On April 5, 2025, the world lost a towering figure in the realm of classical music. Luiz de Moura Castro, the celebrated Brazilian pianist, educator, and recording artist, passed away at the age of 84 after a prolonged struggle with

Women composers in the eighteenth century faced a number of obstacles to becoming composers. At the time, music-making was widely viewed as an ornamental accomplishment for women: an ability to make them more attractive on the marriage market…not a calling

A musical life is both short and long. During a lifetime, a composer must make musical and creative progress. Repeating the same material over and over does not lead to a fulfilled artist. It is the new which excites the

Édouard Lalo (1823- 1892), a Frenchman with Spanish ancestry, is primarily celebrated for his Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21. It is a radiant masterpiece that fuses French finesse with the intoxicating rhythms of the habanera and the seguidilla. It was brought

Warning: Opinions Ahead, Proceed with Care! Music is often hailed as a universal language, capable of transcending borders and expressing emotions that words alone often fail to capture. However, within its vast repertoire lies a sharper edge: the tradition of

For 50 years, the Schubertiade has been a haven for lovers of Franz Schubert’s music, transforming the quaint Austrian towns of Schwarzenberg and Hohenems into cultural hubs for chamber music and lieder. Founded in 1976, the Schubertiade has evolved from

Many music history lovers know that Johann Sebastian Bach had many children: twenty kids by two wives. What fewer people know is that the wider Bach family was famously fertile…as well as famously musical. In fact, the Wikipedia article on

There comes a moment in a musician and composer’s life, where the question of teaching music is asked. Particularly when it comes to teaching their own children, and transmitting both the passion and the knowledge gained over the years to