Learning the piano later in life

Tickling the ivories could help protect you from dementia, according to two recent studies looking into the brain health of older musicians. While one study looked at the effects of practising music f

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Deia Fitzgerald loves sharing music and memories with her beloved grandfather, singer Tony Christie, who has dementia

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Echoes of Exile Works by Bartók, Ben-Haim, Enescu, Ysaÿe and Zimmermann Sueye Park (violin) BIS BIS-2332 63:06 mins Turbulence from the Second World War impacts most of the composers on this album. Th

I enjoyed reading Francesco Piemontesi’s Concert Heaven, Concert Hell interview (September) about his ‘best’ and ‘worst’ performance... in the semi-final of the Elisabeth Competition in 2007! In fact,