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
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
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
This Nintendo-Shaped Piano is the Embodiment of All Your Childhood Dreams
It’s Super Mario’s 30th anniversary, and there are countless creative ways to celebrate the leaps and the heroic feats of the Italian plumber that defined … Read more
Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra wants you to pay what you want and bring your own booze to their concert
Autumn brings a welcome novelty to Manchester Bridgewater Hall, where the award-winning Hallé orchestra will perform selections of the finest examples of music of the … Read more
Is Classical Music in Danger of Becoming too ‘Relaxing’?
It’s not too hard to see why, for some people, classical music is considered as background music rather than something to focus on and appreciate. … Read more
What do a bassoon and a lion have in common? The Campaign “Save The Bassoon” tries to answer that
What do a bassoon and a lion have in common? They are both endangered species, at least according to the campaign called Save The Bassoon, … Read more