Musician Transforms Violin into a Symphony of Various Instruments
Sebastiaan Kulwanowski, the talented musician who previously played his violin to recreate the sounds of birds, insects, and mammals, did another round of sound recreations. Rather than animals, Kulwanowski replicated…
Who Was Maria Callas, the Legendary Operatic Soprano?
She dominates the story of opera in the 20th century, and won legions of admirers for her captivatingly committed performances. Maria Callas’s life was marked by immense highs and lows:…
Adorable Three-Year-Old Giggles at the Piano and Then Amazes the Internet with Her Ability
If you took a typical three-year-old and placed them on a piano bench, the instrument would surely fascinate them. All those keys, all those sounds! It might be the beginning…
Buddhist Monk Performs Amazing Minimalist Covers of Classic Rock Songs on Traditional Instruments
Buddhist monk Kossan1108 performs amazing minimalist covers of classic rock songs on such traditional instruments as a drum, a standing bell, a wooden fish, a gong, and a bell.…
Two 6-Year-Olds Perform a Phenomenal Piano Piece
It takes a lot of guts to perform in front of an audience. These two six-year-old kids showed no reservations about sharing their musical gifts with everyone when they decided…
Classic Rock Songs Played Elegantly on a Baroque Lute
The incredibly talented instrumentalist Daniel Estrem performs wonderfully elegant covers of classic rock songs on a beautiful baroque lute. Included amongst the songs Estrem arranges for 24-strings are “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” by The Beatles, “White…
1,000 Musicians Together Perform a Powerful Cover of Queen and David Bowie’s ‘Under Pressure’
Rockin’1000, the enormous 1,000-person band from Italy that plays different rock songs en masse, performed a powerful live cover of the iconic Queen and David Bowie collaborative song “Under Pressure” during their 2022 show in Paris. Singer Augusta…
On This Day 30 November: Charles-Valentin Alkan Was Born
Charles-Valentin Alkan (1819-1888) was one of the most celebrated pianists of the nineteenth century, mentioned in the same breath as Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt. He was also a most unusual composer, “remarkable…
Marie Antoinette, Queen Of Harps, Took Up With A Burning Passion
The archduchess of Austria, Marie Antonia Josepha Johanna arrived in France at the age of 14. She became dauphine of France, under the name Marie Antoinette, when she married Louis-Auguste…
Eight Pieces That Are Worth Putting On Any “Happy Mozart” Playlist
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of history’s most celebrated composers, and his vast oeuvre spans a wide range of emotions. The young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart But when it comes to expressing…