This is the second installment of the "50 Pieces You Should Listen to First" series, which I started as an homage to Hidekazu ...

Classical compositions have found new life in rock and pop music, with artists from Billy Joel to Eminem creatively reimagining works by Beethoven, Bach, and Tchaikovsky.

We've all noticed it, haven't we? It's the era of reboots, remakes, and decades-old sequels. Within the past five years there have been remakes/reboots of Footloose, RoboCop, Red Dawn, Star Trek, ...

So, you want to get to know a piece of classical music better. Let’s say you pick Beethoven’s fifth piano concerto, called the Emperor Concerto. You’ve heard that it’s one of the biggest and best in ...

Many “classical” music pieces were once the pop songs of their day. So, it makes sense that today’s pop musicians often turn to the masters to add an extra dose of awesome to their own music. Think ...

The Takacs Quartet. Left to right: Károly Schranz, second violin; Geraldine Walther, viola; András Fejer, cello; Edward Dusinberre, first violin. When Ludwig van Beethoven unveiled his Seventh String ...

Composer, conductor and producer Steve Hackman is breaking down barriers between the classical and pop music worlds, one orchestral reimagination at a time. And for the first time, the Chicago-area ...