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Danish producer Kim Magnusson is developing a feature film and TV series about iconic comedian-pianist Victor Borge with the writer/producer duo of Mette Lisby and Jesper Baehrenz. Borge, known as the ...

Laughing at a classical music performance is usually frowned upon. But not when violinist Aleksey Igudesman and pianist Richard Hyung-ki Joo perform. The pair have turned concert halls into comedy ...

2000-12-24 04:00:00 PDT Greenwich, Conn.-- Victor Borge, the irrepressible musical humorist, pianist and conductor saluted all over the world as "the comedian of the keyboard" and "the unmelancholy ...

The Danish-born pianist and comedian Victor Borge, whose whimsical treatment of classical music earned him the nickname "Clown Prince of Denmark, " has died aged 91. Mr Borge died at his Connecticut ...

With an ageless spirit, a timeless act and a flawless delivery, musical comic Victor Borge celebrated his 85th birthday precisely as one might expect he would: falling off a piano bench. No doubt many ...

Crowd-pleasing pianist Victor Borge, known as the “clown prince” of classical music, died in his sleep at his home in Connecticut yesterday. He was 91. Borge had just returned to Greenwich from ...

Victor Borge built a career by delighting audiences with virtuoso piano-playing and paralysing them with laughter at his irreverence towards the pomposity of classical music. A typical performance ...

When comic pianist Victor Borge takes the stage of the Ravinia Festival Monday night, he will make history of sorts, and not only for being the oldest performer to earn a living sliding off piano ...