Classical instruments and orchestrations aren’t unknown in hip-hop music, but nobody mingles those sounds like the Illharmonic Orchestra. On Nov. 22, the New York-based ensemble is playing the Shubert ...

Challenging stereotypes and preconceived notions one note at a time. That’s what Black Violin’s classical rigor and adrenaline-charged hip-hop will do when the act returns to Playhouse Square for a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The latest trend in hip-hop has the genre going highbrow. More than a half-century since it started, the most popular genre in the ...

Hip-hop and classical music might seem worlds apart, but this orchestra concert works to seamlessly merge the two genres in a way you’ve never experienced before. “The music pulls from both hip-hop ...

Jeffrey McNeill, otherwise known as Thee Phantom (right), performs with his partner Andrea Coln McNeill at Carnegie Hall in New York. The duo behind the Illharmonic Orchestra is set to perform in ...

This story is part of The California Report Magazine’s series about California composers. Listen to this and more in-depth storytelling by subscribing to The California Report Magazine podcast. It’s a ...

Minnesota rapper Nur-D is collaborating with the Minnesota Orchestra for a two-night concert. CATHY WURZER: This Friday and Saturday, hip hop and classical music will collide in a beautiful way at ...

RZA, the legendary founding member of Wu-Tang Clan, is embarking on a remarkable journey of artistic evolution. He has recently produced a symphonic ballet score titled “A Ballet Through Mud,” which ...

"We’re helping hip-hop and classical music grow and expand beyond their boundaries," Cypress Hill's "Sen Dog" says. By Roy Trakin The latest trend in hip-hop has the genre going highbrow. More than a ...