Who are the composers with an Oscar nomination this year?
Most of the focus when the Oscar nominations were released earlier this month was given to the films in the running for best picture and … Read more
CLASSICAL
Mozart overtakes Beethoven to become most performed composer in 2015
Mozart took top spot as the most performed composer last year, according to over 28,000 events listed on the classical music site Bachtrack. He overtook … Read more
Jazz musician discovers $300,000 Steinway piano in a New Zealand community hall
American jazz pianist David Paquette was taken by surprise when he went looking for an old piano he had been told was stored in the … Read more
London has a new roaming orchestra
A new project is being launched to establish the Street Orchestra of London, which will make its way around the city playing impromptu concerts in … Read more
Classical Music Mashup: How Many Pieces Can You Identify?
This video was posted to Youtube by Grant Woolard containing 57 pieces of classical music from 33 composers. They are crammed into a little more … Read more
Mozart in the Jungle wins Two Golden Globes
What a victory for what started off as a simple memoir about the debauchery within an orchestra. Mozart in the Jungle won in all its … Read more
Rob Landes & Christopher McKiggan Perform Stunning ‘James Bond’ Mashup
You see two tuxedo-clad gentlemen enter a villa and exchange meaningful glances with standby bombshells. Soon after that, mayhem ensues. This sounds like the plot … Read more
Mozart in the Jungle recap part 1: They’re off to Latin America
Oh boy, did we miss the New York Symphony Orchestra! We left them after a demented Anna Maria tried to play the violin with her … Read more
Amahl and the Night Visitors: A Christmas Opera
Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors, was written for the 1951 Christmas Eve live broadcast that was the premiere of an NBC … Read more
Vienna Philharmonic Annual New Year’s Concert Celebrates 2016
The Vienna Philharmonic welcomes New Year’s 2016 in grand style with its traditional celebratory concert held in the Musikverein, in Vienna, Austria. Julie Andrews returns … Read more
What did our favourite composers think about Christmas?
We all know that many of the greatest composers wrote Christmas music which remains popular today, whether that be Bach’s Oratorio or Händel’s Messiah. But … Read more
Dunvant Male Choir: Voices from the Land of Song
The first Eisteddfod, according to BBC Wales, was held in 1176 at a castle in Cardigan. Lord Rhys awarded a chair to the best poet … Read more
Soweto Gospel Choir: Voices of Heaven
The Soweto Gospel Choir recorded their first album in December of 2002, after a successful Australian tour. “Voices of Heaven” would reach No. 1 on … Read more
Christmas Choirs: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Traveling through the American West in the 1850s was not done for pleasure. The land was vast, the conditions were harsh, and the chances of … Read more
The 10 Best Pieces of Christmas Classical Music
With not long now to go until Christmas, you’ve probably been bombarded by the usual hits associated with this time of year for a few … Read more