If the greatness of music is in its triple play of emotions, ideas, and sonic pleasure, the Austrian pianist Paul Badura-Skoda, who died last week, at the age of ninety-one, holds a justified place in ...

I started playing piano when I was 5 years old. My piano teacher was a quiet man at the local church. On Sundays, he would accompany the choir, and throughout the week he would see student after ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Hunter Noack, a classical pianist, has been taking his instrument far beyond the concert halls.Credit...Alex Hecht for The New York Times Supported by By Sopan Deb Visuals by ...

I grew up in very musical household. From the kitchen, my mother (a voice teacher) would sing. From the music room, my sister would practice classical violin–Bach or Tchaikovsky or Vivaldi. From the ...

Levi.Sct is the classically trained pianist from Germany who's been making waves across the internet with his unique blend of classical music and hip-hop. The 21-year-old piano prodigy, who's ...

Google has taken the idea of Rock Band and Guitar Hero and pushed it one step further, creating an intelligent controller that lets you improvise on the piano and makes it sound like you actually know ...

Born in Germany in 1994, Malaika Mihambo is one of the greatest long jump athletes competing today. She currently holds the titles of Olympic, world, and European champion in her sport, most recently ...

I really don’t mean to get all Music Appreciation 101 on you, but I need to ask: Have you listened to classical lately? On purpose, I mean. A local string quartet playing Vivaldi during cocktail hour ...

From Ariana Grande to Freddie Mercury, these pop superstars’ musical greatness is deep-rooted in school orchestras, classical theory lessons and local church choirs. Some of pop’s biggest names have ...