Yo-Yo Ma and Perlman pre-recorded music on Inauguration Day

Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Gabriella Montero and Anthony McGill played a lovely original song for new President Barack Obama on his Inauguration Day, however it has now been revealed that what most of the people...

Oops, my bad: thanks for returning my $4M violin

What's with people leaving expensive violins on public transit lately? At first I thought this story had to do with the 17th-century violin lost on a train a few a weeks ago, but apparently that was a different...

Violinist plays for taxi driver

"A violinist who left his 285-year-old instrument in a taxi in the United States is playing a concert to thank the driver who returned it to him.Philippe Quint is giving a private 30-minute performance on Tuesday in the cab waiting area at Newark Liberty International...

Music Scholar & College Prof Barred From U.S., but No One Will Tell Her Why

Violinist and scholar Naini Ghuman was graduated from Oxford and the University of California at Berkeley. She's a violinist, scholar, author, and her passion is Edward Elgar and musical traditions in India.When she returned to the U.S. from a research trip to England, she...

"Carmen was a companion right from the start": Playing in ENO's orchestra

Leader of the orchestra Janice Graham and cellist William Bruce, who has played in ENO's Orchestra for 25 years, share some of the highlights of playing for this production of carmen in two video clips.  

Hitler Loved Jewish Tunes

"A newly discovered box of Hitler's records included music by Jewish composers or played by Jewish musicians. Kept in a box for 62 years in the attic of a dacha near Moscow, the collection of gramophone discs had...

The Most Incredible Record Company You Never Heard About

"Andrew Rallo was standing on a New York City subway platform in his nicest suit, waiting for the B train to take him uptown for an interview at a marketing outfit when he heard music in the distance. The...

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