Swedish composer Fredrik Gran programs robotic arms to play bowed instruments like the cello and double bass. He also plays duets with the robots, blurring the lines between the musician and the music ...

When the conductor walks out onto the concert stage, the audience witnesses the culmination of a long and complicated process that’s often as intriguing as the performance itself: choosing and ...

First, his radio buzzes. Then, his phone rings. It’s someone from Madison Square Garden. “I do a lot of things like this,” Bright said, “but not on this scale.” Bright is sitting in a small trailer on ...