You may have heard the claim that listening to classical music makes you smarter. But is this just a myth, or does classical ...

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Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin says listening to music can help cure certain medical issues, including one suffered by Joni MItchell.

The time when a top pianist learned the wrong concerto has gone down in history as one of classical music’s most bizarre and amazing moments. 25 years ago, two of the world’s top musicians got ...

Gabriela Ortiz, Carnegie Hall’s composer in residence this season, has spent her career channeling the sounds and ...

Discover our selection of the top 20 greatest classical composers throughout history. Forget all that stuff about taking dictation from God. Mozart ... music had always relied on the power of ...

Beyond simple enjoyment, listening to complex music genres, such as classical or jazz, can be a brain booster. Studies have shown that these types of music engage multiple brain regions ...

The conductor and pianist Emanuel Ax found new things in familiar works at the Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall ...

He describes the work as a "natural creative evolution" and says he has always been "fascinated" by classical music and composers, inspired by everyone from Mozart, Beethoven and Bach to Leonard ...