If you follow classical music at all, even remotely, you’re probably aware of the ongoing concerns about the aging of the classical audience: You can see clearly how various generations experienced a ...

A brief history of classical music Friday, February 24, 2023 A guided tour of the key composers and artistic movements that have made classical music the rich art-form that today still entrances, ...

Few art forms on earth are more indebted to class privilege than Western classical music. For most of its history, it has relied on monarchs, aristocrats, and wealthy patrons even to exist. We have ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by critic’s notebook Especially during a pandemic, the graying of audiences has been seen as a sign of precariousness. But maybe these older listeners ...