The Morgan Library has launched an online musical manuscript collection, enabling musicians to download copies of scores the library has in its collection for free. … Read more
What would the aria “Here is Johnny” sound like? Now playing at the Minnesota Opera, The Shining promises to be a genre-redefining work, appealing both … Read more
The European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO), which has existed for 40 years and brings together young musicians from all 28 EU member states, will cease … Read more
MRI and music remain a fascinating universe: after seeing French-horn player Sarah Willis in action, we can now bear witness to baritone Michael Volle’s virtuoso … Read more
Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters was in Montreal earlier this year to reveal his collaboration with the Opera de Montreal on an opera due to be … Read more
Radio 3 and Classic FM have always been competitors, but over the past several months the verbal jousting between Britain’s two classical music radio stations … Read more
Students at the Trossingen University of Music in Germany are using music and singing to help the growing number of refugees arriving in the area … Read more
A project has begun bringing together the Sydney Opera House and the Google Cultural Institute to open up the famous building to a world audience … Read more
Chicago-based violinist Rachel Barton Pine was turned away when she tried to board an American Airlines flight on 27 April with her violin. She was … Read more
Today is the May Day holiday, which is celebrated around the world as international workers day. The holiday’s origins are in the struggle by workers … Read more
The French group Grissini Project, based in Lyon, has released a version of the well-known Game of Thrones theme recorded on church organ, piano, and … Read more
Ah, the diva anecdotes we can never tire of! Romanian Soprano Angela Gheorghiu was singing the title role in a star-studded Viennese Tosca production at … Read more
You know the adage: classical music is elitist, going to a concert means you have to behave like you are in the church (or in … Read more
An American in Paris is one of the most famous compositions written by George Gershwin and one of the most famous pieces in American music … Read more
Bristol-based musician Syd R. Duke arranged Beethoven’s epic fifth symphony into a work for piano. Mind you, Ludwig’s original is scored for piccolo, two flutes, … Read more