23 January 2020. A day the earth seemed to stand still. A day that will be remembered for generations to come. Just twenty-four hours before the Chinese New Year’s Eve, when the population of the world’s most populous country was

From Strauss’s Salome to Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and beyond, some of the most famous pieces in classical music history began as scandals. (Read “The Most Controversial Classical Music Ever Written, Part 1”.) When these five works first hit the

Sit still, phones off, listen quietly, and no clapping between movements – curious about how our norms of concert-going developed, and the deeper meaning behind them? Look no further! Gabriel Fauré: 3 Songs, Op. 7: No. 1. Après un rêve

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart may be the most famous musical child prodigy of the Classical Era, but he was by no means the only one. Today, we’re looking at other musicians from Mozart’s lifetime who were also celebrated child prodigies. Many

Felix Mendelssohn is often credited as the man who popularised Johann Sebastian Bach. Although he mounted important performances of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, leading to a Bach revival, Felix was not the only member of his family who made this

I consider myself a fortunate man, because I often get what I wish for. When “dream come true” serves merely as a polite greeting for others, it somehow works for me: though only in matters of location rather than romance.

Frédéric Chopin is one of the most influential composers in classical music history. Best known for his piano works – especially his nocturnes, mazurkas, polonaises, waltzes, and preludes – Chopin transformed the piano into a vehicle for searing lyricism and

A set of short anonymous poems in Boston’s Musical Herald did a poetical job of setting out the history in limericks, along with unique rhyming spellings. We started in the 18th century with Gluck and then Haydn, and then looked