The Most Tragic Love Stories in the Opera: an anti-Valentine’s day listicle
For our lovelorn and cynical readers, we prepared a list of the most ill-fated and unfortunate couples in opera, which include triangles, deception, incest and … Read more
CLASSICAL
The 2015 Grammy Awards: Listen to the Classical Award Winners
The Grammy Awards are generally noted for a handful of pop music categories, a slightly smaller handful of pop music performances, the pomp and circumstance of … Read more
We are playing classical music wrong: composers wanted us to improvise
The long-running debate about whether classical music appeals today to a broad enough section of the population was given fresh life last month with the … Read more
Live Orchestral Screening Of ‘The Godfather’ Draws 5000 In LA
One of the greatest films of the 20th century drew 5000 movie-goers in LA. Featuring a 61-piece orchestra performing the soundtrack during the film of … Read more
Violincopter: The World’s First Flying Violin [VIDEO]
Meet Alejo Pesce and his odd flying vehicle! He is a wedding photographer from Reston Virginia, USA and in his spare time, he likes to build … Read more
How To Thank The FBI For Recovering Historic Stradivarius Violin
In 1999, famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma mistakingly left his $2.5 million Stradivarius in the trunk of a taxi cab. The incident sparked a hunt for … Read more
The Modern Music of Film: 5 Scores Not To Be Missed During Oscar Season
Many in the modern era mourn, what they perceive to be, the death of “classical” music. The illustrious swells of symphony, orchestral and magnificent are … Read more
Historic Steinway Hall Bids Farewell After 90 Years
One of the modern historical sites of classical music will be bidding the world farewell in the near future. Steinway Hall, the 90 year old … Read more
Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons Performed On Mandolin
Antonio Vivaldi’s seminal piece The Four Seasons has been reimagined thanks to the brilliance of mandolin performer Avi Avital. As part of his new album … Read more
The Piano Guys Stage Spontaneous Concert for People in a Nursing Home
When you think of an inventive and creative place to perform live, preferably in front of an engaging audience, several options can come to mind. … Read more
Study Finds Music Training Provides Better Development For Children
Anyone who spent time in their childhood learning to play an instrument also spent time learning the basic essentials to music. This includes reading music, … Read more
Piano Prodigy Plays Chopin With No Training
Even the most highly studied and trained music performers require a little overview before sitting down to play a piece from a legendary composer. It … Read more
14 Year Old Violist Plays With World-Class Orchestra
Over the past decade, amazing feats have been achieved by teenagers in the realms of music, sports, technology and beyond. A Denver, CO teen now … Read more
Piano Stores Closing Across US As Fewer People Taking Up The Instrument
The last time that the piano was one of the best selling musical instruments in the world was the early 1900s, when over 360,000 were … Read more
The Dover Quartet Proves That You Only Need Four People to Play Barber’s Adagio for Strings
Ask anyone of a certain generation to hum Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings, and they’ll probably imagine something like Arturo Toscanini’s NBC Orchestra version that … Read more