KANCHANABURI, Thailand (Reuters) - Lam Duan, a 65-year-old, blind Thai elephant is enjoying her lunch, listening to Silent Night being played on a piano. For eight years, pachyderms like Lam Duan - ...

Here’s a story to remind you of the gentler things in the world: A professional pianist in Thailand entertains retired elephants by playing them classical music. Paul Barton — who is originally from ...

Georges Prêtre and Francis Poulenc’s working relationship began in 1959 when Prêtre conducted the first staging of La Voix humaine with soprano Denise Duval. Already an experienced opera conductor, ...

“How can music of this quality and vision be forgotten so comprehensively for so long?”, asks pianist Clare Hammond. It is the right question. The piano music of Hélène de Montgeroult (née Hélène ...