"If Ukrainian music is ever to have a sustainable place in the world repertoire, its representation must go beyond the military context, charity projects and direct dependence on political and social trends."

The Czech composer Antonin Dvorak is arguably most famous in the U.S. for several works he composed during a trip to the states from 1892-1895. It was then that he composed his "American" String Quartet, as well as his Symphony No. 9 "From the New World." These two immensely popular works were not the only result of his travels, though.

What makes a great classical album? There is a set of criteria that I look for whenever listening to a new album, but mostly it boils down to the most obvious question: What does this album offer that others don't?

In his 2024 album "Beethoven Blues," Jon Batiste utilizes a similar polystylism to Satie and Schnittke but takes it a step further and opens it up to the very concept of Genre rather than specific styles within a genre.

Between 1644 and 1913, there was just under an average of one violinist- composer of note born every year. From 1913-1964, a 51-year period, only five were born, and since then maybe another fifteen. That is about a 65% drop in the last century compared to the consistent pace of the previous 269 years.

A relatively comprehensive list of violinist-composers throughout history, including their country of origin, notable teachers where relevant, and the kinds of repertoire they composed revolving mainly around ensemble type.

As the 96th Academy Awards approached this last month, I found myself particularly invested in the category of Best Original Score. It had become increasingly my impression that Oppenheimer would win in many categories, but I couldn't help but hope that it wouldn't nab Best Original Score. Here’s why.

A composer often compared to Charles Ives or Edgard Varèse, this article explores how innovative Matthijs Vermeulen was as a composer, and how his music is perhaps more relevant today than ever before.

This trend could easily be argued to be part of the Disneyfication that has taken place in much of popular culture, where storylines are endlessly recycled and we rely on a small number of IPs to produce a huge amount of entertainment. But in this case, we trade in our Mickey Mouse ears for a tiara and a tutu.

Have you ever wondered what happened to the legacy of solo violin music after Bach's collection of 6 Sonatas and Partitas?