Awe-inspiring footage of a pianist and a violinist at a train station in England has been going viral for all the right reasons. The young musicians’ impromptu performance of Vivaldi’s “Summer” stunned a huge crowd, and proves the timeless power of classical music. Paris-born pianist Aurélien Froissart, 27, was visiting his brother in London when…

Commentary “A Kiss in the Dark” is a 1949 Warner Bros. film starring David Niven and Jane Wyman. The title sounds like a much more dramatic romance than this movie actually is. It does feature a cute romance between the two leads, but the story isn’t about one magical kiss which makes them fall in…

One of the oldest recording pianists in the world has released her sixth album at the magnificent age of 107. French pianist Colette Maze finished her sixth album in May 2021 after playing her chosen instrument for a grand total of 102 years. Young at heart—and healthy, despite some deterioration in her eyesight and hearing—she…

He was living on the streets of Sarasota, Florida, off and on—until a video posted on social media captured him making magic on the piano and catapulted him to fame. That was in 2015 when the Sarasota Keys Project gave Donald Gould, 57, a formerly homeless Marine veteran and musician, his big break. A dozen…

An accomplished classical pianist who grew up in communist Albania—and whose family was labeled by the Party as having a “bad biography”—overcame political persecution and is now using her family’s story to warn people that “socialism is a cover-up for communism.” American-Albanian Dr. Elida Dakoli, who was born in the city of Dures, Albania, couldn’t…

It was a jaw-dropping moment for fans when Li Yundi, a household name in China, was accused of soliciting sex services. Yet observers spotlight the state-backed political force behind it. Li, 39, a celebrated pianist known as China’s “Piano Prince,” confessed to prostitution allegations following tip-offs from the public, state media said on the Twitter-like…

BILLINGS, Montana—“I don’t even have the words to describe how incredibly extravagant and beautiful it was,” said Kara Olsen, a ballerina. “It was very professional.” Olsen was attending Shen Yun Performing Arts, a company reviving authentic traditional Chinese culture through classical, folk, and ethnic dance and music. The performance took place at the Albert Bair…