Leonard Cohen influenced classical music too
Classical music may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about Leonard Cohen’s lengthy music career. But the popular singer and … Read more
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Conductor tweets Beethoven’s symphonies
Summing up precisely what it is about a piece of music that makes it so popular or enjoyable to listen to can often difficult, particularly … Read more
Sarah Schonert: My Unwinding State
Sarah Schonert’s recent release is a rare album that effectively combines a number of relaxing and ambient tracks with some more experimental moments. Particularly during … Read more
BBC Philharmonic joins education project for disadvantaged children
Britain’s BBC Philharmonic was teaming up with the Orchestras For All to engage with young classical musicians facing challenging circumstances. BBC Philharmonic musicians joined in … Read more
Berlin Philharmonic begins North American tour
The Berlin Philharmonic begins its last tour of the United States and Canada this week under music director Sir Simon Rattle. The orchestra will open … Read more
Hungarian pianist and conductor Zoltan Kocsis dies aged 64
Internationally acclaimed pianist Zoltan Kocsis, renowned for his interpretations of Bartok and others, died in Budapest on Sunday aged 64 after a long illness. The … Read more
Research shows music therapy reduces depression among children and adolescents
Children aged between 8 and 16 experience lower levels of depression if they receive music therapy. That’s one of the main findings to come out … Read more
Watch a mezzo soprano perform to airline passengers at 40,000 feet
Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins performed a rendition of “Somewhere over the Rainbow” to first-class passengers on a British Airways flight to Russia. Jenkins was joined … Read more
Metamorphestra uniting classical and pop music
Los Angeles-based Metamorphestra is a recently founded orchestra which, as its name suggests, specializes in transforming music. Taking well-known pop songs, the ensemble’s founder Nick … Read more
Glenn Meling: Minnesota
Glenn Meling’s recent release Minnesota stands out as a pop/rock album because its nine tracks are built around one subject or narrative present throughout. The … Read more
New York Philharmonic launches Young People’s Concerts Play
Leonard Bernstein’s engaging and insightful Young People’s Concerts helped introduce a whole generation to classical music. Now the New York Philharmonic has begun making available … Read more
Score from Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony exhibited before auction
The original score from Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 (the Resurrection Symphony) is to be auctioned Nov. 29 for the first time. It was exhibited … Read more
The Lost Operas of Mozart
City Opera Vancouver gave three performances of the Lost Operas of Mozart in Oct 2016, a two-hour production bringing together three works left unfinished by … Read more
Research finds musicians three times more likely to suffer depression
In what is being described as the largest survey of its kind in the world, Help Musicians UK has found alarming rates of depression and … Read more
Watch and see if you know these 25 facts about classical music
Youtube channel List 25 has taken a stab at classical music. The result is a humorous and for some informative look at 25 well known … Read more