“The trouble with being interested in classical music is that people look at you funny,” confesses writer Daniel Handler. To introduce audiences to classical music, he imagined and created the […]
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Opera, the hero of patient music-lovers
To improve a listener’s self-esteem, one should sing “Quando me’n vo’” to him, from Puccini’s opera, La Bohème. Originally developed in Sweden and now based in England, the project is […]
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Vox pop Elektra (Opéra de Montréal, 2015)
The Revue québécoise d’art lyrique asks both a listener attending the opera for the first time and a frequent opera-goer their impressions on the second production of the 2015-2016 season. […]
Vox pop Madama Butterfly (Opéra de Montréal, 2015)
The Revue québécoise d’art lyrique asked some members of the audience to discuss their impressions after the first night of Madama Butterfly. Also see the reaction of Eric Champagne, composer […]
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A 360-degree Concert
Filmed by the Google Cultural Institute, this video allows audiences to observe The Philadelphia Orchestra, led by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, from angles that make one feel like part of the […]
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Epic performance
After being named Artistic Director of the Berlin Philharmonic, the maestro Vasily Petrenko could not restrain his joy while conducting Alexander Scriabin’s “Poem of Ecstasy.” Does filming the ecstasy of […]
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Bugs Bunny at the New York Philharmonic
As a tribute to Looney Tunes, the New York Philharmonic replaced the Barber of Seville with the famous bunny… of Seville. Featuring Bugs Bunny, this video has reached more than […]
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Music is wonderful, but not mysterious
Philosophy professor at Columbia University in New York, Lydia Goehr, demystifies the phenomena of music from a philosophical perspective. Understanding the functions of music facilitates greater understanding of the power […]
Klavierkunst, the peace’s promoter pianist
When conflicts emerge somewhere in the world, like the attacks in Paris on November 13th 2015, pianist David Martello goes to the conflict zone with his grand piano – he […]
A piano for every repertoire?
Curious to see what a Nintendo piano looks like? To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Nintendo’s Mario Bros, composer Sonya Belousova and filmaker Tom Grey have combined forces to create […]
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