Kid Duo Astounds Audience With Glorious Performance Of “You Raise Me Up”
Kid Duo Shock Audience There can hardly be anyone in the world who has not heard the song You Raise Me Up. Younger music fans may remember Westlife’s version…
Musical Time Travel: 10 Fun and Exciting Clarinet Sonatas from the 19th Century
As we discovered in our last blog 10 Fun and Exciting Clarinet Duos, the clarinet was a real latecomer to the family of musical instruments. It slowly appeared in European court…
Why Chopin Wrote Less Piano and Orchestral Music Than You Can Count on Your Two Hands
The majority of Chopin’s surviving works are for the piano. Surprisingly, however, the composer only left us with two piano concertos and a handful of other works for piano and…
Putri Ariani’s Qualifying Round Performance Leaves Simon Cowell Utterly Speechless
It is easy to get jaded by television talent shows. The shows have a formula and while many of the contestants are talented enough, a fair number are just not…
The Maestros of the Keys: 7 of the Most Famous Piano Composers in History and Modern
Who are the most famous classic and modern piano composers of all time? From Ludwig van Beethoven to Frédéric Chopin, here is the list of the greatest composers. It…
Twelve-Year-Old Musical Prodigy Triumphs Over Cancer and Captivates Audiences at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Carnegie Hall
Meet the 12-year-old pianist who performed at Carnegie Hall The 12-year-old made his Carnegie Hall debut on Sunday. A 12-year-old cancer survivor who learned piano as a young child while battling…
10-Year-Old Alasdair Howell: The Prodigy Who Could Be the Next Chopin
Playing catch with his dad in the back garden, Alasdair Howell might appear like any other 10-year-old boy. But the hands he is using to throw the ball could one…
Alberto Cartuccia Cingolani: Italy’s Gifted Piano Prodigy
There’s nothing more impressive than seeing a maestro perform…unless that maestro is only five years old! Alberto Cartuccia Cingolani stunned the audience at the 10th International Competition in Penne in…
Lioness’ Of Piano Martha Argerich: At 82, She Still Exudes Passion And Power When Performing
At the age of 82, Martha Argerich remains an incomparable virtuoso, a performer marked by special charisma and nuanced, agile technique. She is also regarded as a moody and unpredictable diva. Over the years, her energetic performances…
The Piano Glasgow Episode Leaves Audience In Tears As Mika And Lang Lang Blown Away By Local Talent
Stanley, 86, has been playing the piano since he was nine. He starred in a jazz band in the ‘50s but now plays solo. #ThePiano pic.twitter.com/Nj7c2xIzwQ — Channel 4 (@Channel4)…