12-year-old pianist presents mash-up of rock classics
Whoever said you can’t rock out on the piano! 12-year-old pianist Owen York recently released a four-minute mash-up incorporating Queen and David Bowie’s 1981 hit … Read more
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Orchestra of 300 musicians to help celebrate Montreal’s birthday
Plans are already under way for Montreal Symphonique, a show that will bring over 300 musicians from three orchestras together next August to celebrate the … Read more
Remembering Spanish violinist and composer Pablo de Sarasate
Yesterday was the anniversary of the death of Spanish violinist and composer Pablo de Sarasate in 1908. He enjoyed a long career of over 40 … Read more
Pianist not impressed with international music competitions
London-based Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov has taken to his blog with a rant about the problems with music competitions. Although he’s not involved with them … Read more
Minnesota Orchestra plays to biggest ever audience
The Minnesota Orchestra played in front of its largest audience ever Sunday when a crowd of 65,000 watched during halftime of the Minnesota Vikings home … Read more
Get ready for the opera season in 10 minutes
The opera season is getting underway around the world, so we thought we’d do our bit to encourage you to become an audience member. Maybe … Read more
“Music for me comes from a spiritual and a reflective place”
Tod Hughes’ debut full length album was an enjoyable listen, displaying a storytelling songwriting style that blended tongue in cheek with more serious moments. Jordan … Read more
Check out what some great compositions look like in pictures
Designer Nicholas Rougeux draws inspiration for his artistic creations from many sources, including Shakespeare’s sonnets, freeway interchanges and notes from musical scores. Rougeux acknowledges that … Read more
Find out what Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler have to do with the Star Trek theme
Do you know the origins of the Star Trek theme? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTaSjS1pwhQ Those of you who thought it was created by Alexander Courage in time for … Read more
Google commemorates Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac
This week, Google dedicated one of its Doodles to Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac, who would have been 94 on 13 September. Sumac, who was born … Read more
Listen to the oldest recording of an opera singer
When sound recording began in the latter part of the 19th century, it did not take long before musical performances were captured. The earliest recording … Read more
Sketch of famous Beethoven piano concerto could fetch £200,000 at auction
A sketch by Ludwig van Beethoven containing the early stages of his work on his famous Piano Concerto No. 5 will be exhibited in London … Read more
Syrian Expat Philharmonic Orchestra selling out shows in Germany
The 65 members of the Syrian Expat Philharmonic Orchestra were all forced to flee to Europe because of the civil war in their country which … Read more
First ever International Youth Choir Festival planned
Eight youth choirs from around the world will gather in London next April for the inaugural International Youth Choir Festival. The participating choirs will hold … Read more
“It’s an album about total freedom, and also about self-healing”
We recently reviewed The Unlearning Curve, the latest album from Canadian group Post Death Soundtrack. Combining rock and industrial/alternative influences, there is also something unmistakably … Read more