Perhaps the most famous film about a composer, Miloš Forman’s 1984 Amadeus, brings to life the rivalry between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri. The only film about a composer to win an Academy Award for Best Motion Picture, Amadeus

Hold onto your flower crowns, folks, because International Peace & Love Day is bursting onto the scene on July 7 like a confetti cannon of pure joy. It’s the kind of day when the world hopes to hit the pause

Gustav Mahler(1860 – 1911) once boldly proclaimed, “My time is yet to come,” a statement that foreshadowed the extraordinary legacy he would leave behind. His work serves as a bridge between the rich Austro-Germanic musical tradition and the daring experimentation

Klaus Mäkelä is a sudden superstar in the classical music world. Born in 1996, he is the most successful twentysomething conductor in the world today…and accordingly, one of the most controversial. Everyone in the field is asking: is he at

Vladimir Ashkenazy, born in Gorky, Soviet Union, on 6 July 1937, stands as one of the most revered pianists and conductors of his era. A child prodigy, he rose to international fame through standout performances at the Chopin Competition in

Friedrich Wieck (1785-1873) is best-known as Clara Wieck Schumann’s litigious father, the man who did everything he could to keep his daughter from marrying Robert Schumann. However, he was also a well-respected piano teacher. Despite the fact that he only

Classical musicians often put music into boxes. Sonatas and symphonies are considered Serious with a capital S, whereas waltzes and dance music are often dismissed as mere light trifles. So it may come as a surprise to find out that

Wanda Landowska, born in Warsaw on 5 July 1879, stands as a pivotal figure in the twentieth-century revival of early music. Her mastery of the harpsichord transformed the instrument from a historical artefact into a vibrant instrument for modern concert