Hungarian pianist and conductor Zoltan Kocsis dies aged 64
Internationally acclaimed pianist Zoltan Kocsis, renowned for his interpretations of Bartok and others, died in Budapest on Sunday aged 64 after a long illness. The … Read more
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Research shows music therapy reduces depression among children and adolescents
Children aged between 8 and 16 experience lower levels of depression if they receive music therapy. That’s one of the main findings to come out … Read more
Watch a mezzo soprano perform to airline passengers at 40,000 feet
Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins performed a rendition of “Somewhere over the Rainbow” to first-class passengers on a British Airways flight to Russia. Jenkins was joined … Read more
Metamorphestra uniting classical and pop music
Los Angeles-based Metamorphestra is a recently founded orchestra which, as its name suggests, specializes in transforming music. Taking well-known pop songs, the ensemble’s founder Nick … Read more
Glenn Meling: Minnesota
Glenn Meling’s recent release Minnesota stands out as a pop/rock album because its nine tracks are built around one subject or narrative present throughout. The … Read more
New York Philharmonic launches Young People’s Concerts Play
Leonard Bernstein’s engaging and insightful Young People’s Concerts helped introduce a whole generation to classical music. Now the New York Philharmonic has begun making available … Read more
Score from Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony exhibited before auction
The original score from Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 (the Resurrection Symphony) is to be auctioned Nov. 29 for the first time. It was exhibited … Read more
The Lost Operas of Mozart
City Opera Vancouver gave three performances of the Lost Operas of Mozart in Oct 2016, a two-hour production bringing together three works left unfinished by … Read more
Research finds musicians three times more likely to suffer depression
In what is being described as the largest survey of its kind in the world, Help Musicians UK has found alarming rates of depression and … Read more
Watch and see if you know these 25 facts about classical music
Youtube channel List 25 has taken a stab at classical music. The result is a humorous and for some informative look at 25 well known … Read more
Musician forced to check viola in hold by Lufthansa
Sekyeong Cheon, deputy principal violist at the Finnish National Opera, was forced to check her viola into the hold of a Lufthansa flight last week … Read more
Violin made from Winston Churchill’s cigar box sells for more than £6,000
A violin made in the 1950s out of one of Winston Churchill’s cigar boxes sold for over £6,000 in a recent auction. Self-taught violinmaker William … Read more
Why is a German orchestra’s planned performance in Turkey so controversial?
Last week, Germany’s Foreign Ministry abruptly cancelled a planned performance by the Dresden Symphony Orchestra in Istanbul. The performance was to have been the Turkish … Read more
Phil Gammage: Used man for Sale
Texas-born blues artist Phil Gammage’s latest release is “Used man for Sale,” a 10-track record that draws on some blues and pop influences. At its … Read more
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra reaches $25 million funding goal
Amid all the news of cuts at orchestras and musicians on strike in defence of pay, it’s something of a relief to hear a successful … Read more