Are iPad Orchestras In Play?
What do you think about iPads as instruments? A few months ago the pianist Lang Lang came to our studio and played Flight of the Bumblebee on one. That's possible because of a three-dollar application...
View ArticleMeccorre Quartet Play Schubert and Penderecki
A young Polish quartet with an Italian name, the Meccorre Quartet, gave its North American debut recital in this recent performance at The Frick Collection. Meccorre opened with an elegant Viennese...
View ArticleMusic from the Hartt School, Part I
This week, the Young Artists Showcase visits The Hartt School in Connecticut, the performing arts conservatory wing of the University of Hartford, for a return performance by Egyptian pianist Mohamed...
View ArticleLive from Philadelphia: Old World, New World
This week the Young Artists Showcase eavesdrops on the season opener from Astral Artists in Philadelphia. This concert, recorded live at a church on Rittenhouse Square, explores the juxtaposition of...
View ArticleActive Listening Challenge: Friday, April 3
Join the WQXR Active Listening Challenge. Every weekday at 11am we’ll be playing a piece of music just for you! Yes, we like it… but we want to know how this piece of music makes you (or your students)...
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