Vikingur Olaffson is a young pianist from Iceland. He was only 5 years old when he already knew that he wanted to be a concert pianist. Vikingur Olaffson has a broad repertory ranging from the baroque ...

So diverse were the musical offerings and so varied were the playing styles at Sligo's sixth Festival of Baroque Music that it would be idle to attempt a definition; suffice it to say that it was the ...

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Forty-four piano finalists from the Iowa and Illinois Quad-Cities were chosen by recorded audition, judged by the University of Iowa piano pedagogy class under the supervision of Dr. Alan Huckleberry.

The name “Twelfth Night” may at first conjure up Shakespeare’s festive and lively comic play, not the baroque ensemble of the same name. But the musicians don’t mind — that’s the point. Violinist ...

A brilliant new album of bright Baroque concertos from three members of the Bach family. Album of the Week, 11 March 2013. It's well known that the Bach family were unusually talented, but it's a ...

With centuries of history to consider, it can be easy to get in a bit of a twist when it comes to the various eras of Western classical music. Here’s a quick guide to the four key periods we usually ...

The Federated Music Teachers’ Association 28th Annual Baroque Competition was held Dec. 3 at Foster Family Music, Bettendorf. Forty-five piano finalists from both the Iowa and Illinois Quad Cities ...

Ravel: Menuet Antique; Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte; Sonatine; Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales; Le Tombeau De Couperin; Serenade Grotesque; Jeux D'Eaux; Gaspard De La Nuit; Menuet Sur Le Nom D'Haydn ...