Every String Quartet Needs a Ping-Pong Player
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Get ready to witness some impressive multitasking alongside well-known tunes from Joplin and Bizet.
'Original DREAMer' Tereza Lee Talks Immigration Rights and Plays Chopin
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Tereza Lee, dubbed the Original DREAMer, joined WQXR host Elliott Forrest in the Greene Space for a live taping of the Brian Lehrer Show to discuss her activism and play Chopin.
5 Arrangements of 'Ave Maria' That Freshen up an Old Classic
Monday, September 18, 2017
Schubert's "Ave Maria" seems to be everywhere. Which is exactly why we welcome these peaceful, powerful — and sometimes, unusual — arrangements.
Must Stravinsky Be Both Seen and Heard? Pina Bausch's 'Rite of Spring' Delivers a Convincing Yes
Monday, September 18, 2017
David Patrick Stearns reviews “The Rite of Spring” as choreographed by Pina Bausch at Brooklyn Academy of Music and asks whether Stravinsky must be both seen and heard.
Which Composer's Ominous Music Is Used in 'The Defenders'?
Friday, September 15, 2017
The bad guys in the new superhero miniseries “The Defenders” really like Brahms. A lot.
Family Friendly Concerts for the Fall Season
Friday, September 15, 2017
Here is a list of family-friendly concerts for you and your little ones to enjoy this fall.
'Beauty in the Suffering' — Texas Man Finds Music Amid Harvey's Destruction
Friday, September 15, 2017
When Aric Harding returned to his flooded Texas home, he took a moment to play the piano. The video went viral, and launched a good-willed campaign to get him a new instrument.
9 Amazing, Stirring and Electrifying Moments from Proms 2017
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Proms 2017 featured some amazing and borderline unreal performances. Here are just a few of our favorites.
Hilary Hahn With Bach, Ives and American Throwbacks
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Revisit Hahn's 2011 Tiny Desk concert — and her Ives-inspired medley.
Composer, Alchemist, Poet and ... Time Traveler Immortal?
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
The Count of St. Germain is one of history's most tantalizing enigmas. He may be remembered for those rumors of alchemy and immortality, but he was a composer, too.
How Do Classical Composers Use Folk Music?
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
For centuries, composers have been drawing on folk-music traditions to inspire their own compositions. Here's just a taste of how it's been done.
Here's Your Expert Guide to Classical Concerts, 2017 Fall Season
Monday, September 11, 2017
We asked leading musicians, music writers, and music lovers for their top picks for the upcoming fall season, and here's what they recommend.
Toy Pianos Aren’t Playing Around
Monday, September 11, 2017
Jennifer Gersten examines the history of the toy piano.
A Flash Mob Descended Upon A Mall to Play Marquez's 'Danzon No. 2'
Friday, September 08, 2017
It's yet another perfect orchestral flash mob, courtesy of Veracruz's Xalapa Symphony Orchestra.
Pentatonix's Kevin Olusola Beatboxes Bach
Friday, September 08, 2017
The Pentatonix beatboxer puts a new beat on a Bach favorite.
The Buniatishvili Sisters Perform Piazzolla ... In the Middle of a Forest
Friday, September 08, 2017
The pianist and her sister performed a four-hand improvisation of “Libertango” for a docu-concert film, set in a forest.
Philip Glass' Hypnotic MISHIMA Gets a Colorful Makeover
Friday, September 08, 2017
The final piece from the 1985 film's soundtrack provides the perfect music for a colorful wonderland for this string quartet.
Watch Sarah Willis' Majestic Alpine Horn Performance
Thursday, September 07, 2017
Sarah Willis of the Berlin Philharmonic loves her French horn. But see her take the challenge to the Alpine horn.
Watch the Argus Quartet Perform Haydn for their Midday Masterpiece
Thursday, September 07, 2017
Midday Masterpieces have resumed, and things got started with this Haydn selection from the Argus Quartet.
What Was the First Symphony, and Who Wrote It?
Wednesday, September 06, 2017
If only the answer were so easy.
