James Bennett II

The violinist shared Bach's introspective and stirring Partita No. 2 in D minor.

In a feature for Wired, musician Jacob Collier explains the concept of harmony five different ways: for a child, a teen, a college student, a concert pianist and ... Herbie Hancock.

A new concert puts the two artists side by side. Let's see how their artistry and careers compare.

All the way back in 2008, the YouTube personality and “Chocolate Rain” singer recorded his take on “A Real Slow Drag.”

It's not like those are the only two short operas in the repertoire. Read on to learn more about the link between these masterpieces.

Composer Franck Krawczyk's choral arrangement of Vivaldi's "Winter" is as ethereal as it is chilling.

Tubaist Øystein Baadsvik has built a remarkable solo career around the instrument — and it's not hard to see how.

Watch a special preview of the violinist's new album, featuring the Caprices of Niccolo Paganini, with this new music video.

This past Saturday, violinist Michelle Ross turned a long flight delay into an opportunity to raise the spirits of her fellow travelers.

Pianist Nahre Sol imagines the ways in which 10 of our favorite composers would have imagined the ubiquitous nursery rhyme.

Every Jan. 1, the Vienna Philharmonic welcomes a guest conductor for its annual New Year's Day concert. We've collected some of the most memorable appearances.

Find out why Beethoven's Ninth is so immensely popular in Japan around Christmas and New Year's, and watch a massive choir prepare for a performance of the masterpiece.

We watched all the amazing classical videos on the internet this year — so that we could bring you the best. See what music videos made us laugh and cry in 2017.

What does the 19th-century Christmas carol “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” have to do with Gutenberg’s printing press?

Why is Harold Darke’s setting of “In the Bleak Midwinter” everyone’s favorite Christmas carol?

It might have the ring of Christmastime, but Leroy Anderson wrote “Sleigh Ride” during a heat wave in Connecticut.

The baritone uses a four-track recording machine his father gave him for Christmas to bring some holiday joy.

And why do we only use it with the word "Christmas"?

Enjoy this moment of Chanukah fun from a 2013 performance in The Greene Space at WQXR.

Listen to a 2001 audio clip featuring morning host Jeff Spurgeon speaking with community leaders of Trinity Wall Street and St. Paul's Chapel.