Brian Eno

"Nature" became a musical artist on April 18 with the help of stars including Brian Eno, Ellie Goulding and Aurora, part of a United Nations initiative to raise conservation funds.

Jivan Gasparyan, who is a world-famous Armenian composer, musician and one of the well-known duduk masters, died on July 6 at the age of 93, his grandson, Jivan Gasparyan Jr., announced on Facebook.

"I am writing with great sorrow about my big loss. Rest in peace," he said.

Last night, at Park HaYarkon in Tel Aviv, Israel, Radiohead played their longest concert in 11 years, the BBC reports. The show had been mired in controversy: In the preceding months, artists such as Roger Waters—supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS) against Israel—publicly criticized the group.

In 1986, American mathematician and inventor Danny Hillis designed a clock that came to be known as the “Clock of the Long Now,” or the “10,000-year clock”.

Ten times over-budget, several years overdue and many lawsuits later, the €789m Elbphilharmonie concert hall, or “Elphie” as it is affectionately known, is finally finished, down to its very €300 toilet brushes and its 1,000 handblown glass lamps, constituting both a landmark and a trademark for the city of Hamburg.

Britain's ambient music guru Brian Eno presents "The Ship," a new project combining music, sound and light, at the Onassis Cultural Center. "The Ship" installation will remain on display at the cultural center's exhibition hall from noon to 9 p.m. daily through October 23. The artist will deliver a lecture on Tuesday, October 4, starting at 7 p.m.

The Guardian describes both Brian Eno and Yanis Varoufakis as “stylish, shaven-headed men famous for their radical ideas”. The two, apart from being leaders in their field, are also friends. Together they recently attended a U2 concert. A transcript of their conversation focuses on the every-day things they say to each other.

In its fifth edition, the daylong festival Babylon Soundgarden will take place on May 23 in the 'summer breeze' atmosphere of Kilyos. Bringing together local and international artists, as well as many young talents around the world, the artists will perform on four different stages.