I am sure you know this famous line from William Shakespeare’s historical play Richard III. During the Battle of Bosworth Field, the king desperately cries out, “A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse.” It’s all about medieval warfare,

Over the past few years, pianist Yunchan Lim’s career has turned into one giant accelerando. At the age of 18, he became the youngest winner in Van Cliburn Competition history, stunning both the hall and the Internet with his performance

What did Arnold Schoenberg, Igor Stravinsky, and Béla Bartók really think about their work and the world around them? Today, we’re looking at some of the most revealing interviews with some of the most influential composers of the twentieth century,

Ever fall in love? It’s the best way to describe how we string players feel about our cellos, violins, violas, and basses. After all, we will spend much more time with our instruments than even our spouses. And often, it

Dinner is the most important meal of the day. It doesn’t have to be fancy all the time, but it is the perfect occasion for letting the air out of your day. It is a time to leave the tensions

Richard Wagner was the manliest of composers. He was a titan who looked at opera and demanded more gods, added dragons, and maidens to guard the cursed gold. Wagner’s stories are not dainty salon entertainments; they are mythic endurance tests

I just love the piano music of Frédéric Chopin. It makes me laugh, it makes me sigh, it makes me feel as if the world has suddenly become brighter, softer, and a little more magical. There is something in the

The legacy of Henri Duparc (1848-1933), who died at Mont-de-Marsan on 12 February 1933, rests on a remarkably small body of works. Although he only composed a limited number of French mélodies, either sixteen or seventeen, depending on the source,