Editor Pick: Music

Sarah Siskind's superbly written and arranged new album 'Modern Appalachia' is heavy on atmospherics and electric guitar, and very far from traditional country music.

The French violinist talks about his album 'Incantation' and concerts with the Soloists of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

SXSW 2020 was canceled due to risk of spreading COVID-19. It's the first time SXSW has ever been scrapped. Looking forward to SXSW 2021.

The crypt beneath Harlem's Church of the Intercession hosted a rich-sounding, soulful concert of Baroque music by Bach and others.

The Indianapolis String Quartet offered new, romantic, and classical music, including a world premiere by Robert Paterson, at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.

Violinist Grace Park, pianist Gilles Vonsattel, and the Calidore String Quartet played music by Claude Debussy and Ernest Chausson in the latest ASPECT chamber music concert.

Jazz guitarist Albare's tribute to Jobim and pianist John Di Martino's to Strayhorn show how homages to classic composers can bring out today's artists' creative best.

Young artists and veteran hitmakers alike created an abundance of memorable tunes in 2019. Post Malone, Jay Som, Beck, and Sharon Van Etten are among them.

Just in time for the 2020 Grammys, here is my annual list of top releases of 2019 (including Baroness, Lana Del Rey, Neil Young, Lizzo, and Slipknot).

The Cliburn Award-winning Chinese-American pianist will perform George Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' at Lincoln Center's Lunar New Year concert on Jan. 28.