Unique photo revealed: is this Mozart’s wife, Constanze?
While there is plenty of pictorial evidence depicting Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart—as a child sitting by his piano and as an adult wearing his signature red … Read more
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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
This Soprano’s Voice on Helium is the Most Adorable Thing We’ve Heard in a While
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
Seven Beautiful Classical Music-Inspired Sand Artworks
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
Contemporary Classical Music Through the Eyes of a Graphic Designer
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
Man quit his 9 to 5 job to travel the world with his piano
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
R. I. P. Oliver Sacks, author of Musicophilia
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
Have you ever had a skin orgasm to Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2? You’re not alone.
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
Sir Simon Rattle Marks Triumphant Return To Birmingham
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
William Schimmel gave a distilled reinterpretation of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony
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
Should we now call the Ames Stradivarius the Ames-Totenberg Stradivarius?
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
5 Nigerian Composers You Need to Hear
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
The Salzburg Festival Presents Opera for Children
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
Sigmund Romberg: Beloved Composer of Operettas
Sigmund Romberg was a prolific composer of the early 20th century whose romantic operettas touched the hearts of many. He is best known for The … Read more
The Salzburg Festival and World War II
When the Salzburg Festival ended its first decade in the 1920s, it had grown to an established international tradition of music and theater arts for … Read more