German foundation to pay €100,000 to compensate heirs for violin stolen by Nazis
A German commission tasked with ruling on whether works of art or other cultural items were seized from their owners during Nazi rule has concluded … Read more
CLASSICAL
Beethoven began music lessons with Haydn today in 1792
Historical records suggest that Beethoven began music lessons with Joseph Haydn on 12 December, 1792, shortly after his arrival in Vienna. While it is unclear … Read more
Yo-Yo Ma announces new programme for young musicians in China
Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma will begin a youth programme for young musicians in China next month. He will serve as artistic director for the two-week … Read more
Watch Leading Bach interpreter discuss and play his French Suites
Murray Perahia is considered one of the leading interpreters of J.S. Bach’s music. The pianist began a series of video blogs looking in turn at … Read more
17-year-old musician given lifelong loan of 1610 Amati cello
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who won the BBC’s Young Musician of the Year award in May, has been given a lifelong loan of a 1610 Amati cello. … Read more
Who are the classical musicians with a Grammy nomination this year?
The list of nominees for the Grammies was released on Wednesday, with the awards ceremony set for February 2017. Classical music will be represented in … Read more
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
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
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
Differences Between Violin and Viola
The violin and viola are both members of the string instrument family. The violin and viola look alike, and they have the same structure, color … 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
Alleged Beethoven score fails to sell at auction after authenticity questioned
An alleged Beethoven score of his Allegretto in B minor has failed to sell at a London auction house after a expert on the composer’s … Read more
92-year-old pianist plays Chopin “Nocturne op” with Boston Symphony Orchestra
92-year-old Menahem Pressler was guest soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Chopin “Nocturne op”. Pressler told the Boston Globe he is … Read more