dominated by noise – both literal and digital – silence is fast becoming a forgotten virtue. Yet, silence has long held a central place in human reflection, wisdom, and even progress. Across ...

Did you know that this Classic 100 had the most entries composed by women ever: 11 works by seven different composers! ABC Classic's Ria Andriani took at look into this wonderful stat and the ...

Despite his status as one of history's great composers, Beethoven is also remembered for his surly disposition and unkempt appearance. 'He was indeed irritable, untidy, clumsy, rude, and misanthropic, ...

A teenager from Chapeltown, Leeds stunned passersby with his performance of a classical medley in Sheffield train station in the latest series of The Piano. “When I play the piano, I get a lot more ...