We take a look at the arias, movements, songs and dances whose fame has outshone the larger works in which they first ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook This Spanish pop star’s new album is being advertised as symphonic and operatic. Its music borrows from both, without committing to ...

Update, Nov. 5: A Fairbanks jury on Nov. 4 found 23-year-old Joshua Bell guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, evidence tampering, and solicitation of murder for the August 2022 killings of ...

Nearly two months after a "transphobic" assault at a popular Texas swimming hole, two men are now being sought after by police, KUT first reported. The incident, which quickly went viral online, ...

Superstar violinist Joshua Bell asked his TED Talk audience, "Do we need classical music? Is it relevant?" He and his newly formed Chamber Orchestra of America answer that question in a recently ...

August 26, 2025, 1:26 PM · Violinist Joshua Bell gave a delightful TED talk in the spring - "300 Years of Classical Music in 18 Minutes" - and now everyone can watch it, please enjoy: My favorite part ...

As a voting member of the Recording Academy, a classical radio host, and a professional performer myself, I hear A LOT of music. In fact, music is my all day every day. And I hate to say it, but it’s ...

When composer John Corigliano accepted the Best Original Score Academy Award for “The Red Violin” in 2000, he thanked all the usual suspects, from the director and producer to the record label that ...

In 2007, a man in a baseball cap pulled out his violin in a D.C. Metro stop. He was busking for spare change, his swift playing echoing off the walls of the train station as office-bound professionals ...

To violinist Joshua Bell, it was love at first sound. He already had owned two violins made by Antonio Stradivari. But this one was nearly as sensational as the fictional fiddle in "The Red Violin," ...

The school’s partnership with artist management company Opus 3 has led to intriguing results, like this concert at Davies Symphony Hall. Violinist Joshua Bell, from left, with San Francisco ...

Award-winning violinist Mapy is known for the unique way she fuses classical music with genres like hip-hop, soca, and afro beats, shattering stereotypes and redefining the sounds of the instrument ...