Battle, Drumroll and Enlightenment
A week into Beethovenfest, the magic has failed to subside. The air is still abuzz with excitement with concerts taking...
Alexei Volodin
A Steinway artiste, Volodin is set to perform two concerts at the NCPA this month. Acclaimed for his highly sensitive...
A HEAVY WEIGHT ROMANTIC BOUNTY FROM THE VIENNA PHILHARMONIC
After two successive evenings with the Royal Concertgebouw it was the turn of the Vienna Philharmonic. What great orchestras they both are but sounded very different in tone quality; the former with much warmth and gravitas, the latter more streamlined...
The Quintessence of Three Composers
Quintessence is defined as the exemplar of a quality or class. In the context of the second day of Beethovenfest,...
LATE ROMANTIC SYMPHONIST FROM THE CONCERTGEBOUW
It was with great applause that the audience welcomed the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra from Amsterdam to the Lucerne Festival. The...
Striking a chord with students!
ABRSM’s new Guitar syllabus and books are out today! The new ABRSM guitar syllabus from 2019 is out today. For the first time Guitar Exam Pieces books at Grades 1-5 will also be available. The new syllabus includes a variety...
TWO RUSSIAN EVENINGS AT THE LUCERNE FESTIVAL
Home to major symphony orchestras from all over the world the Lucerne Festival is very special for this reason alone....
Mapping the Musical Genome: The Waltzing Strauss Family
The extraordinary dynasty of dance music composers and musicians named Strauss originated in the Hungarian town of Buda. Around 1750,...