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Justin Sun is a Chinese-born Grenadian cryptocurrency executive, best known for launching TRON, a blockchain ecosystem alongside its own cryptocurrency, TRX token, in 2017. TRON and the TRX token’s success put Sun in a position to both acquire the company BitTorrent (now known as Rainberry) and spend a period as a representative for Grenada at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Sun’s latest project sees him return to TRON, this time to launch a theme tune for the blockchain ecosystem. Not willing to put together a half-assed version of the anthem, Sun enlisted the help of German composer Hans...
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When Gianandrea Noseda conducts an orchestra, he wants the instruments to "imitate vocal voices … even if they are absent”. He calls this an "Italian style" of playing and in his seasons at the U.S. National Symphony Orchestra, Noseda has been working to infuse the American orchestra with his Italian influence. To achieve this, Noseda has loaned the orchestra with nine stringed instruments that he personally acquired from renowned Italian master luthiers dating from 1686 to 1835. These instruments, including seven violins, one viola, and one cello, are typically far too costly for most orchest...
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The winner of Classic Piano International 2024 has been crowned as Russian pianist Andrey Gugnin. Gugnin, who lives in The Netherlands, triumphed after a gruelling four rounds at Dubai’s Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, scooping €100,000 in cash and a life-changing ten-date concert tour with an honorarium of €50,000. Gugnin, 36, played his way to the title with a stirring rendition of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, wowing judges at the hotel’s Zabeel Theatre. Over the past three weeks, 70 virtuosos from around the world descended on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah for the third edition of the Classic Piano ...
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When it comes to classical music, Dubai doesn’t traditionally hit the high notes. This month, however, some of the industry’s biggest names have been drawn to the desert city as the world’s most promising pianists have been gathering for the chance of a lifetime. Against the backdrop of towering skyscrapers and shimmering sands, 35 virtuosos from around the world have been battling with passion and to seek perfection during the third edition of the Classic Piano Competition. The finalists have each triumphed at earlier stages held in France, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Spain and Poland, as well a...
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When something happens exceedingly rarely, we often say “once in a blue moon.” But we might as well say “once in a chord change on John Cage’s Organ2/ASLSP”. Sure, it’s wordy. Maybe that’s why it never stuck. But one thing’s for sure – the musical composition, which began playing in an ancient church in Germany, is played so slowly that any minor chord change, which takes place, well, once in a blue moon, becomes international news. That’s what happened yesterday (Monday 5 February), when a new note began playing in the piece – the first change that’s happened in two years. Here’s what it look...
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