Classical music isn’t going away as some people predict. It’s just getting smaller, friendlier, noisier and a lot cheaper. The evidence is growing that audiences still love their Beethoven and Mozart, ...

Osvaldo Golijov's Levante is inspired by the dramatic wind that comes from the East. We'll get swept away during our music today beginning at 9 a.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.

People are used to rock stars destroying musical instruments, but they don’t expect it from classical pianists. So it’s not surprising that Sequim-based composer/pianist/violinist Jennifer Thomas’ ...

Poor Beethoven’s 250th anniversary year saw most of the projected live events cancelled, but good new recordings have continued to appear. One reason for liking this one, performances aside, is the ...

In the 1850s, most people didn’t expect women to write serious music. Emilie Mayer didn’t let that stop her. Her String Quartet in G Minor is full of feeling—dramatic, graceful, and unforgettable.

Here are some of the top moments of 2025 in the Seattle area's arts, culture, outdoors and food scenes. It’s been a year of major shake-ups for Seattle’s art scene, the biggest of which came from ...

The soloists were their own principals, cellist Nicholas Trygstad (pictured below) and viola player Timothy Pooley. Though it won’t be discernible in any purely audio document of the occasion, they ...

A Cambridge team frustrated by the apathetic response to biodiversity loss has developed a dramatic new way to highlight the demise of nature – and people are listening. Driven by the observation that ...

Breakdancing performed to dramatic classical music, blending power moves, footwork, and slow-motion creativity with orchestral sound. This video highlights the contrast between modern dance and ...