link roundup

Link roundup is a weekly list of fun, weird, and just plain interesting things that you might not have seen before, from all corners of the classical music internet.

Will Symphony Orchestras Exist in 200 Years?

By Kendall Todd • Jul 31, 2020

Kirill Gerstein speaks with Ivan Fischer about the future of classical music, a floating piano brings concerts to France's lakes and rivers, and Rachel Barton Pine hosts a family story time, all in this roundup. Let's go!

This is the World's First Opera in "Animal Crossing"

By Kendall Todd • Jul 24, 2020

Screenshot from the video game "Animal Crossing: New Horizons." Pictured: two cartoon children dressed in rags, singing in front of a house made of logs. — Due Donne Opera Company

Also in this roundup: classical charades, musical (non-medical) masks, and the Russian National Orchestra's dolphin charmer.

Johannes Brahms Like You've Never Seen Him Before

By Kendall Todd • Jul 17, 2020

Check out these stories about a digital artist's lifelike composer portraits, a pianist duetting with a noisy cat, drive-in concerts, and more!

Hildegard von Blingin's Banging Bard-Core Pop Covers

By Kendall Todd • Jun 26, 2020

Screenshot from "Somebody That I Used To Know (Bardcore/Medieval Style Cover with Vocals)" — Hildegard von Blingin'

This week's roundup features a herculean sonata-ranking effort, Max Richter's meditation app, plants, robots, and, yeah, Hildegard von Blingin'.

Luthier Spends Lockdown Making Perfect, Tiny Violins

By Kendall Todd • Jun 19, 2020

Violins lined up in order of size, from smallest to largest — Westminster Suzuki Violins for The Patch

This week, in our roundup of the best stories from around the classical music internet, tiny violins! Plus a concert for potted plants, an illustrated adventure for kids, and the Boston Typewriter Orchestra.