Vivaldi: 6 of His Greatest Works
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, the Venetian composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher, and one-time Catholic priest, is one of the defining figures of Baroque classical music. Nicknamed Il Prete Rosso, or ‘The Red Priest’, thanks…
Colin Thackery, 88, Touches People’s Hearts with Tribute to His Late Wife On BGT
88-year-old Colin Thackery delivered one of the most unforgettable auditions on Britain’s Got Talent by singing “Wind Beneath My Wings” for his late wife Joan. The Korean War Army veteran’s…
10 Most Underrated Composers of All Time
There are composers who everyone knows, and there are composers who no one knows. There’s also a’middle’ category of composers whose names may be familiar to music lovers but whose…
Homeless Man Performs An Incredible Piano Cover Of Styx’s “Come Sail Away”
On Main Street in Sarasota, Florida, crowds recently gathered around an ornately painted piano to hear a homeless man play the best cover of Styx’s “Come Sail Away“ that you will…
Through It All, Young People’s Symphony Prevails and Thrives
On one hand, there is the glory of being one of the country’s oldest and best-known youth orchestras. On the other, when you spring forth from Berkeley in 1936, there…
The Adventurous Violinist Madeleine Mitchell Is Paving The Way For The Future Of Classical Music
Violin Conversations, a new CD, showcases the extraordinary range of work leading composers have written for Mitchell Many classical musicians are content to spend their careers in the snug embrace…
Stunning Proficiency See the Top Five Memorable Performances by Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang is indisputably one of the world’s best pianists. Her musicianship pairs an ironclad technique with a searing passion. Her fashion sense is famous, too. Nobody on the concert…
The Two Sides of Chopin
Today I am going to share with you etudes by Frederic Chopin. But I cannot talk about Chopin and not mention Schubert and Liszt. This discussion is a follow-up to…
Virtuoso Disclosures Hilary Hahn Shares Her Incredible Story and the Finishing of the Bach Sonatas and Partitas Cycle
Why did violinist Hilary Hahn wait more than 20 years to complete her recordings of J.S. Bach’s Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin? “I always liked having the rest…
5 Years Old’s Performance Of Beethoven’s “Fur Elise” Astounds
One of the most famous classical musicians of all time is Ludwig Van Beethoven. At just five years old, Cheryl sits at the piano in her home and starts playing…