Review: Acoustic Live finalists highly entertaining

To some people, winning is not everything. The musicians who converged for the Second Annual Acoustic Live finals on Nov. 9 were more concerned with entertaining the crowd. In the last eight weeks, 42 musicians competed for the chance to perform at this final event. With over 40 A&R talent scouts present as judges in […]

Piano professor’s passion inspires students

Behind UCLA piano Professor Vitaly Margulis’ large square-framed, thick-lensed glasses there’s a benign, pensive gaze. But looks can be deceiving, especially when one discovers that behind Margulis’ calm expression there is a mind of such fiery passion. “What is inside, what is intuition, is the most important part of art,” Margulis said in his thick […]