Mercury News, California — Also: San Francisco Opera debuts Mark Adamo's 'The Gospel of Mary Magdalene'; Music@Menlo, Ojai North, Cabrillo and Midsummer Mozart festivals return with fresh treats. more info

Mercury News, California — 1. He was a demon of a pianist -- but learned to play the violin before learning the piano.2. Johann van Beethoven, his father, tried to promote little Ludwig as a child prodigy, in the manner of Mozart. more info

Prefix — Photo gallery of Mozart's Sister, Rewards and Cascading Slopes at Cameo in Brooklyn (April 27, 2013 Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/mozarts-sister-rewards-cascading-slopes-cameo-pics/ more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The composer's choral piece 'Ave Verum Corpus' becomes a part of Times pop music writer Randy Lewis' life and leads him to a performance of a lifetime with the Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale.The morning commute was like any other — almost... more info

NME - Radar — Daniel Woolhouse is a fragile soul. This is a trait that’s overwhelmingly evident within minutes of meeting him – from his considered, hesitant speech patterns, to the obvious sadness behind his eyes, to the tender, intimate music we̵... more info

Mercury News, California — Celebrated soloist has Mozart, Lutoslawski, Schubert and Saint-Saens on her program more info

Impose Magazine — In keeping up with the world this week, we found out that M.I.A. is keeping a "STEALING LOG" of everyone who may or may not be ripping off her styles, all the buzz surrounding Frank Ocean's collaboration with Depeche Mode's Martin Gore, learn... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — One takeaway from the last four days I spent singing Mozart’s Requiem, Ave Verum Corpus and two other of the composer’s works while embedded with the Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony for four concerts: Should you ever have the chance ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — This week’s spate of Mozart concerts in Costa Mesa by the Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale, in conjunction with Sunday’s 257th anniversary of the composer's birth, hold special interest for this reporter. Yes, I will be at the Renée a... more info

Nialler9 — Every Friday, four new music picks selected from music blogs are published as part of my Day & Night section. The magazine is out in print free with every copy of the Irish Independent on Friday so pick it up. Follow Day & Night on Twitter or Faceboo... more info