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Fear Itself: Why Some Classical Musicians Turn to Drugs Like Beta Blockers to Control Stage Fright

Much has been written lately about classical musicians who use drugs like beta blockers to deal with stage fright. Some observers have criticized these musicians for resorting to drugs, but they may not fully understand how performance nerves can affect musicians and alter the outcome of a performance. Horn player Louise Burton offers her experience as a case in point.

By Louise Burton

Baby Booming: Berlin Philharmonic Appoints Youngest Trumpeter to Date, Florian Pichler, at 18 Years Old

If appointing musicians to orchestras was like the NFL draft, then perhaps the Berlin Philharmonic just lucked out on a first-round rookie with it's new 18 year-old Austrian trumpeter, Florian Pichler.
By Ian Holubiak
Michaela DePrince New Memoir, 'Taking Flight,' Details Her Meteoric Rise to Dance Stardom

A new memoir takes flight, detailing the life of Michaela DePrince, showcasing her dramatic journey from a West Africa orphanage to becoming one of ballet's most meteoric stars.
By Ian Holubiak

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Fear Itself: Why Some Classical Musicians Turn to Drugs Like Beta Blockers to Control Stage Fright

Baby Booming: Berlin Philharmonic Appoints Youngest Trumpeter to Date, Florian Pichler, at 18 Years Old

Michaela DePrince New Memoir, 'Taking Flight,' Details Her Meteoric Rise to Dance Stardom

MIT's Tod Machover Takes Over Lucerne Festival for 10-Day Residency; 'Symphony for Lucerne' Doc to Commissioned, Too

Mamoru Fujieda's Magnum Opus 'Patterns of Plants' Comes to Fruition via Pinna Records, Release is Set for September 16

Raising Awareness: Classical Musicians Commissioned for Little to No Pay as Industry Lowballs Their Talents

Tori Amos Talks Latest Album, 'Unrepentant Geraldines,' On a Stroll Through Metropolitan Museum of Art

Russian-German Pianist Igor Levit Releasing J.S. Bach 'Partitas' (BWV 825-830) via Sony Classical on August 25

STREAM: Organist Cameron Carpenter's New Sony Classical Album, 'If You Could Read My Mind,' via NPR's 'First Listen'

Castleton Festival Returns in 2015: Honoring Late Maestro Lorin Maazel, Partnering with Jazz at Lincoln Center

Classic Brit Award-Winning Saxophonist Amy Dickson Releases 'A Summer Place' on Sony Classical

Italian Soprano, Puccini Star Licia Albanese Dies Aged 105

Symphony Space Announces New Artistic Director, Fulbright Scholar and Carnegie Hall Exec Andrew Byrne

Down to the Wire: Metropolitan Opera Reaches First Round Agreements with Two Unions, 10 Others Await Future

In The Mood: Power Metal Rockers Accept Cover Edvard Grieg's 'Morning' on Latest Release

Classicalite's Five Best: Beethoven Trivia

A League of Their Own: CD Baby Keeps Independent Musicians Paid in a Dog-Eat-Dog World

Bugger Off, Bach: New Music Theory App, Meludia, Channels Colors to Teach a Digital Generation