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Venezuela wins Guinness record for world's largest orchestra

"If you break a string, don't stop. If you lose the score, go on by heart, but don't stop," conductor Andrés David Ascanio said before the performance.

23 November 2021

Art

Swing from clouds at Russia's new 'Serenity and Delight’ exhibition

The new show, based in St. Petersburg's Manezh Central Exhibition Hall, was curated with the goal of creating a 'soft and relaxing atmosphere'.

17 November 2021

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Venezuela pursues world's largest orchestra record

Hundreds of violins, violas and double basses sounded at Venezuela's military academy on Saturday, then woodwinds, brass and percussion gradually joined in — thousands of musicians, mostly children and adolescents, with one goal: setting the record as the world's largest orchestra.

14 November 2021

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Konstantin Ishkhanov: InClassica is ‘beacon of light’ for music fans

Partner content presented by InClassica

Just imagine, 37 renowned soloists, 11 esteemed conductors and seven leading international orchestras in one place. That's exactly what the acclaimed InClassica International Music Festival in Dubai offered audiences from August 28 to September 26, 2021.

8 November 2021

Musica

Operalia's rising stars take the Bolshoi by storm

Musica meets the rising stars of opera at 28th edition of Operalia, held this year for the first time at Moscow's iconic Bolshoi theatre.

4 November 2021

Cult

InClassica - the world's biggest musical observatory

In partnership with InClassica International Music Festival

The InClassica International Music Festival in Dubai attracts some of the world's most talented musicians and reaches new audiences.

2 November 2021

Scenes

Meet the classically trained violinist turned grime artist

In partnership with Media City

“I didn't expect grime violin to take off as much as it has. People say, you're a pioneer and I was just doing what I love."

1 November 2021

Cult

Contemporary composer Alexey Shor takes centre stage at InClassica International Music Festival

In partnership with InClassica International Music Festival

Contemporary composer Alexey Shor was one of the composers who featured at the 2021 InClassica International Music Festival, with a series of his most beloved pieces performed by renowned soloists and orchestras. He received high praise from audiences, musicians, and critics.

31 October 2021

Culture news

Bernard Haitink, 'unshowy' dutch conductor, dies aged 92

Haitink was nominated for nine Grammy Awards and won two, for 2003 opera recording with the Royal Opera for Janácek’s “Jenufa” and for 2008 orchestral performance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 4.

22 October 2021

Musica

Jonas Kaufmann mesmerises Athens in a stunning setting

For more than 20 years, tenor Jonas Kaufmann has been singing at opera houses all over the world. Now he has made his debut at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens.

21 October 2021

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Artificial Intelligence helps complete Beethoven Symphony

The world premiere was presented last Saturday (9 October) in Bonn, Germany, the birth city of the legendary composer. It took two years for an international team of experts to complete the work.

13 October 2021

Art

This 19th century portrait of Chopin was found at a flea market

Thrifted at a Polish flea market in the early 1990s, a peeling portrait of the virtuoso pianist has finally been restored and dated back to the 19th century.

11 October 2021

Musica

A new chapter: Gustavo Dudamel's story at the Paris Opera begins.

Muscia meets Venezuelan conductor and recently appointed head of the Paris Opera, Gustavo Dudamel.

7 October 2021

Culture news

World's best pianists gather in Poland for Chopin competition

The world-renowned piano competition makes a return to Warsaw's National Philharmonic this month in order to crown its next virtuoso.

4 October 2021

Musica

Verdi's Rigoletto marks return to normality for Royal Opera House

Antonio Pappano conducts a new version of Verdi's Rigoletto at the Royal Opera House in London, starring Carlos Alvarez in the title role of the court jester and Lisette Oropesa as his tragic daughter Gilda.

23 September 2021

Cult

Dubai plays host to the InClassica International Music Festival

In partnership with InClassica International Music Festival

The world's most famous musicians descend on Dubai for the 10th anniversary of the InClassica International Music Festival.

22 September 2021

Cult

Pianist Andrey Gugnin performs Alexey Shor's 'Childhood Memories'

In partnership with InClassica International Music Festival

Moscow-born pianist Andrey Gugnin performs Alexey Shor's Childhood Memories, a composition that reflects on memories from his childhood as well as the daily life with his own children.

20 September 2021

Cult

Watch back: Cellist virtuoso Mischa Maisky performs Russian repertoire

In partnership with InClassica International Music Festival

Mischa Maisky is considered to be one of the most important cellists of our time. He performed at the InClassica International Music Festival under the baton of Sergey Smbatyan, a renowned expert in the Russian repertoire.

16 September 2021

Cult

Watch back: Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja performs hauntingly beautiful arias

In partnership with InClassica International Music Festival

Watch the "Operatic Gala: From Malta with Love" concert starring Joseph Calleja live from the InClassica international music festival.

15 September 2021

Musica

Sonya Yoncheva explores her creative prowess with 'Gala in Sofia'

Sonya Yoncheva, the Bulgarian star soprano, explores a new role and is now organising concerts herself. Accompanied by Plácido Domingo, she puts her mastery of music and stage to the test in "Gala in Sofia" with the awe-inspiring Alexander Nevsky Cathedral as a backdrop.

9 September 2021