Category Archives: Media section

On January 24th, the “Orchestre de Dior” played for a fashion show in Paris, according to the journalist Thomas Adamson. A collection of 30 musicians performed Koudlam’s composer electronic music. […]

A tower made of glass will be the next home for the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra in Hamburg.  Journalist Amanda Anger describes the so-called Elbphilharmonie in this article. Beneath […]

For how long have street musicians existed as a phenomena? These vintage pictures in black and white show street musicians from the 20th century. To see them, click here!

Megan Ihnen, mezzo-soprano singer, sees musicians as much more than instrumentalists. A responsibility as important as instrumental technique rests on their shoulders: the success of the emotional experience given to […]

Though cellphones are usually forbidden during classical concerts, the Philadelphia orchestra actually encourages them. The reason is LiveNote, a cell phone app that visually represents the structure of musical masterpieces, […]

If people don’t want to go out to classical music concerts, the National Symphony Orchestra will join them instead, even in a nightclub. Although most clubbers usually frequent Echostage for […]

A study from the National Endowments for the Arts has identified three factors that explain why 31 million Americans chose not to participate in cultural activities in 2014: time, accessibility […]

Academic subjects are apparently easier to learn with the aid of art. An example? Studying geometry through Kandinsky’s paintings, or painting tempo and instrumental colors from music. According to journalist […]

CNRS’s researcher in France Stéphane Dorin explains in this interview that classical music could benefit from embracing digital technologies. In fact, music pedagogy through digitals platforms might be a way […]