Shane Thomas is a 10-year-old pianist from Woking, Surey in England, and already he is being called the next Mozart due to his amazing abilities. He has only been having piano lessons for four months and practises...
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George Frankle could well be a mini-Mozart in the making, but he has yet to decide if music is even his calling. The lucky 13-year-old will have his short composition "Laboratory" performed by the New York...
I attended the Sarah Brightman concert at the MGM Grand Foxwoods on November 22nd 2008. What a disappointment. With all the hype about the light show and holographic stage sets such as the promise of "...
Kaohsiung Medical University researchers in Taiwan have determined that pregnant women who listen to classical (or otherwise soothing) music are less likely to endure stress or experience depression throughout...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 474 views | 5 recommendations | 6 comments
Composer and musician Philip Glass is set to produce and write an opera about the final days of quintessential American Walt Disney's life. The opera will be based on the novel The Perfect American by Peter...
A 'melody sketch' found in a French library has been verified as a previously unknown work by famed classical composer W. A. Mozart. The piece is missing harmony and instrumentation, so it is difficult to know how...
Celebrated French musician and composer Hector Zazou has died at the age of 60. Learn more about his life and work here."French composer Hector Zazou died yesterday (September 8), aged 60. Zazou, who fell...
The soothing tones of classical music have a rather different effect on the hooded younger generation. I must admit I am a classical music fan, but there is just one composer that leaves me cold...Richard Wagner"A...
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"A tale of evoking music and intriguing sexual relationship celebrates a lost tradition of Indian music in the form of a play 'The Dying Song,' to be staged at London's prestigious Queen Elizabeth Hall, South...
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I was absolutely heartbroken to learn, today, that acclaimed Swedish jazz pianist Esbjörn Svensson passed away last weekend at the young age of 44.I was first introduced to the music of the Esbjörn Svensson...
Good interview with Michelle de Kretser - anyone not yet familiar with her work might feel like trying some out after reading this well written interview by Boyd Tonkin"The best stories lodge in the memory and...
All Your Symphonies Are Belong To Us..."Courtesy of HondaThe New York Times "Arts, Briefly" column brings horrifying news this morning that an upcoming program at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will be conducted...
I don't see this gaining the same traction as Guitar Hero or Rock Band... It's an interesting little window into the classical-music world, and as such would be a cool display to have front-of-house for first-time...
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"Hurd: famous Mongolian rock band aims to cross-over With Sa Ding Ding - the Inner Mongolian/Chinese - pop singer currently on her promotion tour in London, UK, it is time to visit the vibrant pop and rock scene...
Legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan can add yet another award to his list of accomplishments, this time a Pulitzer Prize.Cited for his 'profound impact on popular music and American culter, marked by lyrical...