University of Alberta provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Alberta provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Last summer, the meme “Beethoven was ...

Beethoven changed the course of music with his mighty nine symphonies. What would happen to music — and to the world — if the manuscript of a 10th symphony by Beethoven suddenly emerged from oblivion?

Classical-music conducting is having a big pop-culture moment. Last year, the film “Tár,” starring Cate Blanchett as the fictional conductor Lydia Tár, about abuse of power sparked think pieces — ...

It's been around for centuries, musicians still play it and audiences love it, so classical music must be pretty awesome, right? Hell yes! That doesn't mean that the average Joe can dive right into ...