At the Ping Pong concerto, bouncing balls and instruments play in unison
Despite the fact that musicians are adopting a more contemporary approach to classical music (do you remember Anne Sophie Mutter’s stint with a GoPro or … Read more
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The Piano Guys cover A Sky Full of Stars
Back in 2011, the Piano Guys were managing a fledgeling Youtube channel that had started as a business venture attempting to sell pianos through social … Read more
3 Questions with Anneleen Lenaerts, Principal Harpist of the Vienna Philharmonic
Back in 2011, Belgian harpist Anneleen Lenaerts, now a soloist at the Vienna Philharmonic, recorded an album containing harp arrangements of Chopin’s and Liszt’s most … Read more
Watch Yo Yo Ma and Misty Copeland perform for Stephen Colbert
At The Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert, principal dancer Misty Copeland discussed her upcoming documentary, A Ballerina’s Tale and her stand when it comes … Read more
This might be the best orchestral version of Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody is, by all means, one of the most artistically elaborate songs of the past four decades, seamlessly integrating elements of opera, ballads and … Read more
How the London Symphony Orchestra recorded the soundtrack of Candy Crush Soda Saga
Candy Crush is undoubtedly a commuter’s best friend: rows of green, purple and golden-colored candies fill up smartphone screens and lighten up the mood even … Read more
This inspiring documentary takes you through the creation of a cello from scratch
The sound of the cello expresses intimacy, warmth, fullness and is at the same time lyrical, tragic, epic and melancholic. How can all this be … Read more
Rhapsody in Blue is the Musical Kaleidoscope of America
“What is American music?” read the headline of an article appearing on the January 4th, 1924 edition of the New York Tribune: such article was … Read more
L.A. Philharmonic offers free Virtual Reality performances of Beethoven’s Fifth
Have you ever hoped you could be so immersed in a music performance that you were actually able to discern the slightest eye movement of … Read more
Unique photo revealed: is this Mozart’s wife, Constanze?
While there is plenty of pictorial evidence depicting Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart—as a child sitting by his piano and as an adult wearing his signature red … Read more
R. I. P. Oliver Sacks, author of Musicophilia
Oliver Sacks, the acclaimed British neurologist who extensively studied the effects of music on the brain died on August 30th after battling cancer for the … Read more
William Schimmel gave a distilled reinterpretation of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony
With four movements known as Andante, Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers. Etwas täppisch und sehr derb, Rondo Burleske: Allegro Assai. Sehr Trotzig, and Adagio. Sehr … Read more
Should we now call the Ames Stradivarius the Ames-Totenberg Stradivarius?
There are less than 700 remaining Stradivari violins and, on August 6th, one of them was rightfully returned to the family of its rightful owner … Read more
This Nintendo-Shaped Piano is the Embodiment of All Your Childhood Dreams
It’s Super Mario’s 30th anniversary, and there are countless creative ways to celebrate the leaps and the heroic feats of the Italian plumber that defined … Read more
Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra wants you to pay what you want and bring your own booze to their concert
Autumn brings a welcome novelty to Manchester Bridgewater Hall, where the award-winning Hallé orchestra will perform selections of the finest examples of music of the … Read more