FRANKFURT (AFP) ― Mobile phones are frequently regarded as the bane of classical music concerts, especially when they go off mid-performance.But it wasn’t a jarring ring that shattered the concentration of Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman during a recital Monday in the German city of Essen. Rather, the 56-year-old stormed off when he noticed an audience member filming the concert with a smartphone, organisers told AFP.Zimerman, renowned for his perfectionism and regarded by many as one of the gr

MADRID (AFP) ― U.S. rock supergroup Bon Jovi will waive their fee for playing a concert in recession-hit Spain this month, media reported on Thursday, with special low-price tickets for Spaniards struggling in the crisis.Tickets for the gig in the giant Vicente Calderon football stadium in Madrid are capped at 39 euros ($50) ― a fraction of the top price in other countries on the band’s “Because We Can” European tour.Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi, 51, told newspaper El Mundo the economic conditions i

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories” has entered the Billboard 200 album chart at No. 1 this week, marking a triumphant U.S. return for the helmeted French electronic dance music duo.The music industry trade journal said Wednesday the ’70s-flavored album sold a better-than-expected 339,000 copies since its May 21 release, giving Daft Punk its best sales week ever as well as its first No. 1.“The set also notches the second-largest sales week of 2013 overall,” it said. “Only Ju