How Portland classical music concerts are showcasing diverse influences this winter

This winter’s most creative and compelling classical concerts all benefit from their assiduous embrace of diverse influences, ...
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From bad playing to perfect violin performance prank

Watch an incredible musical prank where a professional violinist tricks unsuspecting strangers by pretending requested songs ...

Vidya Mandir, Mylapore, plays host to its alumni-musicians

For its 70th year, Vidya Mandir, Mylapore, launched a commendable initiative amidst the Season’s bustle — a short Carnatic ...
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Epic violin duet prank on strangers using reflection

This entertaining video showcases a creative musical prank where a talented violinist performs high-quality song covers for ...

No Album Left Behind: Racing Mount Pleasant change their name and make a sprawling, intimate re-introduction

That’s why, from now until the end of December, we’re bringing back our No Album Left Behind series and singing the praises ...
Los Angeles Times

At 24, this ‘extraordinary’ L.A. musician gets to play a violin older than the United States

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ray Ushikubo started playing a $20 violin when he was 6. Now, at 24, he’s playing a rare one worth more than eight ...
The Oberlin Review

A Midweek Must-See: Racing Mount Pleasant

The whole room was ready as the clock inched toward 11 p.m.. It was a Tuesday night, but no one at The ’Sco seemed to care. The line between the post-midterms grace period and pre-finals panic was ...
People

Kelsea Ballerini Cries Thanking Fans for New EP Reception, Says She Doesn't Make Music to 'Make a Point on the Internet'

The country star played her new record 'Mount Pleasant' live for the first time at ‘The Mount Pleasant Experience’ pop-up show in Nashville on Nov. 17 Jason Kempin/Getty Kelsea Ballerini released her ...
NME

Bob Dylan receives honorary doctorate from Berklee College Of Music: “What a pleasant surprise”

Bob Dylan has accepted an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College Of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. As Rolling Stone reports, it marks the first time the legendary singer-songwriter has been ...
PBS

Brahms Violin Concerto

Classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major. The complete Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, performed by violin soloist Rachel Barton Pine with the La Crosse ...
Chicago Tribune

TwoSet Violin pulls a young, enthusiastic audience to Symphony Center: ‘Classical music can compete with brainrot’

With sparkly hula-hoops circling their waists, Brett Yang and Eddy Chen started their energetic rendition of the Bach Double Violin Concerto’s first movement. The piece is normally stoic and ...
The New Yorker

Racing Mount Pleasant Makes Quiet Emotions Sound Grand

The Frank O’Hara poem “Katy” features seven lines of self-assessing declarations. It is the fifth line that I get the most mileage out of: “I am never quiet, I mean silent.” When I am teaching writing ...