Violinist Plays Paganini Caprice No. 5 … While Riding A Bicycle [VIDEO]
If you’ve been wondering how to find time to practice your instrument during your morning commute ride, here is an idea. If you can ride … Read more
If you’ve been wondering how to find time to practice your instrument during your morning commute ride, here is an idea. If you can ride … Read more
The Juilliard School’s 109th Commencement Speech by mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in reprint: “Chairman Kovner, President Polisi, most distinguished honorees, dedicated family, friends, faculty, and to … Read more
Meet David and Yousif: Music is the best thing to bring people together. The ‘Symphony for two rivers’ mini documentary is a lovely portrait of … Read more
Alicia’s isn’t all that good at playing the violin, and Donkeyotee is no Frank Sinatra, but the two together produce an altogether unforgettable sound. What … Read more
‘No one stirs up a stew in the genre so charmingly as the string quartet Salut Salon. Their enthusiasm for extraordinary pieces is so contagious … Read more
What means ‘a pit’ in theatre terms? The orchestra pit is between the stage and the audience and at a lower level. There is often … Read more
These two great composers were born on the same day, seven years apart, and it is known that they could not stand each other. It … Read more
The New Year’s Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic takes place each year in the morning of January 1 in Vienna and it is broadcasted around … Read more
RCA Victor introduced an early version of a long-playing record for home use in September 1931. These “Program Transcription” discs, as Victor called them, played … Read more
Did you know that Jean-Baptiste Lully, the first documented conductor, was the first musician to use a baton. It was a heavy, six-foot-long staff that … Read more
The violin first emerged in northern Italy in the early 16th century especially from the Brescia area. Many archive documents testify that from 1485-95 Brescia … Read more
In 1917, Stravinsky met the great artist Pablo Picasso in Italy. While visiting him, Picasso drew a picture of Stravinsky. Igor packed it in his luggage … Read more
What would a movie be without music? Music is such an important aspect of the movie industry, and the composers have a very important role. … Read more