The test featured an array of popular classical music pieces, such as Massenet’s “Meditation from Thaïs,” Monti’s “Czardas,” and Beethoven’s “Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op ...

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with Brendan Slocumb, author of The Violin Conspiracy. The crime mystery finds a Black classical musician trying to recover his stolen instrument — among other challenges.

In his debut thriller, Brendan Slocumb employs polemic about racism to great effect as he reminds us that the high-toned world of classical music suffers from, and because of, racism.

In order to get to the advanced stage of five minutes of silence, I need to do about 20 minutes of music. My go-to piece of music for that is Mass for Four Voices by Thomas Tallis.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by We asked Hilary Hahn, John Adams, André Rieu and others to pick the music that moves them. Listen to their choices. In the past, we’ve asked ...

Black Violin is known for mixing classical with hip hop, but Kevin Sylvester and Will Baptiste weren't always in love with their classical instruments.

Their new album, "Take The Stairs," blends classical music with genres like hip-hop, rock and pop. “Black Violin is like this nice, really wholesome bowl of gumbo with a lot of different ...

Black Violin's Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste blend classical music with hip-hop to create a unique sound. The duo will perform Tuesday at Michigan State University.

It’s very different, because growing up playing classical music, you can feel particularly for us, black dudes playing a violin, viola. I’ve definitely felt like an outsider.