Monthly Archives: September 2011

Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations

The Enigma Variations started as a way for Elgar to entertain his wife. One night in 1898, the composer was improvising melodies at the piano. Alice liked one of these and asked her husband to play it again. Not only … Continue reading

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Lukas Geniušas, Virtuoso Talent at Age 21

It seems that many young virtuoso performers have one thing in common – they were born into a talented musical family. This was the case for Mozart as well as our own Dima Sitkovetsky. Lukas Geniušas, the soloist at this … Continue reading

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