It’s a good week to think about a smaller, more intimate show in an unexpected venue.

At this week’s best concerts, the reason to listen is twofold: a stellar ensemble and an equally extraordinary soloist.

Studio is sleeping beauty.

It’s always a small thrill to be the first to hear a new work—especially when it looks to be genuinely good.

Q&A with the world-music advocate, sometime filmmaker, indie-rock godfather, and blogger extraordinaire.

You heard enough Messiahs and cantatas during the holidays; this week, go for the contemporary stuff.

If the Met’s too much for you, consider these small-scale takes on new and rarely performed operas.

Austria may have its Strausses, Russia its Romantics, but much of this week’s liveliest music comes from south of the border.

It’s that time of year when Johann Sebastian and friends overwhelm the schedule. Our best picks from the seventeenth-century bunch.

Pleasure came from far-flung corners: Kings of the Dance outran its cheesiness, a movie recalled the odd genius of Glenn Gould, and London darling Angela Gheorghiu finally won over New York.