Growing up in Hong Kong, it’s fairly typical that I’ve been a pianist my whole life. I’ve hammered out everything from Bach to Rachmaninoff with a kind of stubborn focus. The piano is my territory; it is familiar, reliable, and

Interested in dipping your toe in the massive ocean that is classical music? Then keep reading! Today we’re looking at twenty facts about classical music that will give you an overview of what classical music is, its extensive history, its

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Filmed on 22 November 2024 at the Auditorium de Radio France in Paris, the collaboration between conductor Mikko Franck, contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Maîtrise de Radio France marked some very special and important

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My first word was actually a command. Picture rather an insubstantial baby – consisting mostly of a tuft of white-blonde hair – strapped into the back seat of a car. My dad was driving our family somewhere and had chosen