Classical music can be a powerful tool for mindfulness, emotional balance, and self-awareness when approached with intention. By engaging deeply with each note and phrase, listeners can quiet mental ...

Jennifer Gersten, a doctoral student in violin performance at Stony Brook University, is an editor at Guernica and the winner of the 2018 Rubin Prize for Music Criticism. Follow @jenwgersten Let the ...

Do you need to calm your kitty? Don't fret. Next month, Universal Music, a major label for classical music, is releasing Music for Cats, by David Teie. No, not music inspired by cats, (like Andrew ...

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 ...

If you were shopping in the music department of your local Borders recently, you might have noticed a display for something called "The Most Relaxing Classical Album . . . Ever!" This CD, a ...

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 ...

Musician and critic Jennifer Gersten wants us to transform the way we think about classical music. Perceived by many as “inaccessible, elitist, incomprehensible,” the genre is often marketed by ...