News Muncher - searching for pianist

3 days, 1 hour ago

A choir and a voice factory rolled into one

CSI Redeemer Church Choir — Anna Nagar East is a voice factory with an overactive assembly line. Immanuel Ponraj who has led those voices in all of those 30 years as its conductor, recalls, “In 1995 when we started, the choir had only 15 to 20 members.” The choir in 1995 was wearing noticeably grey hair, a hairstyle drawn from …

Church Voice Songs Practice Voices Choir Wind Instruments

3 days, 13 hours ago

Adrien Brody discusses artistic vision in new movie 'The Brutalist'

NPR

Adrien Brody discusses artistic vision in new movie 'The Brutalist' NPR's Scott Simon talks with Adrien Brody about his new film, "The Brutalist." "The Brutalist" follows Laszlo Toth, a Hungarian Jewish architect and survivor of the Holocaust played by Adrien Brody. SIMON: And Adrien Brody, the Oscar winner for "The Pianist," joins us from New York. SIMON: Adrien Brody stars …

Think Harrison Npr Hungarian Laszlo Brutalist Adrien

5 days, 13 hours ago

Gather around 'The Yule Log' with pianist George Burton

NPR

Gather around 'The Yule Log' with pianist George Burton toggle caption It's the holiday season! We're going to get a little more mellow on this special holiday edition of Jazz Night in America as we gather around The Yule Log — an album by Philadelphia-born pianist George Burton that is anything but a typical Christmas record. "It's a journey through …

Burton Pianist George Burton Yule Log George Burton

6 days, 6 hours ago

Chennai | Anil Srinivasan’s Concert in the Dark returns for its seventh edition

The Hindu

“If you close your eyes and listen to music, music consumes you, it takes you into a state of meditation. In a dark room with strangers, music becomes your safe space,” says pianist Anil Srinivasan, discussing the seventh edition of Concert in the Dark. Anil Srinivasan calls the concert “different from the usual Margazhi offerings” as it is based on …

Music Dark Concert Srinivasan

1 week, 4 days ago

Jazz Piano Christmas 2024

NPR

Jazz Piano Christmas 2024 toggle caption Jati Lindsay/Courtesy of The Kennedy Center The holiday theme for Jazz Piano Christmas this year was definitely for the adventurous among us. The Herald Angels Sing," then Kris Davis explored the full range of the piano's tonalities while recasting "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" for the sold out audience at the John F. …

Cuban Jazz Piano Christmas Piano Christmas

1 week, 4 days ago

Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Famed musician forced to cancel concert after airline denies seat on plane for priceless cello

CNN

London CNN — Famed British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who became a household name after performing at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has said he had to cancel a concert in Canada after the country’s largest airline denied his pre-booked seat for his cello. We had severe misfortune with the flights and tried our very best to reach …

Canada Air Cnn Cello Sheku

2 weeks, 1 day ago

A tasting menu in Kochi explores Kerala's gastronomic past

Live Mint

There is a unique multi-course, immersive dining experience in Kochi featuring a series of meals shaped by the chefs’ food memories and traditional dishes of Kerala. “Going beyond concepts of conventional dining is what we’re aiming at with these dining experiences," says Mayne, who studied culinary arts from the Delhi affiliate of Le Cordon Bleu, Paris at GD Goenka Institute, …

Bengaluru Kerala Experience Kochi Portuguese Menu Vinod

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s triumphant L.A. debut coincides with forthcoming doc about his dementia

LA Times

“This took 30 years to write,” Beverly Glenn-Copeland says, laughing, remembering how his song “Prince Caspian’s Dream” came to him in small increments every 10 years starting in the 1990s. “This is my alter ego,” Glenn said, holding up a picture of a turtle, “it takes me a very long time to get to any place in my life.” In …

Music Life Canada Artists Doc His Wife Ground

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Jazzing up the music skyline

Deccan Chronicle

Jazz as a genre of music is often viewed as a way of finding oneself in a world that doesn’t always feel like home. The 6th Edition of the Hyderabad Jazz Festival, presented by the US Consulate General and GoetheZentrum, was an exhilarating celebration of music, featuring performances by the Native Jazz Quartet from the USA, Malstrom from Germany, Cacha …

Music India Hyderabad Jazz George Hull Collective George Hull Cacha Mundinho

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Charli XCX frees the nipple as Lana Del Rey and Olivia Rodrigo amp up the pop star glamour at Variety Hitmakers Brunch

Daily Mail

Lana Del Rey, Charli XCX and Olivia Rodrigo brought a dose of pop star magnetism to the Variety's Hitmakers Brunch when it was thrown in Los Angeles this Saturday. Lana Del Rey, Charli XCX and Olivia Rodrigo brought a dose of pop star magnetism to the Variety's Hitmakers Brunch when it was thrown in Los Angeles this Saturday Meanwhile Olivia, …

Star Los Angeles Blue Left Olivia Dress Featured

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Hyderabad hosts vibrant international jazz festival with global bands

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: The stadium at Hyderabad Public School on Saturday became a gathering of worlds, as it stretched across borders of language, tradition, ethnicity and sound for the International Jazz Festival. The complex riffs and runs of his performance—“difficult for even seasoned musicians,” an audience member whispered. “It’s noise, it’s metal, it’s alive!” Between tracks, Jo Beyer addressed the audience: “This …

Music Indian Jazz Band Member Hosts Vibrant Bands Hyderabad

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Kim Kardashian continues heartwarming morning tradition with her kids as she reveals 20ft Christmas tree

Daily Mail

Kim Kardashian shared clips of her 20 foot Christmas tree in the foyer of her Calabasas mansion. The 44-year-old entrepreneur also noted in the caption of the Instagram stories she shared Thursday morning that she has continued her tradition of waking up her kids with holiday music being played on the piano- which could be heard in the clip. She …

Kids Kim Kardashian North Instagram Kim Morning Phil

2 weeks, 6 days ago

How musician and mother Nat Bartsch navigates neurodivergence and the music industry

ABC

When Melbourne-based musician Nat Bartsch was growing up, the understanding of autism and ADHD were very different to today's understandings. "There's a lot of grief around the fact that I never knew who I really was, or the ways that I could have been supported and suffered a little less," Bartsch says. "There's something soothing about the visual of having …

Music Industry Help Needs Neurodivergent People Neurodivergent Nat Bartsch

1 month ago

From Billie Eilish to Metallica: 10 must-see concerts this holiday season

LA Times

Considering that the weather outside isn’t exactly frightful during the winter months in SoCal, our concert calendar manages to keep our social lives plenty warm in between all the extra meals and family gatherings scheduled to descend upon us in the coming days. For fans in the audience, it’s efficient one-stop shopping for what’s happening on today’s Top 40, including …

Dec Eta Eilish Metallica

1 month ago

A Spanish serenade for Shenzhen

China Daily

Spanish pianist Luis Fernando Perez gives a recital of Spanish classical music on Nov 2 as part of the 12th Shenzhen Piano Music Festival. When pianist Luis Fernando Perez gave a recital during the 12th Shenzhen Piano Music Festival on Nov 2, he captivated the audience with his passionate celebration of Spanish classical music. The first half of the program …

Music China Perez Spanish Piano Shenzhen Spanish Shenzhen Piano Music Festival

1 month ago

A Spanish serenade for Shenzhen

China Daily

Spanish pianist Luis Fernando Perez gives a recital of Spanish classical music on Nov 2 as part of the 12th Shenzhen Piano Music Festival. When pianist Luis Fernando Perez gave a recital during the 12th Shenzhen Piano Music Festival on Nov 2, he captivated the audience with his passionate celebration of Spanish classical music. The first half of the program …

Music China Shenzhen Perez Spanish Shenzhen Piano Music Festival

1 month ago

Tear-jerking Channel 4 series returning to screens next month - but with beloved star missing as they 'pass on the baton'

Daily Mail

A tear-jerking Channel 4 series is set to return to screens next month - but with a beloved star missing. However, after the one-off episode Chinese pianist Lang Lang will 'pass on the baton' to Jon Batiste for the new series, which will air next year. A tear-jerking Channel 4 series is set to return to screens next month - …

Lang His Wife Series Special Fran Channel 4 Duncan

1 month ago

23rd China Shanghai International Art Festival attracts more than 10 million people

China Daily

The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra plays the closing concert for the 23rd China Shanghai International Arts Festival at Shanghai Symphony Hall on Nov 17. The 23rd China Shanghai International Art Festival concluded on last sunday evening with a concert by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Chinese pianist Zhang Haochen at the Shanghai Symphony Hall. The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra has a history …

Festival Art China Shanghai

1 month ago

György Pauk, celebrated Hungarian violinist who survived the Holocaust then defected to the West

The Telegraph

He spent three years in the Netherlands before being persuaded to settle in London by Yehudi Menuhin, who acted as his guarantor. “When Mr Pauk turned to 20th-century music he shed his inhibitions and appeared in his true colours as a virtuoso,” noted one critic of his performance of music by Szymanowski, Bartók and Prokofiev. His first tour of Australia …

Music Violin Hungarian Pauk György Pauk

1 month ago

23rd China Shanghai International Art Festival attracts more than 10 million people

China Daily

The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra plays the closing concert for the 23rd China Shanghai International Arts Festival at Shanghai Symphony Hall on Nov 17. The 23rd China Shanghai International Art Festival concluded on Sunday evening with a concert by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Chinese pianist Zhang Haochen at the Shanghai Symphony Hall. The shows were attended by more than 10 …

Festival Art China Shanghai

1 month ago

23rd China Shanghai International Art Festival attracts more than 10 million people

China Daily

The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra plays the closing concert for the 23rd China Shanghai International Arts Festival at Shanghai Symphony Hall on Nov 17. The 23rd China Shanghai International Art Festival concluded on Sunday evening with a concert by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Chinese pianist Zhang Haochen at the Shanghai Symphony Hall. The shows were attended by more than 10 …

Festival Art China Shanghai

1 month ago

23rd China Shanghai International Art Festival attracts more than 10 million people

China Daily

The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra plays the closing concert for the 23rd China Shanghai International Arts Festival at Shanghai Symphony Hall on Nov 17. The 23rd China Shanghai International Art Festival concluded on Sunday evening with a concert by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Chinese pianist Zhang Haochen at the Shanghai Symphony Hall. The shows were attended by more than 10 …

Festival Art China Shanghai

1 month, 1 week ago

Lighting up the stage

New Indian Express

The warm glow from thousands of flickering candles illuminates the stage where a piano sits in the middle. The setting prompts some of the audience members to fish out their mobile cameras and capture some images of the stage, as well as of themselves—after all, who can resist good lighting? The occasion is Candlelight Concerts—a live, music experience set in …

Stage

1 month, 1 week ago

Is Adrien Brody building toward an awards comeback?

LA Times

Adrien Brody’s performance as visionary Hungarian architect and postwar immigrant László Toth in the upcoming epic “The Brutalist” has made him a favorite for a second lead actor Oscar nomination — and potentially even another win. 2003 Brody won for his starring role in Roman Polanski’s “The Pianist” as a real-life Polish Jewish musician who survived the Nazi occupation. 2015 …

Lead Brody Oscar Winner Sag Nominations

Filters

Search results for pianist

A choir and a voice factory rolled into one

Adrien Brody discusses artistic vision in new movie 'The Brutalist'

Gather around 'The Yule Log' with pianist George Burton

Chennai | Anil Srinivasan’s Concert in the Dark returns for its seventh edition

Jazz Piano Christmas 2024

Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Famed musician forced to cancel concert after airline denies seat on plane for priceless cello

A tasting menu in Kochi explores Kerala's gastronomic past

Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s triumphant L.A. debut coincides with forthcoming doc about his dementia

Jazzing up the music skyline

Charli XCX frees the nipple as Lana Del Rey and Olivia Rodrigo amp up the pop star glamour at Variety Hitmakers Brunch

Hyderabad hosts vibrant international jazz festival with global bands

Kim Kardashian continues heartwarming morning tradition with her kids as she reveals 20ft Christmas tree

How musician and mother Nat Bartsch navigates neurodivergence and the music industry

From Billie Eilish to Metallica: 10 must-see concerts this holiday season

A Spanish serenade for Shenzhen

A Spanish serenade for Shenzhen

Tear-jerking Channel 4 series returning to screens next month - but with beloved star missing as they 'pass on the baton'

23rd China Shanghai International Art Festival attracts more than 10 million people

György Pauk, celebrated Hungarian violinist who survived the Holocaust then defected to the West

23rd China Shanghai International Art Festival attracts more than 10 million people

23rd China Shanghai International Art Festival attracts more than 10 million people

23rd China Shanghai International Art Festival attracts more than 10 million people

Lighting up the stage

Is Adrien Brody building toward an awards comeback?