Classical Blog

Two operas by women from the 19th century are rediscovered and brought back to the stage.

World champion taiko drummer Takumi Kato is on a mission to spread peace through his music and performing 1000 concerts throughout all 50 United States - WXXI's Joshua Bassette caught his 401st performance, at a tea shop in Rochester, NY.

WXXI's Joshua Bassette shares his connection with Interlochen, and how you can listen and watch the annual concert from the beloved arts camp - with the orchestra led this year by Joann Falletta

I’m just back from a week at the 2024 Sewanee Church Music Conference, an annual, intense camp for musicians and one of the oldest retreats of its kind.

WXXI invests in securing the future of our classical library through digitization.

The Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) is creating the BYSO Youth Center for Music at 235 Huntington Avenue to establish a home for our young musicians in the heart of Boston.

In a warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a handful of devoted craftspeople maintain over 80,000 student musical instruments, provided to students free of charge.

Ready to get caught up in the wave of eclipse excitement in Rochester before we're in the path of the totality on April 8th? Here are some eclipse-themed classical concerts around town.

This Friday, 12/8 @ 7:30pm the Eastman-Rochester Chorus, Eastman Chorale, and Eastman School Symphony Orchestra under William Weinert will present a rare performance of a large-scale choral work by a fascinating and important female composer. The concert is free and open to the public.