An Arkansas organist is playing 18 hours of Bach this year, one lunch break at a time
To commemorate the 275th anniversary of Bach's death, Colin MacKnight is performing all of Bach's organ works throughout 2025 ...
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Discover 8 Must-Visit Destinations for Lovers of Classical Architecture and Iconic Design
The Cradle of Western Architecture Athens is like a time machine that transports you back to the very roots of Western ...
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Biss, BBCSO, Hrůša, Barbican review - electrifying Shostakovich at a crucial time
At the end of an exhausting week in which Holocaust Memorial Day struck a more urgent note than ever as fascism started ...
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All in the balance: Bachtrack’s Classical Music Statistics 2024
What changes did the classical music world see in 2024? Are existing trends continuing, or slowing? With more than 30,000 ...
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Commentary: Why is classical music classical to me?
When I turn on my car radio in the last decades of my life, I tune it first to classical music. How and why did this come to be? I play no instruments and my ear and voice are not musically ...
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Widmann, LSO, Pappano, Barbican review - razor-sharp attack in adrenalin charges
Perhaps all great music counterpoints and comments on the times, but Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra have been searingly congruent. Before he took up his post as Chief Conductor, ...
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Classical music soothes babies’ hearts while still in the womb
Discover the positive effects of classical music on the brain and heart. Studies show how classical music can benefit both ...
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One of the Oldest Surviving Operas by a Black American Composer Will Be Performed for the First Time—138 Years After It Was Written
Edmond Dédé's 1887 magnum opus "Morgiane"—billed as "the most important opera never heard"—will finally get its premiere ...
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Baylor Piano Majors to Premiere Pieces from Professor’s New Book on Composer Florence Price
In celebration of the publication, Baylor piano majors will premiere all 20 pieces of Florence Price: Rediscovered Gems for ...
Famed Classical Pianist Sets Out to Perform 1 Piece of Music for 22 Hours Straight — or 840 Times in a Row!
Tickets for the entirety of the event will cost £100 (or roughly $124), while those who prefer to dip in for a short time can ...
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Famed Classical Pianist Sets Out to Perform 1 Piece of Music for 22 Hours Straight — or 840 Times in a Row!
Sebastian Reuter/Getty Igor Levit is taking on one of classical music's most daunting challenges ... Tickets for the entirety of the event will cost £100 (or roughly $124), while those ...
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Bob Dylan Biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’ Ranks Among the Top 10 All-Time Top-Grossing Music Biopics: Here’s the Top 25
The films on this list cover a wide range of genres, including rap, classical, country ... it to break into the top 10 on our list of music biopics with the highest worldwide grosses.