John Cage once said that any noise can become music if you listen to it hard enough. The modern composer is most famous for his 4’33”, in which he uses a piano to play nothing for four minutes and 33 ...

When you hear the term “classical music,” do you think of an inoffensive, easy-listening radio background or visceral passions resonating with your soul? Do you associate practicing the piano with ...

While simply immersing yourself in classical music is superb, it can be even more enjoyable to know a little bit — or a lot — going in. Program books that Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS) ...

From improving memory to reducing stress, listening to classical music can have surprising and astounding benefits. Discover the potential classical music has to improve your life. In 1957, more than ...

Jennifer Gersten, a doctoral student in violin performance at Stony Brook University, is an editor at Guernica and the winner of the 2018 Rubin Prize for Music Criticism. Follow @jenwgersten Let the ...