Robert McDuffie (L) with Mike Mills (R) of R.E.M. on piano, and students from the McDuffie Center for Strings. Courtesy of the artist’s website. It’s summertime, and the classical musicians have all ...

For nearly 300 episodes now, the “Classical Classroom” podcast has helped to bring classical music a little more down to earth. References to Lady Gaga, the Smiths and Tom Waits pepper host Dacia Clay ...

Modigliani Quartet: (L-R) Philippe Bernhard, Laurent Marfaing, François Kieffer, and Loïc Rio. Courtesy of the artists’ website. As you probably know and have been celebrating ’round the Festivus pole ...