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It’s a Christmas bouquet, of sorts, with Hugo Distler’s “Die Weihnachtsgeschichte” (“The Christmas Story”), an otherworldly, a cappella masterpiece…

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Anthony Tommasini, chief classical music critic for The New York Times, about his storied career and pending retirement.

WBGO's Nate Chinen reflects on the year in jazz.

Both Terence Blanchard and Wayne Shorter realized long-held dreams: they both premiered operas. But more than that, they crumbled walls that have long separated musical genres and communities.

Nostalgia tends to dominate our respective listening habits. This year saw the excavation of various titles from the annals of time.

"I predicted the pandemic wouldn't change live music," says Rio Sakairi, Artistic Director for the NYC jazz club. "And it hasn't."

In 2021, Shannon J. Effinger celebrated the giants who embody of Black genius.

Rugerro Leoncavallo wrote one unquestioned masterpiece, I Pagliacci, at the beginning of his career in 1892. It, along with Cavaleria Rusticana,…

What new music is coming out in 2022 that's worth looking into? It turns out there is plenty of great new music coming out this year. Here's a preview of two albums.