DJs try to revamp dance tunes by playing with live orchestra
Long-time DJs Graeme Park and Mike Pickering are hoping to revive some of the classic tunes they used to play by bringing an orchestra on … Read more
CLASSICAL
16 Acts Making The Cello One Of The Coolest Instruments Ever
The cello has long ago broken out of its image merely as an instrument to be used by symphony orchestras or in a traditional, classical … Read more
Chineke!: Europe’s first professional orchestra for black and minority ethnic musicians
Chineke! is the first orchestra to be established in Europe for musicians of black or minority ethnic origins. Nwanoku believes that it needs to take … 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
How the London Symphony Orchestra recorded the soundtrack of Candy Crush Soda Saga
Candy Crush is undoubtedly a commuter’s best friend: rows of green, purple and golden-colored candies fill up smartphone screens and lighten up the mood even … Read more
This inspiring documentary takes you through the creation of a cello from scratch
The sound of the cello expresses intimacy, warmth, fullness and is at the same time lyrical, tragic, epic and melancholic. How can all this be … Read more
Orchestra Joins In On David Gilmour New Album
David Gilmour, the famed Pink Floyd guitarist is set to release a new album that will include the accompaniment of musicians outside of his normal … Read more
Rhapsody in Blue is the Musical Kaleidoscope of America
“What is American music?” read the headline of an article appearing on the January 4th, 1924 edition of the New York Tribune: such article was … Read more
What do young Londoners know about classical music?
The annual BBC Proms came to an earlier the month of July 2015 with its traditional final night at the Royal Albert Hall. But if … Read more
L.A. Philharmonic offers free Virtual Reality performances of Beethoven’s Fifth
Have you ever hoped you could be so immersed in a music performance that you were actually able to discern the slightest eye movement of … Read more
Unique photo revealed: is this Mozart’s wife, Constanze?
While there is plenty of pictorial evidence depicting Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart—as a child sitting by his piano and as an adult wearing his signature red … Read more
Musician Invents a Trombone That Shoots Flames Out Of It
Valentin Guerin, 25, is a French aspiring professional trombonist who came up with a crazy new invention: he calls it the ‘Pyro-Trombone’. Guerin invented the … Read more
This Soprano’s Voice on Helium is the Most Adorable Thing We’ve Heard in a While
Everyone knows all you need to do is inhale some helium to sound like Donald Duck or the Chipmunks. After a welcome party, opera singer … Read more
Seven Beautiful Classical Music-Inspired Sand Artworks
We are used to thinking about music in terms of acoustic rather than visual components. However, sand can offer beautiful visual representations of musical instruments … Read more
Contemporary Classical Music Through the Eyes of a Graphic Designer
Sometimes if you want to change the way things are done it’s better to bring a fresh perspective to the table. That seems to have … Read more