Violinist Julia Fischer receives Germany’s highest civilian award
Violinist Julia Fischer was awarded Germany’s Federal Cross of Merit, the highest civilian award in the country, last month. The prize was a recognition of … Read more
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An Italian orchestra conductor was fired for an unexpected outburst
A conductor of an Italian orchestra was fired after telling an audience full of children at a performance shortly after Christmas that Santa does not … Read more
Prisoner learns to play on a cardboard piano
The New Yorker published an inspiring article recently about the efforts of a prisoner to learn to play the piano on a cardboard instrument he … Read more
11-year-old composer debuts opera in Vienna
British composer Alma Deutscher, aged 11, debuted her first opera in Vienna on Thursday. The retelling of Cinderella won high praise and a standing ovation … Read more
Stradivari’s distinctive sound may be down to a bath
Researchers have come up with another answer to the ongoing riddle of what it is about the violins manufactured by Antonio Stradivari that makes them … Read more
Norwegian airline prevents musician from boarding plane prior to Christmas
Budget airline Norwegian denied German violinist Elia Kaden boarding on one of its flights two days prior to Christmas. Kaden was flying from Oslo to … Read more
Legendary conductor Zubin Mehta to retire from Israel Philharmonic
Indian-born conductor Zubin Mehta, whose career stretches back over six decades, will retire from his position as musical director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in … Read more
Various artists: Ashville Symphony sessions
The Asheville Symphony Orchestra has teamed up with several talented musicians from its North Carolina hometown to produce the Asheville Symphony Sessions, an album showcasing … Read more
Trombonist with Andre Rieu Orchestra dies after heart attack
Ruud Merx, a trombonist who has performed with Andre Rieu’s Johann Strauss Orchestra for over 20 years, died last week after suffering a heart attack … Read more
Mozart and Clementi’s legendary piano contest
The piano contest between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Muzio Clementi on Christmas Eve 1781 has gone down as one of the greatest duals of musical … Read more
Apple Music introduces option to sort tracks by composer
Apple Music has introduced a feature on one of its recent updates to allow users to sort their music by composer. While it is not … Read more
The four most famous notes in music were heard for the first time today in 1808
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony with its iconic opening (depicting fate knocking at the door) was debuted on 22 December 1808 at Beethoven’s akademie concert in Vienna. … Read more
Watch clouds play a piano
What if a cloud could play the piano? This question is no longer as absurd as you would think, thanks to a new project by … Read more
Von Konow: Lieder
Von Konow is a new solo project by Finnish singer-songwriter Marko von Konow. Lieder, his debut album, is due out next month and if the … Read more
Swedish choir performs Christmas classics in style of goats
If you thought you’d heard every possible version of We wish you a merry Christmas you can imagine, try out this performance by a Swedish … Read more