Pure Energy & Traditional Beauty
No pianist ignites the keyboard quite like Martha Argerich. For over half a century, her volcanic artistry, instinctive musicality, and fearless technique have captivated audiences and left an indelible mark on classical music. Argerich doesn’t simply perform a piece—she inhabits it, breathing life into every phrase with a spontaneity that feels both thrilling and inevitable. […]
Young participants ride a wagon in the Oktoberfest parade of costumes of folk and crafts associations on the second day of the 2018 Oktoberfest beer festival on Sept. 23, 2018 in Munich, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Hundreds of proud Bavarians wore their finest traditional clothes on Sept 23 for the annual Oktoberfest costume parade in Munich. Always held […]
Courtesy of Sebastian Pitoń He dreams of a world where humans, their humanity, and their traditions are important. Polish architect Sebastian Pitoń creates fairy-tale cottages in the beautiful Tatra Mountains, located on the border of Poland and Slovakia. With their sloped roofs, natural stone, and artistic use of wood, his homes are a mark of […]
Tamara Toumanova graced her first of several Dance Magazine covers for the May 1936 issue, when the publication was still called The American Dancer. Though only 17 at the time, she was already a seasoned soloist. She gave her first performance as a very young child mere months after starting ballet lessons in Paris, when Anna Pavlova selected […]
For Xiaoping Chen, an award-winning oil painting artist and the head of New York’s Northern Academy of the Arts art department, an oil painter’s brush is not limited to portraying what’s before the eyes, but “what they can sense or hear,” and even “the beings in higher realms.” “The very beginning of art invariably starts from […]
The Handel & Haydn Society performs its rendition of Mozart’s “Masonic Funeral” at Symphony Hall in Boston on May 5. (Chris Petre-Baumer/Handel & Haydn Society/AP) There’s nothing quite like an innocent child’s pure, unmediated reaction to beautiful music. The Boston-based Handel and Haydn Society is best known among the classical music enthusiasts as the H+H […]
“Miranda—The Tempest,” 1916, by John William Waterhouse. Many paintings were inspired by literature, including this one, capturing a scene from Shakespeare’s play. Public Domain Classic literature and poetry have the power to inspire great works of art; we examine five pieces with strong ties to legends, plays, and myths. The intersection of visual art and […]
“Allegory of Wisdom and Strength” by Paolo Veronese, 1565. Oil on canvas. Bequeathed by Henry Clay Frick, The Frick Collection, NY. public domain Few cities capture the romantic imagination quite like Venice, and its winding canals, picturesque buildings, and shimmering lagoon have intrigued visitors for centuries. Its unique geography—118 islands connected by a network of […]
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished” —Laozi Have you ever dreamed of escaping urban life, at least temporarily, to a secluded mountain? A place where you can feel at one with nature. Where your heart can regain tranquility… Sounds nice, doesn’t it? Well, some of the world’s most mystical, picturesque, cloud-shrouded, high-altitude mountains are […]
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The Orchid Pavilion Gathering as depicted in an 18th-century Japanese painting Winding Stream at Lanting by Yamamoto Jakurin, 1790 Of all those who strive to leave their mark on history, perhaps writers are some of our clearest messengers. Their thoughts and dreams are indelibly left as ink on paper for centuries to come. From one […]
