In our modern, digital world, it’s more important than ever to share the wonders of classical music with children. “The nuance and musicality of real people playing real instruments will always be ...

Imagine hearing a sound for the first time. Imagine someone with a black case with a trumpet, a flute or a cello walked into your classroom one day and made music. Imagine how that might make you want ...

Read more about local philanthropic efforts in the Year-end Giving Guide. Two questions every orchestra is asking these days: How do we get younger audience members to realize classical music isn’t ...

Re “As BSO transitions, musical ideas from beyond: Innovations from New York, San Francisco show evolving classical landscape” (Critic’s Notebook, Page A1, March 26): For state-of-the-art ideas on ...

As the school season resumes, your child's need for a creative outlet grows stronger. Science shows there's nothing that keeps their brain as fully engaged as learning about music. (Updated August ...

Readers discuss ways to rescue the industry. To the Editor: Re “Stop Mutilating Classical Music to Sell It to Kids,” by Evan Shinners (Opinion guest essay, Jan. 23): Mr. Shinners’s essay makes an ...

Dwight Bell, 64, first heard Mozart’s Sonata in A-major, K. 331, 30 years ago in an episode of The Twilight Zone in which the dolls in a dollhouse come to life. He eventually wanted to play it — a ...