Musician Creates One-Man Orchestra From His Bedroom
Ben Morfitt, a musician and composer from Yorkshire in the UK, has given a whole new meaning to the one-man band with a video on … Read more
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14 Of The Weirdest Classical Music Tattoos
Proving that it’s not just hard rockers and hip hop fans who can go all out with their tattoos, our friends at Classic FM published … Read more
The 10 Funniest Classical Music Shred Videos
The whole shred craze started out with pop music videos from the past and present, including groups like the Beach Boys and Kings of Leon. … Read more
10 Astounding a Cappella Versions of Classical Music
The term a cappella nowadays is generally assumed to mean a piece of vocal music without instrumental accompaniment, but it wasn’t always this way. The … Read more
2Cellos cover Michael Jackson’s They Don’t Care About Us
As part of their album, 2Cellos have released a video of their own interpretation of Michael Jackson’s hit They Don’t Care About Us. Since releasing … Read more
Violinist Maximilian Simon plays Paganiniana
The young German violinist Maximilian Simon gives a brilliant performance of Nathan Milstein’s Paganiniana, combining technical brilliance with an impressive interpretation of the piece. Taking … Read more
Celebrating International Jazz Day with Snarky Puppy and the Metropole Orkest
Today is International Jazz Day, and we picked out this video showing a collaboration between Snarky Puppy and the Metropole Orkest to celebrate. The two … Read more
Ten Things You Should Never Say to Your Piano Teacher
The memories a lot of people have of piano lessons at school makes it easy to forget that some of the greatest composers also spent … Read more
Five Unusual Concerts at the BBC Proms
Since the programme for proms was unveiled, a lot of press coverage has focused on the inclusion of an Ibiza-style clubbing night. The idea of … Read more
12-Year Old Violinist Daniel Lozakovitj Produces Impressive Performance of Saint-Saëns’s Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovitj certainly seems to be a name for the future. But the 13-year-old is already impressing audiences with some wonderful performances which … Read more
Can you pick the Stradivarius Violin? Take the test
In a post on the best violin labels in history, we mentioned how 300 years after he worked, Antonio Stradivari is still considered one of … Read more
StaffPad: the New Musical Notation App
An exciting new app designed to enable composers and musicians to create musical scores by hand has been released called StaffPad. Made with the support … Read more
Ten Reasons to Thank Your Music Teacher
Many people making a living from music, or even those who carry it on as a hobby, will be able to remember being heavily influenced … Read more
Pianist starts concert series for parents and carers of autistic children
Two concerts aimed at parents and carers of children and young people suffering from autism will take place in the UK over the next month. … Read more
Study to look in to new concert hall for London
The British government revealed at the end of February that it was supporting a feasibility study in to constructing a new purpose-built concert hall in … Read more