The Birth of the Chennai Youth Sinfonietta
I was in Chennai in the beginning of October 2022, working with children who, despite any other challenges they face...
The Capital City Minstrels returns to the stage after three years
After a long pandemic-induced break, Delhi’s premier performing choir returns to the stage with a meaningful repertoire inspired by hope,...
The Symphonic Debutante Piccolo: Was It Really Beethoven’s Fifth?
Literature declaring the piccolo’s grand entrance into the symphony is widespread. Sharing debutante status with the trombones and contrabassoon in the triumphal final movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, the piccolo’s arrival at the doorstep of music’s Great Western Canon in such...
A Beginner’s Guide to Choosing the Best Way to Learn Piano in 2022
Learning to play the piano can be a hugely rewarding experience, but it can also be a bit overwhelming, especially...
’Twas the Season
The Symphony Orchestra of India’s Autumn 2022 Season, with outstanding concerts, recitals and a dazzling opera, concludes with a flourish...
Bernstein’s “Music for String Quartet” Receives Premiere Studio Recording and Release
Leonard Bernstein’s Music for String Quartet is set to receive its premiere studio recording and release, with a newly discovered second movement, as yet unheard publicly, to be included on the program. The piece, composed by Bernstein in 1936 at...
Bridging the World with Song
In December of 1972, 50 years ago in a little hamlet in Chennai called ‘Chinnamalai’ or Little Mount, the Stop-Gaps...
How To Start Your Journey As A Classical Musician
Music has been an essential and integral part of history. If you have ever heard classical music in solitude, you...
