INSPIRE

Music to Mourn Ukraine in World War II Returns With Fresh Urgency

The Conductor Who Set the Course of Music in the 20th Century

Helmut Lachenmann’s Music Is Like Nothing Else

When Musical Directions Don’t Say What to Do, but How to Be

‘Dalibor’ Review: A Gently Ravishing Score, an Awkward Plot

The Hunt for a 316-Year-Old Stradivarius Stolen in the Fog of War

Satie’s Music Will Always Be Popular. But Will We Ever Understand It?

Does It Matter How a Cello Is Held? It’s a Centuries-Old Debate.

Hear the Sound of a New Generation of South Korean Musicians

At 50, the Takacs Quartet Remains as Essential as Ever

The Classical Music Our Critics Can’t Stop Thinking About

Opera Has a Sustainability Problem. One Company Wants to Fix It.

Found: A Manuscript That Unlocks a Forgotten Black Composer’s World

With Prizes and a Rainy Performance at the Olympics, a Pianist Rises

Best Classical Music Albums of 2024

On Disc, the Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas Is Prolifically Himself

The Curious Case of ‘Naughty Little Nora,’ a Jazz Age Shape Shifter

The Musician Building the Great Native American Songbook

Hear a Chopin Waltz Unearthed After Nearly 200 Years

Review: Philharmonic Pays Tribute to Schoenberg