Adorable Moment of Royal Princes William & Harry’s Piano Performance Will Melt Your Heart
Before the royal family kept hitting the news for its headaches, William and Harry played the piano as two carefree toddlers. The children of powerful people seem to be in…
Watch the Mind-Blowing Little Drummer Boy Blow Everyone Away with His Jaw-Dropping Improvised Beats
Improvised drums have been around for a while now. And while just about any drummer playing an improvised drum will attract passerby’s interest, this Philippines drummer boy certainly requires the…
Witness Music Come Alive Through the Magical Fingers of an 81-Year-Old Piano Virtuoso
Patrick Hynes and Brendan Kavanagh make for an impressive musical duo. If you like piano ditties, then this performance will make you smile. Do you remember the old-time piano players…
This Musician Transforms Mozart into Mind-Blowing Bluegrass Magic
Luca Stricagnoli delivers a stellar performance of Mozart’s Serenade in G on – would you believe it – a banjo. The beautiful music of Mozart has stood the test of…
Emotional Moment as 5-Year-Old Piano Prodigy Performs for 101-Year-Old Fan, Bringing Tears to Her Eyes
It is not often that you happen to run into a prodigy in your life… Most people never know it because special people are quiet, kind, and sensitive. People who’ve had…
The Secret of Mozart’s Everlasting Appeal: Why He Still Matters
One of my favorite passages in all of Mozart sounds nothing like him. In the opening bars of his String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, quiet notes from the violins and…
15 Composers Known for Their Unconventional Behavior
Of course, the great composers were all human. In fact, in terms of their faults and foibles, many of them were all too human. Vanity, greed, recklessness, temper, lust, you name it…
Debunking 10 Myths About Mozart
Did Mozart transcribe Allegri’s Miserere after hearing it just once? Does listening to his music make you cleverer? We rethink ten myths commonly associated with the composer. 1. He died in a pauper’s grave…
Top 10 Films About Composers: A Journey through the Best and the Not-So-Great
Every subject matter under the sun – and beyond – has found its way into cinema over the years, and classical music is no exception. Many of the great composers have…
Unraveling the Enigma: Delving into Mozart’s Requiem
Was Mozart’s Requiem really commissioned by death? The story of the Requiem’s composition While working on The Magic Flute, Mozart received a commission from a stranger to compose a Requiem, but under conditions of…