Learn about the surprising scientific link between listening to music and nurturing healthier microbes, according to recent research.

If there seems to be an air of pretension among aficionados of jazz and classical music, psychological research is giving them good reason. A new study published in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences ...

Mozart could be the trick to keeping barking dogs calm. Classical music can keep a pup composed when an owner leaves the house, and it can help reduce separation anxiety, according to new research ...

Classical music is rooted in the old world, but it pays careful mind to the present. Orchestras, opera companies, universities and foundations are constantly commissioning new music by living ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by We asked Mark Hamill, Condoleezza Rice, Mitsuko Uchida and others to pick the music that moves them. Listen to their choices. In the past, we’ve asked ...

A mysterious, black-cloaked figure knocks at the door of a young musician. He offers a sack of money as down payment on a piece of music: a requiem mass. The young composer -- sick with the fever, ...