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Most Cincinnatians know that the region enjoys a major arts and culture scene. And two events this fall will be the place to be and be seen: In Cincinnati’s Music Hall following a 16-month, $135 ...

The Los Angeles Philharmonic, not content with merely providing beautiful renditions of classical music, have unveiled a new way to enjoy the show, giving audiences a truly vibrant and captivating ...

Editors note: For our annual year-in-review issue, we asked our regular arts writers to hold forth on anything they found significant for 2006. Classical music in 2006 is not the same as classical ...

Happy New Year, Essential Arts readers! 2025 is already shaping up to be a feast of a year in terms of arts and culture in Southern California, and we here at The Times are ready to eat up. Here are ...

For the 11th time, Austin Critics Table has found a whole lot to like on the local arts scene. The informal affiliation of arts writers has gathered its nominations for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics ...

But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...

Putting film of yourself online was, after all, a way of communicating with an audience, and had the bonus of being a potential promotional shop window for your work once people were allowed back in ...

Few art forms on earth are more indebted to class privilege than Western classical music. For most of its history, it has relied on monarchs, aristocrats, and wealthy patrons even to exist. We have ...

The case against the music-streaming industry is as damning as ever. The leading services pay pittances to artists—usually, less than one cent per play. In a textbook demonstration of monopoly ...