Watch how Dubai Opera transforms its stage into an ice rink
Dubai Opera was staging Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker until 10 December 2016 on ice. Take a look at how they got the performance area ready for the … Read more
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Stravinsky piece performed after remaining hidden for 106 years
The Mariinsky Orchestra performed the Funeral Song by Igor Stravinsky on 2 December, marking only the second time the work has been performed since its … Read more
Sounds of city life to be used to create symphony
Miami is the latest city to participate in an innovative new project which aims to create a symphony using sounds recorded by residents of a … Read more
Darrin James Band: Strange Storm
The Michigan-based Darrin James Band has produced an album combining insightful lyrics with musical influences that can only be described as eclectic, ranging from folk, … Read more
BBC launches project to discover works by women composers
BBC Radio 3 is beginning a project to uncover the lost works of women composers in a joint partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research … Read more
What was Mozart’s last completed composition?
Anyone unaware of the dramatic license taken in the play and film “Amadeus” might think that the genius composed the last bars of his Requiem … Read more
Montreal Symphony Orchestra launches education programme for children
Montreal Symphony Orchestra (OSM) music director Kent Nagano announced the launching of a new education programme for young children this past week to introduce them … Read more
How does the oldest piano in the world sound?
Bartolomeo Cristofori, the inventor of the piano, created the instrument around the turn of the 18th century. The first hard evidence of a piano in … Read more
Abigail Winzer: Rejoice
16-year-old soprano Abigail Winzer’s first album is “Rejoice,” a collection of traditional Christmas songs. It’s quite brave to go with this choice for a debut … Read more
Violin built by soldier during First World War to be exhibited in Germany
A violin carved out of a cigar box by a German soldier during the First World War is soon to go on exhibition in Dresden, … Read more
Watch the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra perform in 360° video
The renowned Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra gave a concert on December 1, 2016, to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the birth of composer Sergei Prokofiev. … Read more
Five great arias from Donizetti operas
Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti giving us the opportunity to look through his works and select five of the best arias. He composed around 70 … Read more
You probably won’t find this on many Christmas classical music lists
Now that December has rolled around, we’re free to start talking about our favourite Christmas music. Last year, we put together a list of some … Read more
Will the next great classical music composer be a computer?
Researchers at University of Washington released a dataset of classical music pieces called MusicNote Wednesday that facilitates machine learning of note patterns and automated note … Read more
Steve Hussey and Jake Eddy: The Miller Girl
“The Miller Girl”” is the first album produced by the collaboration of singer-songwriter Steve Hussey and multi-instrumentalist Jake Eddy. The West Virginia-based duo is heavily … Read more