Watch The Piano Guys Perform Silent Night with Plácido Domingo
The Piano Guys teamed up with legendary tenor Plácido Domingo to perform the ultimate Christmas classic and “intangible cultural heritage” Silent Night. The Utah-based duo … Read more
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Interview with pianist and composer Angelo Rapan
Pianist and composer Angelo Rapan recently released his debut album, Songs of Leaving. This work, which blends new age with a strictly classical background, tells … Read more
Video Game Music is an Ally to Classical Music
Classical music participation in the US suffered a 29 percent dip in the last twenty years, and, since 2010, the orchestras of Philadelphia, Louisville, and … Read more
Eager for something different? Try the Lippens keyboard
In the late 1880s. Paul von Janko introduced an innovative keyboard which was meant to overcome the limitations of the traditional piano, namely the geometry … Read more
The Sea Organ in Zadar is the True Expression of the Music of the Sea
How do you picture the music of the sea? Debussy had fashioned a combination of traditional orchestral work and impressionistic harmonies, Sibelius honored the legendary … Read more
‘Bubble piano’ plays bubbles in sync with Beethoven’s Ode to Joy
MIT researchers recently translated the ebullient spirit of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy into real bubbles. On a piano-like surface—which is boiling, we have to add– bubbles … Read more
Watch Composer David Housden talk about the making of a video game soundtrack
What is the creative process behind the composition of video game soundtracks? Eurogamer tries to answer that by interviewing David Housden, a BAFTA-nominated composer. You … Read more
Have You Ever Heard of Music for Cats?
Now that pets are treated more and more like actual human beings or particularly spoiled children, we cannot be surprised by the fact that the … Read more
Music notes can help you solve the Rubik Cube!
Ever since being introduced to the markets in 1974, the Rubik Cube has made millions of humans elated (upon their being able to complete it) … Read more
Interview with artistic director and choreographer Austin McCormick
This eclectic mix comes with a solid foundation of baroque dance, which McCormick has been pursuing since he was eight on top of a ballet … Read more
At the Ping Pong concerto, bouncing balls and instruments play in unison
Despite the fact that musicians are adopting a more contemporary approach to classical music (do you remember Anne Sophie Mutter’s stint with a GoPro or … Read more
The Piano Guys cover A Sky Full of Stars
Back in 2011, the Piano Guys were managing a fledgeling Youtube channel that had started as a business venture attempting to sell pianos through social … Read more
3 Questions with Anneleen Lenaerts, Principal Harpist of the Vienna Philharmonic
Back in 2011, Belgian harpist Anneleen Lenaerts, now a soloist at the Vienna Philharmonic, recorded an album containing harp arrangements of Chopin’s and Liszt’s most … Read more
Watch Yo Yo Ma and Misty Copeland perform for Stephen Colbert
At The Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert, principal dancer Misty Copeland discussed her upcoming documentary, A Ballerina’s Tale and her stand when it comes … Read more
This might be the best orchestral version of Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody is, by all means, one of the most artistically elaborate songs of the past four decades, seamlessly integrating elements of opera, ballads and … Read more