The genetic material that was collected from the graves of Fryderyk Chopin’s parents and sister will allow us to learn the truth about the diseases from which the composer suffered.…
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Death of Lou Deprijck, the composer of the psychedelic hit It’s high for me
The Belgian, who always claimed artistic authorship of the great popular success of the singer Plastic Bertrand in 1977, died at the age of 77. The Belgian singer and composer…
Lou Deprijck, Belgian composer of the hit “ça plan pour moi”, has died
It is a rhythm and lyrics known to many French people and even around the world. Belgian singer and composer Lou Deprijck, who claimed authorship of the hit “ça plan…
Music critic and former editor of Vedomosti Pyotr Pospelov dies
Composer, music critic Pyotr Pospelov died at the age of 61. This was reported by the magazine “Music Academy”. The cause of death was not specified. Music critic Sergei Bulanov…
Composer and music critic Piotr Pospelov died
Composer and music critic Piotr Pospelov died on the evening of August 27 at the age of 61, his sister Ekaterina reported on Facebook. A week before that, he was…
The enigmatic Adèle Hugo, composer who remained unknown
Adèle Hugo, Victor Hugo’s daughter, photographed by her brother Charles Hugo, in the book “Profiles et grimaces”, by Auguste Vacquerie (1856). PARIS, NATIONAL LIBRARY/PHOTO12 VIA AFP The first composer to…
Pro-Russian composer Goran Bregovic banned from entering Moldova
By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 2 hours ago, Update 2 hours ago The composer had already been deprogrammed from a festival in Poland in 2015, following a concert given…
Philippe Hersant, composer in complete freedom
Philippe Hersant at the Accordanses festival in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (Bouches-du-Rhône), in April 2023. MANUEL GOUTHIÈRE On June 20, the eve of his 75th birthday, Philippe Hersant attends the rehearsal of his…
Joao Donato, Brazilian singer and composer, pioneer of bossa nova, is dead
Musician Joao Donato accepts the award for Best Latin Jazz Album onstage during the annual Latin Grammy Awards pre-broadcast, November 11, 2010, in Las Vegas. KEVIN WINTER / GETTY IMAGES…
“Gay Guerrilla”, Gerard & Kelly’s cheerful tribute to queer composer Julius Eastman
Everyone loves disco. Even Siri, Apple’s virtual istant. At the end of May, while the American choreographers Gerard & Kelly were detailing their installation and performance cycles at the Center…
Composer Hans Zimmer makes his marriage proposal in the middle of a concert
By Fanny Savard Posted 20 minutes ago, Update 1 minute ago Hans Zimmer and his fiancée Dina De Luca attend Variety Hitmakers Brunch in 2021. KEVIN WINTER/Getty Images via AFP…
In the middle of a concert, the composer Hans Zimmer asks his partner in marriage
A request made in front of 20,000 spectators. The famous German composer Hans Zimmer surprised many fans this Thursday evening, interrupting his concert to ask his partner, Dina De Luca,…
Bernard Foccroulle’s life as a composer
Bernard Foccroulle. © Michel Garnier/Bridgeman Images With The Diary of Hélène Berrthe former director of the Festival d’Aix shows that he is a real musician. The great emotion felt by…
In Rouen, Vincent Blanchard became the official composer of Alex Lutz
The meeting of Strasbourg player Alex Lutz and Vincent Blanchard from Rouen could be likened to an artistic thunderbolt. The duo will have collaborated from stage to television until winning,…