He wrote prolifically about various aspects of the arts and popular culture. But he kept his focus on jazz, celebrating its past while worrying about...

He revived interest in a “problem child” in the pantheon of high romantic composers, bringing Berlioz overdue recognition as one of France’s greatest composers.

Admired by fellow musicians like Arthur Rubinstein as well as by the critics, she created what came to be known as an Italian school of...

Known for her interpretations of Bach, Mozart and Weber, she was praised for her clear, bright voice and her perfect intonation even on the highest...

He was among those targeted by the investigation that consumed much of Bill Clinton’s presidency. But his conviction was later questioned.

A much-decorated French filmmaker, he divided audiences and critics with explorations, often darkly comic but brutal, of misogyny and the male sexual imagination.

Prime Minister Michel Barnier will most likely remain as a caretaker until a replacement is named. But the vote could further unsettle credit markets and...

His literary career traced the arc of his country’s modern political journey in stories about ordinary citizens facing repression and arbitrary government.

He led his country’s principal orchestras and major orchestras elsewhere in Europe. He also mystified his countrymen with an unstoppable flow of symphonies.

Born in Paris to Italian parents and raised in Germany, she had her own show on television in the 1950s and was later a small-screen...