Madeleine Mitchell, the Risk-Taking Violinist, Paving the Path to 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…
How Schubert’s ‘Unfinished’ Masterpiece Met Its Tragic Fate at the Hands of a Bitter Rival
New research suggests crucial pages of the Austrian composer’s Symphony No 8 were mutilated by a vengeful assistant Franz Schubert’s Symphony No 8 was completed according to a major new…
Reviving the Classical Spirit How a British Composer Fights to Restore Value in Classical Music
Ian Venables’s superb music-making taps into the best of our song-writing tradition. Undoubtedly, his best days are still ahead A century ago, a composer of Ian Venables’s high calibre would…
Macbeth Revived – A Musically Formidable Triumph of Verdi’s Opera
Royal Opera House, London Željko Lučić and Anna Netrebko give powerful performances and Phyllida Lloyd directs this imperfect yet intriguing revamp Macbeth, in one form or another, seems almost ubiquitous…
Simon Mayo on Transforming ‘Itch’ into an Explosive Opera, Redefining Musical Magic
With an aria to the periodic table and a hero dying of radiation sickness, the broadcaster’s YA novel has been transformed into an operatic thriller ‘Mozart didn’t have explosions’: Simon…
Mesmerizing Melodies Watch Alicia Keys’ Son Display Dazzling Piano Skills
Her husband Swizz Beats shared a clip of their son Egypt confidently playing the piano. Alicia Keys’ son has her musical ear. Her husband and Swizz Beats, who’s also involved in…
Skill Knows No Age Limit: Alicia Keys’ Son’s Impressive Piano Skills & 13 Celebrity Kids with Incredible Hidden Talents!
Proud mom Alicia Keys shared this video of her four-year-old son, Egypt Dean, playing the ‘Charlie Brown’ theme song on the piano — and the kid’s good! “Every morning waking the whole house…
Touching Piano Melodies 4-Year-Old Autistic Boy Inspires Millions with His Piano Skills
After being bought for an organ by her mother, Zuozuo (China) quickly showed her musical talent, being able to memorize melodies after a few practice sessions or play the instrument…
Virtuoso Revelations Hilary Hahn Opens Up About Her Remarkable Journey and the Completion of 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…
Beethoven’s Legacy Lives On Exploring the Influential Students, from Carl Czerny to Countesses
Ludwig van Beethoven has gone down in classical music history as a great, defiant, wild-haired composer genius. However, being a genius doesn’t always pay the bills. So throughout his life,…