Today is the 29th anniversary of the first performance of “The Phantom of the Opera,” which is currently the longest-running musical on Broadway. Andrew Lloyd … Read more
Most classical music fans, when asked their opinion of the sound of Berlin, would likely assume you meant the acoustics in the Berlin Philharmonie or … Read more
The British Museum is leading investigations to discover the original owner of a collection of gold treasure found inside a vintage piano in England. The … Read more
Have you always cherished a dream of becoming an opera star but never quite made it a reality? Well, this might be your chance…if you … Read more
A conductor of an Italian orchestra was fired after telling an audience full of children at a performance shortly after Christmas that Santa does not … Read more
If you thought you’d heard every possible version of We wish you a merry Christmas you can imagine, try out this performance by a Swedish … Read more
Chopin’s Minute Waltz usually takes between 90 seconds and two minutes to perform. But one pianist has taken the title of the work literally and … Read more
The community of Winters, California, has an interesting way of getting rid of its old pianos. So much so that the piano drop appears to … Read more
Now that December has rolled around, we’re free to start talking about our favourite Christmas music. Last year, we put together a list of some … Read more
So what could be better? You wait with anticipation for your present during the upcoming holiday season and are delighted when you receive a t-shirt … Read more
Apple ringtones have become about as ubiquitous as it is possible to be in these times of rapidly changing technology. But have you ever imagined … Read more
It doesn’t look like most of the members of this orchestra knew what the trombone players were planning during the playing of Prokofiev’s “Dance of … Read more
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
Many people would probably tell you that the distance between classical and hip hop is about as far as any two musical genres could be. … Read more
To mark the birthday of Georges Bizet, who was born on this day in 1838 and is best known for composing Carmen, how about this … Read more