I took piano lessons as a kid, but that did not make me love classical music. It was a chore. And looking back on it, I was so concerned about hitting the right notes and getting the right one-and-two-and-three-and rhythm, that I never actually "heard" what I was playing, even though I was playing them "well" in a technical sense.

Yes, my parents played classical records, and they and my music teacher took me to concerts, but none of that did it either.

What turned the corner for me was an incident when I was in graduate school in mathematics. One of the math professors also had a music degree from Julliard. One evening he gave a free piano recital, and I figured I would go listen to him.

He played a lot of the pieces that I played as a kid. I was absolutely amazed, and excited, to listen to them and to finally "understand" them, to really hear them. So THAT's what that is supposed to sound like! It was as if the composers finally were able to speak to me.

I can't say that I am a real expert on classical music today, but I enjoy listening to it, and I can find it quite moving. And I especially enjoy listening to piano pieces!

In my late teens I read quotes from my favorite bass players -- Jack Bruce and Felix Pappalardi -- extolling the organ works of Bach. I went out and bought an inexpensive LP set of the Complete Organ Works and just kept going from there.

It’s always been a part of my life. My mother was a classical pianist, and she was my first teacher, then she sent me to the SF Conservatory of music, where I studied piano and violin.

When I had piano lessons and learnt to play things like Fur Elise and Flight of the Swans.

Well, I have found that there is a whole new world to classical music, for example the song, Blue Danube. The music really sounds like it moves in a gentle rhythm like a river almost, like the Blue Danube itself. I am not much of a Classical Music lover, but tbh I love some classics like Blue Danube because they are so ground breakingly wonderful.

I grew up almost without music. Neither of my parents was musical. Mum listened to mostly news and current affairs on the radio. And for the gramophone, there were only eight LPs and a set of Learn Italian.

I discovered classical music when, at 17, I met an 18-year-old classical trumpet player and budding composer. Through him I heard Mozart, Vivaldi, Stravinsky and a host of other brilliant composers. I fell in love with classical music. Alan gave me my first orgasm and many thereafter. What an intoxicating mix!

Junior School.
On the days we had assembly there'd be music playing as we all went into the hall.
There'd be a notice on the wall telling us what was playing and who it was composed by.

The pieces you liked you remembered and then went home and either listened to it there or my folks would go out and get it.

When I was 22 years old I went to an international movie festival and I saw all the Andrea Tarkovsky’s films (7 films) …

The music of the last scene of his film “Sacrifice” was the Saint Mathew Passion by Bach …

From then on I fell in love with classical music …

Hard to remember, but I was exposed to classical music from an early age.

I was taken to concerts at Avery Fisher and Carnegie Halls and operas at the Metropolitan Opera House here in New York, and I took flute lessons for nine years from fourth grade through high school and piano lessons in seventh grade.

I attended music camp for three summers and played in my high school’s symphonic band as well as a select ensemble called the NYC all-city high school band.

A lot of that rubbed off and made me a lifetime music lover.

I was a band kid in school because I absolutely love playing music. The music we played and listened to lead me down a few rabbit holes and I fell in love with it.

Not sure, I was very very young when I discovered I had a love for classical music. My dad listened to alot of classical music, so it was just normal.

I think to little me, music in general was the most soulful and creative thing I'd ever heard, and was hooked. I dearly wanted to be a pianist and composer songs. I sang everything until my brothers bullied that out of me. My parents owned a piano, and I'm pretty sure my siblings and I all begged to learn to play as soon as we could reach the keys. Alas, I was always the least talented musician in the family and got alot of crap for it. And quickly gave up that dream
But It's ok. I still get alot of joy from music. So I don't mind. I never got into music to please others in the first place. :)

Influence of a symphony Cellist and Flutist who was my sitter as a child. They always had it playing in the car.
She took us to galleries, conservatories and fostered an appreciation for the arts.

I was around 18 or 19 and bought "A Festival of Light Classical Music" at a flea market. Then along came "Hooked on Classics". I became a fan and have been listening ever since.

I'd hate to sound I 'discovered', but rather I 'unearthed'.

I'd say that it was my grandfather, when I was younger. He's an artist and he's always said that 'artists are creative people, full stop. They are attracted to creativity.' to which end he liked classical music and operas and ballets.

We went to see 'Swan Lake', probably somewhere in Birmingham, when I was around 6 or 7, and so that was more than likely the start.

With Wikipedia and the wonders of YouTube I discovered some lovely music. Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Paganini etc.

I can't play it. I don't know the technical details, but I like it from an emotional connection.

Love classical music , used to do my homework in High school to classical music

Singing in the school and chapel choirs, which was one of my greatest pleasures growing up.

Then choosing my own music for gymnastics choreography and developing artistic tastes different to my classmates.

My dad used to listen to Chopin, I thought the music was so powerful manic, I was hooked.

Early teens. I think it was a homework assignment on Beethoven and it kind of went from there.

Bruce, the teacher at Amherst. In three days I stopped not hearing music and played five new instruments for the first time, with accuracy and feeling.
My idiot redneck family is "deaf" and "dumb" and owned loud stereo equipment but no music.