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“Music hath charms to sooth the savage breast,” William Congreve wrote in 1697, an era when “music” meant symphonic, orchestral and chamber compositions from the likes of Handel, Vivaldi and Bach.

The sounds of the city now include strings, woodwinds and horns. The Port Authority of Allegheny County, in response to a summer of increased violence in Downtown Pittsburgh, started playing classical ...

A few hundred onlookers watched raptly as the sounds of a violin and cello from The Confluence Quartet filled a one-block stretch of the Uptown neighborhood Saturday. From a small stage Saturday ...

Today’s fast-paced, on-demand world offers immense opportunity -- and plenty of distraction. Tuning out worries and remaining focused can be especially difficult for children, many of whom feel ...

A concert pianist trained at the Royal College of Music in London, England, Laura van Leest worked as product manager for Polygram in 1997 before coming to Canada. At Universal Classics, she heads ...

Embrace stillness with this mix of peaceful classical melodies and sounds from the natural world, curated to help you find inner peace and serenity. Show more Embrace moments of stillness with this ...

Don’t know what to do this weekend? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Pull up a seat to the counter, and I’ll tell you about everything that’s hot and happening. Hardly anything is normal this ...

Classical music aficionados: Go away. This article is not for you. Instead, it is for everyone who sees classical music as a private club and who feels they’re standing outside the clubhouse. It’s for ...