Jon Batiste's 'Beethoven Blues' transforms classical works into unique blues and gospel renditions
When Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste was a kid, say, 9 or 10 years old, he moved between musical worlds — participating in local, classical piano competitions by day, then “gigging in night haunts in the heart of New Orleans.
Jon Batiste’s ‘Beethoven Blues’: A revolutionary take on classical music
Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste is set to release his first solo piano album, titled "Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1)," on Nov. 15.
Jon Batiste Reimagines Beethoven Compositions On New Piano Album
Jon Batiste will reimagine Beethoven on new piano album 'Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1),' inspired by his performance on CNN.
“Beethoven Blues” de Jon Batiste transforma obras clásicas en interpretaciones únicas
Cuando el ganador del premio Grammy, Jon Batiste, era un niño, digamos, de 9 o 10 años, se movía entre mundos musicales diferentes: participaba en concursos locales de piano clásico durante el día, y luego “tocaba en lugares nocturnos en el corazón de Nueva Orleans”.
Jon Batiste takes Für Elise to unexpected places as he previews his Beethoven Blues album
Fire up any online piano lesson or sheet music platform and one of the most popular pieces will inevitably be Beethoven’s Für Elise, the ubiquitous bagatelle that the whole world wants to play. This being the case,
Jon Batiste's new solo piano album 'Beethoven Blues' reinterprets classical music
Batiste’s reinterpretations of some of the classical composer’s best-known works. Announcing the project Wednesday on X, formerly Twitter, Batiste wrote, “Since childhood I've made a practice of interpolating classical piano music as if it were my own.
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Classical composer Gabriela Ortiz brings her distinctive Latin American-style rhythm to Carnegie Hall
Gabriela Ortiz is one of Mexico’s best-known classical composers, and she’s gaining recognition in the United States. The Los ...
Classical music’s women problem: ‘The gender ratio is appalling’
C lassical music has a gender problem. Pick almost any metric, and classical music’s gender statistics are dire. Only 7.5 per ...
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GV professor features classical music in tranquil piano recital
Dr. Sookkyung Cho, an associate professor of piano at Grand Valley State University, performed in a faculty artist recital on ...
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Remembering piano legend Nena Del Rosario-Villanueva: A legacy of music and inspiration
The NYC event at Klavierhaus in midtown Manhattan brought together performers who honored Villanueva’s remarkable legacy ...
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They Said Her Music Was Too Exotic. Now She’s a Classical Star.
As her profile has risen, Ortiz has emerged as a prominent voice for change in classical music ... swing of Bartok’s “Mikrokosmos” piano pieces. She was so focused that a boyfriend called ...
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Grunin Center This Week: Classical Piano, Big Band Jazz and African a Cappella
Ocean County College’s Grunin Center for the Arts is offering an eclectic mix of musical performances this coming week. At 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11 Chinese pianist Junwen Liang will delve into the ...
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Mooney Grove concert to combine classical piano, great outdoors
“The classical piano is usually associated with a stodgy music hall and getting super-dressed up for a formal event. This breaks down those barriers and creates a very relaxed environment to ...
Richard Dyer, who wrote a symphony of classical music reviews for the Globe, dies at 82
Mr. Dyer, a two-time winner of the Deems Taylor Award for distinguished music criticism, “was a gifted stylist, scarily ...