Laura van der Heijden is set to make her US concert debut this March at the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival at Walt Disney Concert Hall. We were able to catch up with the young artist and learn more about her accomplishments, US debut, inspirations off-stage, and her advice for young artists.

This February, 26 contestants will vie for the top prize at the 10th National Chopin Piano Competition. These brilliant young American pianists will compete for the $100,000 prize, which is the highest award offered by any piano competition in the country. The Competition kicks off on February 22 and the winner will be announced on March 1, 2020.

You may not know the name Michael Vallera yet, but you should. Vallera is an original and masterful composer, and photographer who sees art as total consumption rather than just something singular. His newest record, releasing on Friday, March 27th 2020, comes out on German label Denovali Records, which houses renowned electronic composers like Mario Diaz de Leon.

This spring, The Gilmore presents its 15th biennial keyboard festival featuring a wide range of world-class musicians from around the world. This year’s Festival, which will take place from April 22 – May 10, 2020, has been specially designed to express the piano’s flexibility, and its impressive growth alongside the evolution of music for centuries. With a long list of today’s most prominent musicians and a wide range of music types, attendees will experience the piano’s versatility and find a variety of events suitable for every taste.

American soprano Felicia Moore is recognized as a powerful and innovative emerging artist in her field, but that’s not all she is. Moore is also a powerful and innovative woman who is passionate about women’s rights and empowering young leaders. 

On Sunday, February 9, Eímear Noone is poised to make history at the 2020 Oscars. No, Noone isn’t nominated for an award — she isn’t even an actress. Noone, an Irish composer and conductor, will hit the stage as the first ever female conductor to lead the 42-piece orchestra during the film industry’s biggest night. 

Ray Chen is redefining what it means to be a classical musician in the 21st Century. The 30-year-old violinist was profiled as “one to watch” by The Strad and Gramophone magazines, and his profile includes a feature in the Forbes list of 30 most influential Asians under 30, appearing in the major “Mozart in the Jungle,” and even a multi-year partnership with Giorgio Armani. 

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is presenting a fabulous winter festival featuring the complete Beethoven String Quartets by the Danish String Quartet. Ligeti’s Bagatelles for Wind Quintet will feature Michael Brown, one of the famed pianists from Pianofest in the Hamptons.

We’re just a few short days away from music’s biggest night — the Grammy Awards! If you missed the full list of nominees, check out this roundup so you can be sure to catch the highlights. 

Do you remember Tony Siqi Yun? Probably not, but you should! Last May, the Canadian pianist was awarded the Gold Medal of the China International Music Competition. He also received an unprecedented prize of $150,000 with representation of Opus 3 Artists in the United States and Europe, and Amstrong Music and Arts in China. 

A decade ago, Richard Spotts, an organist from Doylestown, started a very special journey: to perform the entire “L’Orgue mystique” by Charles Tournemire (1870–1939) — a fifteen-hour, two hundred fifty-three movement work that is rarely heard in its entirety. This journey took Richard across the United States and Canada, where he performed portions of “L’Orgue mystique” at numerous notable colleges, cathedrals, parishes, and other religious institutions. 

Many people are interested in learning more about Beethoven, but don’t have time to dive into music lessons or an intensive study into the artist. But now, potential students of Beethoven can learn more about his piano sonatas in an online, self-paced course. Since 2013, Jonathan Biss has taught an online course, Exploring Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas, via online learning platform, Coursera. 

Pianist Daumants Liepins, Winner of the 2019 Vendome Prize at the Verbier Festival, is coming to Opera America for a special program of works by Schumann and Brahms on Monday, January 20th, 2020. The Vendome Prize guides future professional artists who are “technically perfect, magnetic, original, ambitious, in possession of a large repertoire and ready to undertake the challenges of a performing career.” You won’t want to miss this performance! 

When Living the Classical Life first launched, it began as a small YouTube series with a mission in mind—to explore the idea of taking an in-depth look at the lives of talented classical musicians in a different, intimate way. 

Before Living the Classical Life was an award-winning, unique, conversation platform that creates a space for classical music artists to open up and really talk, it was a simple, small YouTube series that was crafted with one mission in mind—to explore the idea of an in-depth look at the talented musicians who make up our modern-day classical music realm.

Living the Classical Life might have begun as a small YouTube series exploring the idea of an in-depth look at talented, classical musicians, but now, it’s an award-winning, one-of-a-kind conversation platform featuring acclaimed musicians from around the world where they open up and really talk.

CMS Miami is Announced to Kick Off in January 2020

Grammy-Award-nominated violinist Philippe Quint Welcomed to Columbia Artists Roster

The Third and Final Volume Marks the Completion of the Saint-Saëns Recording Series 

The Sebastians’ Shout for Joy program Will Explore the Intersection of German and Italian Styles of the Baroque Era