Musical prodigy Hilary Hahn in Lima for concert

Two-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn will perform live in Peru’s capital, Lima, on June 27, one of the leading performers in this year’s Lima Philharmonic Society season. Hahn, named the 2008 Gramophone Artist of the Year, is scheduled to play Brahms’ Symphony N° 4 and “Children’s Day at the Camp Meeting,” Ives’ Symphony N° [...]

Peruvian University of Applied Science and Peruvian singer Gian Marco inaugurate music academy

Peru’s University of Applied Science, or UPC, and Peruvian singer-songwriter Gian Marco inaugurated a professional musical academy Wednesday in the country’s capital city, Lima. “Musical training must be complete,” said UPC’s Rector, Luis Bustamante. “We’re going to formally train not only composers and performers, but also music producers.” Our students “will be responsible for waking [...]

U.S. rock band the B-52’s to perform live in Lima

After stints in Brazil and Argentina, the B-52′s, a New Wave rock band that originated in Georgia in the late 1970s, has landed in Peru’s capital, Lima, to perform a live concert on Thursday night. According to daily Peru21, approximately 12,000 people have bought tickets for the concert, which is part of the B-52’s “Funplex [...]

Andean folk singer becomes UNICEF goodwill ambassador

Celebrated Peruvian folk singer Dina Páucar, also known as the “Beautiful Goddess of Love,” is receiving the distinguished roster of UNICEF goodwill ambassador today during a ceremony hosted by the United Nations. Páucar, an iconic example of social change for Andean Indians and mixed-race mestizos and known for her philanthropy, is one of Peru’s biggest [...]