In the early years of electrification, when electricity was beginning to shape the modern world, this new technology was being put to use in many more places than turning motors and providing ...

“This is a bummer time for the piano industry. It has certainly not been great, and that’s even pre-tariff,” said Hannah ...

At the Library of Congress earlier this month, Roberto Díaz was playing on an exceedingly rare viola. What didn’t cross his ...

Jon Suder demonstrates how his Steinway Spirio, a souped up acoustic player piano, works in his Fort Worth home. He also has ...

The violin has a storied place in so much of European classical music. But sometime in the 17th century, it began to intrigue ...

Partly housed in the former Old England department store, a landmark 1899 Art Nouveau building, the Musical Instruments Museum (also known as the "MIM") is located about a half-mile from the Grand ...

With the tongue-twisting Major-General, the rabble-rousing Pirate King, newly-imagined young lovers, daring daughters, footloose pirates and fleet-footed police, there's a shipload of musical ...

May 23, 2025 • Stereolab. Ganavya. Marc Ribot. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Robert Moore, host of 'Sonic Spectrum' on 90.9 The Bridge in Kansas City, to the show to discuss their ...

Raise unholy hell with Eddie Perfect’s musical summoning of the demon whose name we must not utter (three times) Way back when Tim Burton was a much weirder filmmaker, my wee brother and I were ...

An expert look at the very best beginner digital pianos on the market from the likes of Yamaha, Casio, Korg, and Roland - including full reviews and video demos ...

Here, the sound of Havana is born—and one woman discovers the music that will change her life forever. Inspired by true events, the new Broadway musical Buena Vista Social Club™ brings the ...