Franz Schubert

Music opinionator Fran Hoepfner says she hears "a lot of hope" in the symphony even though the composer tragically lived a short life.

Twenty years ago, András Schiff hated the fortepiano — but now he's had a change of heart. Hear a track from his new album, in which he plays Schubert on an instrument from 1820.

On Oct. 19, 1814, an Austrian teenager named Franz Schubert wrote "Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel," a boldly innovative song that remains an inspiration for singers and songwriters.

There’s a concert coming up that parents might want to get on their calendars. And really, the parents might enjoy this one as much as the kids."And the…

The choreographer and dancer says that music "helps us bear the pain through sheer beauty and intensity."

The San Antonio Mastersingers open next month celebrating their 70th season performing with the San Antonio Symphony with a performance of Symphonic…

Franz Schubert, incredibly talented and poor as a church mouse, wanted the chance to make a decent living from his music, and finally, near the end of his…

Franz Schubert had great friends, and he needed them. His father wanted him to teach school, but Franz was built to compose music, and what started as a…