God’s Tenor: Remembering the Voice of Jon Vickers
It was, without question, a colossal voice. Whether that meant burly and gruff or raw and intense would depend on the listener. For critic John Ardoin, … Read more
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Tête à Tête Opera Festival: Interview with artistic director Bill Bankes-Jones
Since 1998, Tȇte à Tȇte has been re-imagining Classical and Romantic masterpieces while, at the same time, creating and showcasing a wide array of contemporary … Read more
Doesn’t this Drum Cover of Tritsch Tratsch Polka make you want to dance? Even if “you don’t dance”.
Johann Strauss II was the absolute paragon in the art of composing “dance music” in the nineteenth century–his orchestra was very sought after both in … Read more
Five things you should know about Kirill Petrenko, the Berlin Philharmonic’s new chief conductor
On 22 June, the Berlin Philharmonic unexpectedly announced that it had reached a decision on who would succeed Simon Rattle as chief conductor when he … Read more
New octobass premiered at Oslo music festival
Oslo has become one of the few places in the world where you can see an octobass in action. The newly built 4-meter high instrument … Read more
Now you can see what it’s like to study at the Juilliard School, thanks to a new app
Do you have an ambition to study at the Juilliard School one day? Or maybe you’ve just always wondered what it looks like behind the … Read more
Watch Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in C Major rendered as a beautiful digital animation
Is Bach the most “visual” composer ever? You may remember that the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, when it served as the opener of … Read more
The Moonlight Sonata played on the harp guitar sounds more wistful than the original
We all liked the romantic, longing and vaguely haunting tone of the first movement of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, which actually owns its name to a … Read more
Daria van den Bercken Takes Piano In The Air
While playing one of George Frideric Handel’s pieces for baroque keyboard, Daria van den Bercken had an unusual experience. She was brought into the emotional … Read more
Trumpet Player Creates Brilliant New Arrangement Of Bach Concerto on a Theme of Vivaldi
Modern technology allows us to create works of art in mere hours that used to take days, weeks, months, and longer to conceptualize and execute. … Read more
Young Romanian conductor and renowned psychologist produce “Symphony of Love”
For Symphony of Love, two conductors graced the stage of Auditorium Maximum in Cluj at the same time (worry you must not, there was only … Read more
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter films her performance with a GoPro Camera
Yellow Lounge is a series of events that proposes a winning combination, associating Classical Music with clubbing, and tries to introduce a younger audience to … Read more
James Horner’s Music Will Live Forever
Composer James Horner’s sudden death on Monday in a plane crash has triggered a large number of tributes to him and his music from directors, … Read more
Do you think that Nietzsche, as a composer, had a “divine fire”?
When we think of Friedrich Nietzsche, we associate that name with the current of Nihilism, works like Thus Spoke Zarathustra, the theory of the übermensch, … Read more
Will new streaming service Apple Music be a good thing for classical musicians and fans?
Earlier this month, Apple announced the launch on June 30 of its newly created Apple Music streaming service. It will be available through iTunes for … Read more