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Imagine if you mixed a classical concert with the screenplays to Phone Booth and Speed and you’d get the film Grand Piano.
Grand Piano is a film about Tom Selznick (played by Elijah Wood), an up-and-coming concert pianist that … [Read More]
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Classical music has always been an afterthought at the industry-insider festival but in recent years the genre has slowly been given a much more integrated chance through inclusions on experimental/alternative showcases. Proportionally in comparison to the festival’s whole lineup, there … [Read More]
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How many out there can remember the one member of the Sailor Moon team who’s greatest strengths was playing the violin?!
Sailor Neptune, the alternate identity of Michiru Kaioh (or Michelle Kaioh in the English adaptations), was part of the … [Read More]
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Any musicians out there ever tried touring with a pipe organ? Probably not, and if they did exist, they’d know it’s a bitch. That’s going to change with Cameron Carpenter.
“The Organist,” Carpenter will be introducing a technological marvel of … [Read More]
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Budding classical collective rabble The Nouveau Classical are taking to Kickstarter in funding a new ballet seeking to break barriers between music & movement, inspired by the Millennial Generation’s balancing act of hope & survival.
Led by Artistic Director Sugar … [Read More]
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Either you’re really famous or really rich to have a custom-made piano in the design of your logo. Luckily for NBA player Kobe Bryant, he’s both.
My collection of masterpieces just hit a crescendo of domination #madebykobe pic.twitter.com/fRtkGzyGhv
— Kobe
In space no one can hear you scream, but they sure can hear damn good scores. Steven Price’s incredibly dramatic score for the acclaimed film Gravity won a hotly contested and mostly unpredictable category for Best Original Score. Price’s score … [Read More]
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A bitter sweet Oscar win for the short documentary film The Lady In Number 6 telling the story of Alice Herz-Sommer, who passed away last week at the age of 110. The film recounts the inspiring life of the world’s … [Read More]
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This year’s Academy Awards features a wild range of film scores that run the gamut in terms of sound and mood. From Hollywood heavy-hitters like John Williams to indie darlings such as Arcade Fire/Owen Pallett, film scores hit an all-time … [Read More]
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Created by Scylla Magda to Mark Harris’ “running forward_ to the object of ones affection” off his solo album The Angry Child, the new video encapsulates everything you could possibly visualize hearing this ambient pick of the week (in … [Read More]
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