Watch the Vegetable Orchestra prepare for a show
The Vegetable Orchestra has enjoyed quite a lot of coverage after several online news sites picked up the story of the unique Vienna-based ensemble. In … Read more
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Documentary shows impact of music across generations
A Holocaust survivor donated his violin to WQXR Radio’s second hand instrument drive and it ended up in the hands of a 12-year-old schoolgirl. Joe’s … Read more
Woman’s impressive street piano solo seen around the world
Tatyana Smolyaninov was in New York recently when she came across a piano sitting in the street. She asked a man standing nearby if she … Read more
One-handed pianist shows off remarkable talent
Nicholas McCarthy became the first one-handed pianist to graduate from the Royal College of Music. He is now a professional concert pianist and you can … Read more
Researchers record fish singing dawn chorus
Scientists have discovered that fish sing at certain times of the day much like birds. Over an 18-month period, they monitored various choruses produced by … Read more
12-year-old pianist presents mash-up of rock classics
Whoever said you can’t rock out on the piano! 12-year-old pianist Owen York recently released a four-minute mash-up incorporating Queen and David Bowie’s 1981 hit … Read more
Check out this violin trio’s tribute to Daft Punk
Most people associate Daft Punk with their many electronic music hits, but a Belgian violin trio has given their sound a classical makeover. Trilogy released … Read more
Requiem marks 100 years since death of violinist in World War I
Montague Johnson, a 21-year-old soldier killed during the Battle of the Somme in the First World War, was a violin player from Coventry in the … Read more
3D hand helps girl play violin
A university student has designed a 3D prosthetic hand that is helping a budding 14-year-old violinist play her instrument. Sarah Valentiner was born without a … Read more
Listen to the oldest surviving piece of music
The earliest piece of music found so far has been dated to approximately 1950 BCE, making it close to 4,000 years old. The piece is … Read more
Music therapy benefits premature babies
A review of 14 clinical trials involving roughly 1,000 premature babies has revealed that music therapy in intensive care units has a positive effect on … Read more
Pianist creates moment of relief amid Louisiana floods
While in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, helping clear out a friend’s house damaged in the floods, a young man decided to sit down at a piano. … Read more
Video shows how oldest musical instrument may have sounded
Thanks to recent archeological discoveries and improvements in dating artefacts, researchers now believe that our ancestors made musical instruments as early as 43,000 years ago. … Read more
More evidence of how music benefits cancer patients
A review published by the Cochrane Library has presented significant evidence of how music interventions help to alleviate pain, fatigue and anxiety among cancer patients. … Read more
12-hour pianothon to raise money for music education
The head of Britain’s Musical Futures charity is planning a feat of musical endurance to raise money for her organisation’s campaign to fund music education … Read more