Is There Still Such a Thing as Classical Music?
Former cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, who was forced to retire from performing after suffering a neck injury, commented that there is no such thing as … Read more
Former cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, who was forced to retire from performing after suffering a neck injury, commented that there is no such thing as … Read more
Bösendorfer is the name of a company in Vienna, Austria, that has been manufacturing pianos since the early 19th century. Each piano is carefully handcrafted … Read more
It’s not easy being a conductor during practice, or so this humorous sketch would have us believe. A great way to get you or your friends … Read more
When Taylor Davis was eight years old, she was sitting in an all-school Christmas assembly and saw a young girl take the stage with her … Read more
Making a career choice can be tough, and it’s no different for musicians. While some will be lucky enough to have been identified as child … Read more
Actor Ethan Hawke is paying homage to pianist Seymour Bernstein, a largely unknown artist, with his first documentary Seymour: An Introduction. As NPR Classical summarizes … Read more
During the 2014 iTunes festival, award-winning composer Eric Whitacre wowed the audience with a choral version of Miley Cyrus’s Wrecking Ball, with the participation of … Read more
Sara starts off on the piano by herself, but it isn’t long before Jason tries to get in on the act. Sara gains the upper … Read more
In 2010, New York-based cellist Dale Henderson began playing the cello suites of Johan Sebastian Bach in subway stations around the city. His aim was … Read more
Based in Long Island, these kids have apparently been playing together since they were four years old, and have made TV appearances in Korean and … Read more
There are classical composers who represent the 20th century American sound more acutely and specifically than Samuel Barber does, but no other who has come … Read more
If you’ve been slaving over your sheet music, listening to non-stop Mozart for some inspiration, or spending hours on end at the piano trying to … Read more
The American Symphony Orchestra, founded over fifty years ago in 1962, has become the latest musical organisation in the United States to confront financial problems. … Read more
The Piano Guys did it again. After combining Ants Marching with Ode to Joy and Let it Go with Vivaldi’s Winter, they now present “I Want … Read more
If your memory of music as a child is of your parents forcing you to go to that dreaded piano lesson every week, now you … Read more