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Andrea Bocelli sings cinema classics

With his new album ‘Cinema’ reaching No.3 in the pop charts, Andrea Bocelli has become the first classical artist to have 10 top 10 albums.

03/11/2015

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Yo-Yo Ma celebrates life - and 60 - with a new album

_Songs from the Arc of Life_ is Ma's latest release, a musical journey he shares with his long-time friend, pianist Kathryn Stott.

12/10/2015

Culture news

Arvo Pärt: the most performed living composer

He is the most performed living composer in the world. A devout Russian Orthodox, Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, who turned 80 this year, is often

22/09/2015

Musica

William Christie's 'Musical Gardens'

A very unique festival in the gardens of a country house in Vendée, North-west France; a Baroque music festival in the open air, amid clipped hedges

17/09/2015

Musica

Watch Fidelio at the Salzburg Festival with Jonas Kaufmann & Adrianne Pieczonka

13/08/2015

USA

Stolen Stradivarius returned to rightful owners 35 years after disappearance

A stolen rare violin made in 1734 has been returned to the family of its rightful owner by authorities in the United States. Known as the Ames

07/08/2015

Musica

Dudamel's gift of Beethoven to brotherly Bogota

Celebrated Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel revels in bringing the entire spectrum of Beethoven's symphonies to Colombia in a further triumph for the groundbreaking Simón Bolivar Orchestra

21/07/2015

Musica

Rehearsing with the Simón Bolívar, an orchestra like no other

In this extra feature Maestro Dudamel tells Musica about what it means to belong to the Simón Bolívar Orchestra and speaks of Beethoven’s importance

21/07/2015

Musica

Watch Plácido Domingo’s Operalia 2015 Final Round

16/07/2015

Culture news

International Tchaikovsky Competition a life- changing accolade

Two Russians, a Romanian and a Mongolian have been honoured at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for 2015. The prestigious event takes in

13/07/2015

United Kingdom

I hope you’ll sleep through my music, says British composer

17/06/2015

Culture news

Restored Liszt concert hall latest jewel in Budapest's musical crown

Franz Liszt founded Budapest’s Liszt Academy 140 years ago and in that time it has established a global reputation for musical excellence. It

08/06/2015

Culture news

Spend summer with Wagner

The legendary Wagner Opera Festival in Bayreuth runs until April 28. While in Italy, the Macerata Opera Festival focuses on traditional Italian operas and runs until August 9.

08/06/2015

Culture news

Arab and Israeli musicians in sweet harmony

The Polyphony Foundation aims to bring young Arab and Jewish musicians together. The foundation was created in 2011 by New York residents Deborah and

05/06/2015

Culture news

Violin virtuosos compete in Brussels for prestige and a Stradivarius

The twelve violin finalists in the Queen Elisabeth International Competition prepare for the grand final.

27/05/2015

Business

Rostropovich Festival in Bustling Baku

The Mstislav Rostropovich Festival is on in Baku the event is in honour of cellist and conductor Rostropovich. Rostropovitch is considered one of the

22/05/2015

Cuba

An historic return to Cuba: Minnesota Orchestra performs in Havana

Minnesota Orchestra has returned to Cuba, for the first time in 85 years. It has become the first major orchestra from the United States to play in

16/05/2015

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Germany remembers

08/05/2015

Musica

What is life? Music and science combine in "Interplay" in Stockholm to offer answers

Bridging the gap between music and science: it’s the dream, and the objective, of a young, talented and successful conductor. In Stockholm, where he

16/04/2015

Musica

Yuja Wang wows Vienna with Prokofiev's concerto No. 2

Prodigious technique, wildly imaginative and breath-taking stage presence…. just some of the glowing descriptions which follow Chinese pianist Yuja

19/03/2015