In April 2023, PBS’s long-running television series Great Performances released a new documentary called “Schumann: Genius and Madness.” This documentary is part of the miniseries Now Hear This, hosted by violinist and conductor Scott Yoo. Each episode features performances by

The pianist and pedagogue Heinrich Gustav Neuhaus was one of the most celebrated artists of his generation. His playing was described as “tempestuous,” and at the height of his powers, his technique was considered faultless. As a teacher he shaped

“Heaven must be in me before I can be in heaven” As a composer, Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) might not be a household name, but he is remembered as a teacher of several generations of British composers at the RCM

In all the numbered composer groups, such as Les Six or The Five, one you rarely hear about were the Turkish Five. The five, Ahmet Adnan Saygun (1907-1991), Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906-1972), Cemal Reşit Rey (1904-1985), Hasan Ferit Alnar (1906-1978),

Learning scales is an essential step on the road to develop our playing. Once we learn the fingerings, we should be able to spontaneously play the scales that appear in the music even on sight. Learning all the modes can

Over more than 35 years, the American composer David Loeb (born in 1939) has composed music for early-music instruments. And that includes traditional Japanese instruments, which he has explored in collaboration with Kohei Nishikawa for nearly 20 years. He studied

Of all the famous compositions from the pen of Johann Sebastian Bach, the St John Passion and St Matthew Passion are truly some of the most remarkable masterpieces of religious music. Bach’s powerful settings detailing the last days of Christ’s

The musical — and to the extent, the artistic — brain needs to be continuously nurtured. Indeed, no other art form can have such an impact on the brain and how it perceives sounds. This nourishment and development should be