Klaus Döring's Classical Music/Klaus Döring's Klassische Musik

Leah C. Salterio - The Philippine Star David Pomeranz is presently working on a musical that has something to do with the Philippines. He cannot disclose any specific details about the musical. He says, ‘It’s something I’ve been working on for quite some time with Filipina book writer, Liza Magtoto, who wrote Rak of Aegis.’ In 1995, David also wrote The Little Tramp, a musical on the life of Charlie Chaplin. He went north of San Francisco and rented himself a room cottage and locked himself all alone for three months. MANILA, Philippines — “It’s not my 40th year in the music business,” balladeer extraordinaire, composer and lyricist David Pomeranz reiterated. “It’s my 40th year of performing in the Philippines.” Still touring at 72, David is in the Philippines anew to stage a series of concerts in Manila all the way to Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The Coming Home tour is mounted for the first time by educator, entrepreneur and producer Dr. Carl Balita. To date, when hundreds of thousan...

Amadeus - all female string quartet : Andreea Runceanu - 1st violin ; Bianca Gavrilescu - 2nd violin ; Patricia Cimpoiasu - cello ; Naomi Anelis - piano. Credits : Hijo De La Luna - Mecano Written-By – J. M. Cano

by   Emily E. Hogstad Martha Argerich   is simultaneously one of the most celebrated and most enigmatic of classical music stars. Many people call her the greatest pianist of her generation – and others, the greatest pianist who ever lived! Today, we are taking a look at the life and career of this fascinating woman and looking at fifteen facts you might not have known about her. 1. Martha Argerich was a precocious child. Martha Argerich as a kid She began kindergarten before her third birthday. One day, a schoolmate teased her that she couldn’t play piano. She then proceeded to sit down and play a piece by ear that their teacher had just played for them. She was just three years old. 2. Her first piano teacher was Italian pianist Vincenzo Scaramuzza. He said of her that she may have been six, but she had the soul of a 40-year-old. 3. When she was a teenager, her family moved to Europe, and she began studying with one of the quirkiest pianists of all time. Friedrich Gulda and ...