Matthew Guerrieri

Creating the opera ‘Blue,’ about police violence against young black men, was hard yet hopeful work  The Washington Post

Daniil Trifonov takes on a rite of Bach and earns our reverence  The Washington Post

‘Samson and Delilah’ has old-school opera style and strengths  The Washington Post

WNO’s new ‘Don Giovanni’ is a monster that feels timely without trying  The Washington Post

She worked with her grandfather to develop, teach, and perform the dances for global audiences.

Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, cellist Jay Campbell subvert classical conventions  The Washington Post

At the Kennedy Center, WNO’s Opera Initiative unveils a trio of novelties  The Washington Post

New research reveals why some listeners prefer venues with a shoebox design.

Claremont Trio energetically amplifies historical currents  The Washington Post

In 1888, the “Gazzetta musicale di Milano,” a music journal that regularly included musical puzzles for its readers to solve, published a curious scale invented by Bolognese musician Adolfo Crescenti: neither major nor minor, modal nor chromatic.

“Child of Tree,” from 1975, speaks to today’s environmental crises

Washington Classical Review » Blog Archive » WNO's “Otello” gets the job done despite staging distractions  Washington Classical Review

Separated by more than 300 years, these world premieres capitalized on print and audio advances.

In Restoration England, some of the biggest musical hits were mad songs, and the most notable mad-song singer was Anne Bracegirdle.

This month sees the centennial of the star who, from the 1940s until his 1987 death, fashioned a startling level of musical and extra-musical fame.

The work for string orchestra may have a symbolic dimension in which the score becomes a blueprint for a new creation.

The English conductor was a pivotal figure in the transformation of classical music from aristocratic luxury to middle-class diversion.

Aldo Parisot was one of Yale’smost famous musicians. He was also, possibly, itsmost idiosyncratic personality.

Charles-Marie Widor’s influence came in part through his work with organs designed by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, technically advanced instruments of unprecedented power and richness.

The composer’s “Symphony on a Song of Love” had a serpentine history, including an appearance in Luchino Visconti’s film “The Leopard.”