Amanda Angel

As the weather heats up, so do travel schedules for a number of performers on the summer festival circuit. These five are among the busiest.

As the 2014-15 season comes to a close, a number of inventive projects have brought forth some inspiring ideas for the future of classical music. Here are five highlights.

Rather than just treat Mom to brunch this Sunday, serenade her with one of a number of classical music performances around the city. Here are five options, plus WQXR's on-air plans.

From the King's Singers to Bobby McFerrin, here are five impressive a cappella and vocal arrangements of classical standards.

On April 3, Andrew Porter, the former classical music critic for the New Yorker, died at the age of 86. Porter’s accomplishments went far beyond the publication.

In honor of April being International Guitar Month, we’ve collected our five favorite compositions featuring the electric guitar.

As Pierre Boulez celebrates his 90th birthday, here are five examples of his perfectionism as a composer.

The new documentary “Seymour: An Introduction” looks at the life of the piano teacher Seymour Bernstein, who was afflicted by crippling stage fright. He wasn't alone.

It used to be rabid classical fans in desperate need of a ticket had to test their luck with scalpers on the street. Now a bevy of websites offer more secure and certain methods.

Opportunity abounds for the ambitious maestro. A number of prestigious jobs are available right now and in in the near future, though more than a few have serious strings attached.

Happy Chinese New Year to ewe! To celebrate, here are five works featuring these auspicious animals.

In honor of Hollywood’s big night and our love of classical music, here are our five favorite movie cameos by famous musicians.

Missed connections, awkward encounters and flat out bad dates – welcome to the world of opera.

We’ve combed through the last half of the 2014–15 season and announcements for the 2015–16 one, to find five of the most anticipated debuts and premieres.

Here are five high-tech instruments that seem to come straight out of a science fiction movie. Will these become the norm?

Now that the curtain has risen on the new Philharmonie de Paris, here are five more building projects to look forward to over the next few years.

The rabble-rousing fictional conductors in the Amazon Prime series "Mozart in the Jungle" follow a notorious tradition going back to "Seinfeld" and "Bugs Bunny."

Strolling down 48th or 58th streets has become less musical, the result of rising rents and online shopping. However, there are mom and pop instrument stores fighting the changing tides.

A number of journalists documented the tumultuous and at times inspiring year in classical music. Here are our favorite articles and essays from 2014.

 "Serial," a series about a little-known murder case from 1999, has been called podcasting's first breakout hit. Opera composers have also been drawn to episodic series.