Beethoven’s 5th Performed as Salsa
Norwegian musician Sverre Indris Joner leads a group of musicians to combine Beethoven’s Fifth with Salsa music, the result being a very spicy arrangement of … Read more
Norwegian musician Sverre Indris Joner leads a group of musicians to combine Beethoven’s Fifth with Salsa music, the result being a very spicy arrangement of … Read more
• Héroïque: French Opera Arias – Bryan Hymel and the Prague Philharmonia, Cond. Emmanuel Villaume The popularity and artistic success of American tenor Bryan Hymel … Read more
The earliest depiction of the Moon is a 5000-year-old rock carving at Knowth, Ireland, and it would be wrong not to mention Vincent van Gogh’s … Read more
The piano prodigy hails from San Diego and is nine years old. Malvyn Lai, whose family comes from Taiwan, spends two hours a day practicing, … Read more
It has only been since the 20th century that women musicians have gained acceptance into the traditionally male symphony orchestras. This hesitancy had a lot … Read more
The lead up to International Women’s Day has triggered a lot of discussion about the issue of female composers and performers in classical music. Do … Read more
Whatever we do, music inspires each of us in some manner. This is no different for the designers who create the products we love. Some of … Read more
Even though Ravel’s music was innovative, he did not follow the trend towards atonality Schoenberg pioneered. But, rather, applied the aesthetic of the New French … Read more
These are words you do not expect to hear from a young, professional conductor in 2013. Yet, the minted maestro of the Oslo Philharmonic, Vasily … Read more
Is it possible to get 15 little kids who have never played piano before, to play a classical recital together on stage in just five … Read more
On Friday, 6 March 2015, New York’s last shop dedicated solely to selling sheet music is to close its doors for the last time. Frank … Read more
In early 18th century Venice there lived a self-assured red-haired priest named Antonio Lucio Vivaldi. Traveling with an entourage that nearly always included his elderly … Read more
The violin’s long history, going back five centuries, as well as its musical versatility, are two major challenges when trying to come up with a … Read more
Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov isn’t an easy piece to master. It’s known for its frantic pace when played up to tempo, with … Read more