It’s an article of faith that music has a universal power to touch the heart. “Music,” in this context, usually means Western classical instrumental music, the kind of music played at formal occasions ...

Conductor Yukari Saito spoke with Billboard Japan for its Women in Music interview series celebrating female players in the country’s entertainment industry. The WIM initiative in Japan began in 2022 ...

TOKYO — Tuesday here felt like ground zero for spring. The weather was lovely. Schools were on spring break. Families were everywhere viewing cherry blossoms. The city was white with petals. In Bunkyo ...

TOKYO (AP) — Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died, his ...

For maestro Hirofumi Yoshida, bringing his Odesa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater orchestra from war-torn Ukraine to Japan means a lot. The 56-year-old principal guest conductor of the opera ...

The members of the New Japan Philharmonic orchestra tune up for their latest recital, more than 60 musicians ranging from trombonists to violinists and percussionists -- but this is no ordinary ...

But Uchida's Japanese heritage isn't the only reason tickets are selling well. Another is the recent release of a recording featuring Uchida playing Mozart's Piano Concertos No. 23 and 24 with the ...

The Tales of Orchestra concert will be able to be watched outside of Japan. Bandai Namco announced a special presentation. In three countries, people will be able to pay to watch the show on November ...

WBUR's Andrea Shea was in Japan with the Boston Symphony Orchestra this month. It was the first time the BSO toured Japan with a permanent music director since 1999, when it visited with its former ...