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Likened to a “court composer” for Germany, he wrote more than 500 pieces and was considered one of the most original and independent musical voices...

Klaus Florian Vogt, a Wagner specialist with an ethereal yet mighty sound, is returning to the Bayreuth Festival to sing in the “Ring.”

This season, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin experimented with programming works by female composers at every performance. Results were mixed.

Modern pianos are central to classical music. But some musicians are learning other keyboard instruments, and feel like better artists for it.

One of Haas’s former students reflects on his time with a teacher who had lessons to offer in music, doubt and influence.

“The music stays as beautiful as it is,” said Andreas Staier, an eminent interpreter of early keyboard music who has a rare blood disease.

The composer’s latest work, “Theta,” born of the pandemic, loss and long swims in open water, is premiering in Germany.

Eerie coincidences make the composer’s final work, “Four Songs for Crossing the Threshold,” seem like a requiem written for himself.

Nicolas Hodges has carried on with his career as an eminent interpreter of avant-garde music. But it hasn’t been without sacrifices.

Nicolas Hodges has carried on with his career as an eminent interpreter of avant-garde music. But it hasn’t been without sacrifices.