Classical music News

Toronto - Duo Concertante are real-life couple Nancy Dahn and Tim Steeves. Hot off their Carnegie Hall debut in February, their new album (out on Marquis Classics) covers Beethoven's sonatas for violin and piano. As they explain, playing together isn't always easy.

Eisenach - Legend. Visionary. Romantic. Genius. These are certainly the terms to describe Johann Sebastian Bach, an 18th century German composer and musician (harpsichordist, violinist and violist). Today is his 328th birthday; it's time to remember his music.

Seattle - For those who enjoy classical music, and in particular the creation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is good to know that Seattle’s King FM Online offers throughout January a channel exclusively dedicated to the music of the famous Austrian composer.

Nashville - The Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN is as well known for its distinctive architecture, grand chandeliers and amazing acoustics, as it is for the wonderful music.

A musical composition by the Gustav Holst, which has been missing for over 50 years, is to be performed at a special concert in Cheltenham, the town of the composer's birth.

Toronto - The Toronto Summer Music Festival is growing in popularity amidst an ever-expanding roster of international and Canadian artists. It’s quickly becoming a summertime "must" for culture vultures interested in a myriad of musical expressions.

London - If you listen to certain hip-hop artists, you may think mother is only half a word. There is though, an entirely different type of black performer out there.

Experiments on mice have shown that playing soothing music during organ transplants leads to faster recoveries and extended life expectancies. The same positive effect could work on people.

Minneapolis - Would classical music stop loitering at various transit stations? Authorities at the Minneapolis Metro Transit system are experimenting with Ludwig van Beethoven to stop loiterers, vandalism and disorderly conduct.

Teaching The Life Of Music explores the life-changing (and sometimes life-saving) effects of a music program pioneered in the barrios of Venezuela and brought to Canada.