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Can listening to Mozart music daily for 10-mints sharpen the brain?

You must be aware that overall listening to music can improve one's mood, reduce stress, and promote general well being. Having said that, a lot of people find it delightful and calming to listen to classical music, especially works by Mozart. Listening to Mozart's music can be enjoyable but also…

The Times of India · Dec 12, 2023

The week in classical: Don Giovanni Tenorio; Ariodante – review

Elegant Handel and a fizzing production of Gazzaniga’s rarely seen take on Don Giovanni provided two fine showcases for the next generation of opera talent

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2023

How music heals us, even when it's sad – by a neuroscientist leading a new study of musical therapy

When I hear Shania Twain’s You’re Still The One, it takes me back to when I was 15, playing on my Dad’s PC. I was tidying up the mess after he had tried to [take his own life]. He’d been listening to her album, and I played it as I…

The Conversation · Nov 14, 2023

Making music is a family affair for Alisa Weilerstein and Rafael Payare

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and conductor Rafael Payare are on a four-concert cross-country run that ends Friday night at Carnegie Hall

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

In brief: Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop; Birdgirl; Mozart in Italy – reviews

The tale of a divorcee embraces its sentimentality; a young birdwatcher proves a gifted memoirist; and Mozart’s Italian job sparkles with detail

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023

Classical home listening: Anna Lapwood’s Luna; Renaud Capuçon plays Mozart’s Violin Concertos

From Chopin to Peter Pan, organist Anna Lapwood’s debut album spreads its net wide. And the French violinist expertly captures Mozart’s spontaneity

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023

Spinal Tap’s Derek Smalls: ‘I’d like to collaborate with Mozart. I know chords he’s never used’

The bass player legend, played by Harry Shearer in the film This Is Spinal Tap, talks facial hair, courgettes and how to break out of a cocoon

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023

The 10 best European city breaks – and where to stay this winter

Fly out this festive season to some of the Travel Desk’s favourite European city breaks that shine the brightest during winter

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023

On my radar: Rebecca F Kuang’s cultural highlights

The bestselling author of Yellowface on prepping for Christopher Nolan films, a touring Mozart biopic and the swaggering young stars of Italian rock

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023

Classical home listening: Mozart and CPE Bach from the Dunedin Consort; Cuarteto Quiroga’s Atomos

The baroque specialists thrill in a new edition of Mozart’s C minor Mass, while the Spanish string quartet go to the edge with Beethoven, Bartók and more

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023