When I first started listening to classical music in my late teens, the music of Claude Debussy (1862-1918) provided not only a gateway into the genre, but opened the door to a lifetime of loving his ...

The piano recital is the closest thing classical music has to stand-up comedy. No, a piano recital isn’t funny – or isn’t usually – but, like the stand-up comedian, the soloist works by himself. He ...

became the first classical music concert artist awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. The $500,000 prizes, commonly called "genius grants," are given with no strings attached to people to pursue ...