Musician Invents a Trombone That Shoots Flames Out Of It
Valentin Guerin, 25, is a French aspiring professional trombonist who came up with a crazy new invention: he calls it the ‘Pyro-Trombone’. Guerin invented the … Read more
Valentin Guerin, 25, is a French aspiring professional trombonist who came up with a crazy new invention: he calls it the ‘Pyro-Trombone’. Guerin invented the … Read more
Everyone knows all you need to do is inhale some helium to sound like Donald Duck or the Chipmunks. After a welcome party, opera singer … Read more
The water element abounds in classical music throughout the centuries: just consider Händel’s Water Music (whose title, however, just references the fact that his music … Read more
We are used to thinking about music in terms of acoustic rather than visual components. However, sand can offer beautiful visual representations of musical instruments … Read more
Sometimes if you want to change the way things are done it’s better to bring a fresh perspective to the table. That seems to have … Read more
Dotan Negrin decided to quit his day job in 2010 so that he could travel the world with his piano, playing for audiences as he … Read more
Deciding on the best music venues around the world was always going to be a controversial topic, what with so many different criteria to judge … Read more
Oliver Sacks, the acclaimed British neurologist who extensively studied the effects of music on the brain died on August 30th after battling cancer for the … Read more
It’s Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E Minor for me. But for psychologist Psyche Loui, it’s Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2. “It,” of course, being the … Read more
Johannes and Friedrich Brahms Johannes was the golden child. Two years older than Friedrich, he was quickly marked for greatness by his piano teachers. Wanting … Read more
The Classical music world sits in eager anticipation for the return of one of its greatest names to present once again in September. Sir Simon … Read more
With four movements known as Andante, Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers. Etwas täppisch und sehr derb, Rondo Burleske: Allegro Assai. Sehr Trotzig, and Adagio. Sehr … Read more
There are less than 700 remaining Stradivari violins and, on August 6th, one of them was rightfully returned to the family of its rightful owner … Read more
With a population of 184 million, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh-most populous in the world. The historic seat of … Read more
Among the many performances at the 2015 Salzburg Festival is a new production of Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera, The Barber of Seville. This version has … Read more