THE RELEVANCE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, PART I
As Sir Roger Scruton has explained elsewhere, the relevance of classical music lies in its irrelevance in relation to practical, worldly concerns. If classical ... Continue Reading...
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Personifying Music
As its new resident conductor, Mikel Toms will add an interesting dimension to the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) and its chamber orchestra. A chat with the ... Continue Reading...
CHIRAGH – A CONCERT FOR PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING IN SOUTH ASIA
Music is often the key to understanding a world that often defies explanation. It’s true language is that of peace. As Daniel Barenboim said in 2006, a musician... Continue Reading...
STAR TENOR IN LPO GALA
Forty-six year old Lima-born celebrity tenor in his much-awaited London recital was accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sascha Goetzel... Continue Reading...
Re-Making of Purcell’s Semi-Opera “The Fairy Queen”
PRELUDE
On April 28th,, the last day of Portugal’s biggest, three-day music festival—Dias da Música (Music Days)—my dear colleague and friend António Carrilho,... Continue Reading...
Performing Arts: Western classical music
A monthly column that explores any and every aspect of the performing arts. This month, concert pianist, lecturer and writer Karl Lutchmayer mulls over the trad... Continue Reading...
THE OTHER OPERATIC DEVIL FROM CHELSEA OPERA GROUP
Arrigo Boito’s only completed opera Mefistofele got a rare outing on 24th March at the Queen Elizabeth Hall at London’s South Bank Centre. It was performed by C... Continue Reading...
HERE’S TO LOVE
If love makes the world go round, then The Capital City Minstrels are all set to take music lovers for a spin in their upcoming summer concerts in Delhi.
What’... Continue Reading...