"Accessible" can be a dirty word in contemporary classical music. For decades, composers have outfitted their works with gnarly tangles of complexity, and heaven forbid if there's a tune you can hum.

Works by Philip Glass and Bohuslav Martinu, as well as performances by Daniil Trifonov and Jonas Kaufmann, are among the ...

Calling all sufferers of classical music imposter syndrome: the ones who feel guilty for not appreciating symphonies, who wish they could contribute to a conversation when someone brings up Mozart or ...

The major video streaming services don’t offer much for classical music lovers. Fortunately, we've rounded up the platforms dedicated to the chamber, opera, and orchestral art forms (among others) to ...

Editor’s note: The Daily’s editorial department acknowledges that this article is premised on a conflict of interest. This article is a special feature for Commencement 2025 that does not represent ...