They say Italians wear their hearts on their sleeves, and everyone knows that Italians are in love with love; romance is a fact, a necessity of life.  It exists in every part of their culture: the air they breath, the food they eat, the literature they write, the language they speak and most importantly, it is the music that they compose, sing, play, dance to and live to.

The tradition of Valentines Day extends even beyond St Valentine, to the pagan customs of Ancient Rome. On February 14th the names of young Roman women were drawn from an urn by young men to become their 'betrothed' for the new year – marriage was not necessary, however it was a desirable outcome – which began on February 15th according to the Ancient Roman calendar. Romance, love affairs and courtships...

"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people." - Victor Borge

He amazed audiences with his virtuoso piano-playing and then paralyzed them with laughter with his irreverent wit regarding classical music.

He believed that the pompous conventions of classical music were intrinsically hilarious.

“Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year.” - Victor Borge, the comical musician or musical comedian - depending on your point of view who taught audiences around the world that classical piano could be fun...