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An amazing NEW musical experience – Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra to Play Carnegie Hall Oct 14-15

Experience the splendid appeal of Chinese melodies with the magnificence of a Western symphony orchestra, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra will certainly play two performances at Carnegie Hall on October 14-15, as part of its 2017 Shen Yun world tour.   Other stops this fall will consist of Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, the Boston Symphony Hall and […]

New Classical Chinese Concert at Boston Symphony Hall, Massachusetts – Oct. 13, 2017

In its continued effort to bring the best classical concerts to its patrons, the Greatest Performance (www.greatestperformance.org) has announced a new Chinese concert of Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra scheduled at 8:00 PM on October 13, 2017, at Boston Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts. “Through the universal language of music, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra is taking you […]

Top 5 Concert Halls To Enjoy A Classical Music Concert In The US

Here are five of the most popular concert halls in the US: The Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall , Walt Disney Concert Hall, Avery Fisher Hall.

The Music of Shen Yun – Incredibly Unique Classical Music

Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra seeks to open up horizons in the world of Western music by combining the spirit, beauty, and distinctiveness of Chinese music with the precision, power, and grandeur of the Western Symphony Orchestra, has become an incredible group to view.

Top 5 Classical Music Composers of All Time

The list of the top 5 classical music composers of all time: Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Frederic Chopin.

World’s Best 10 Symphony Orchestras in Classical Music

World’s Best 10 Symphony Orchestras in Classical Music Gramophone released the results of the polls conducted among a panel of renowned music critics for the world’s best symphony orchestras in classical music. Factors considered in the deliberations were concert performances, recording output, contributions made to both local and national communities, and the ability of their […]

Why Write Symphonies? ONLY Symphonic Literature Can Move Us

“Why write symphonies,” a Pulitzer winner asks – and explains why: In 2007, one day before the premiere of his Violin Concerto, Kevin Puts was interviewed by a journalist. The journalist asked over lunch, “So why do you write in these old forms, the symphony, the concerto…?” Kevin then Puts explained to the journalist that […]

Are Opera And Classical Music Still Important Today?

With the rise of pop music, jazz, and electronica, both opera and classical music started to fade away from the public eye. By 2013, people are beginning to wonder whether opera and classical music are still relevant to the modern world of music. Granted, you will not typically see today’s teenagers bopping their heads to […]

Top 10 Best Known Classical Melodies (video)

Top 10 Best Known Classical Melodies: Classical music should be placed in a pedestal. This countdown of the top 10 best known classical melodies is for those who enjoy the genre. 10. Overture to William Tell, Gioachino Rossini An overture that is 12 minutes long, divided into 4 parts: depiction of the storm, the morning […]

Does Digital Technology Enhance Live Classical Performances?

Does digital technology divert or enhance the musical experience of today’s concert-goers? Author-cum-critic Ivan Hewett has singled out two concerts by two luminaries of the contemporary music scene for their modern take on the live classical performance.  They caught his fancy, not for the usual reason that they were an exceptional display of artistic talent, […]