Throughout his decades-long career, pianist Emanuel Ax has been performing in the great concert halls of the world. And now, instead of the stage, he is stepping behind a microphone to host a new ...

Classical musicians have had a problem in the digital age. It isn't easy for them to put their work online. Classical makes up 2 percent of all album sales and less than half a percent of all online ...

Kaleb Cabell, Andrea Coln McNeill and Jeffrey McNeill perform as part of The Illharmonic Orchestra at NPR's Washington headquarters. Vocalist and composer Jeffrey McNeill says it was back in 1987, ...

Classical music has a reputation as old, elite and maybe not for younger audiences. But From the Top is trying to change that. It’s a national public radio show and podcast that showcases and trains ...

Vocalist and composer Jeffrey McNeill says it was back in 1987, when he was still a kid, when he first started hearing the links between hip-hop and classical music. "I was put in flute and piano ...

The Illharmonic Orchestra blends hip-hop and classical music during live performances. Its leaders tell NPR's Juana Summers how they build... How The Illharmonic's mix of hip-hop and classical builds ...