The Great Integrator
Satyajit Ray’s cinema was redolent of Indian and Western sensibilities. So was the music he loved, listened to, used in his movies and composed. By Manohar Parn... Continue Reading...
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ECLECTIC, ENERGETIC, ECSTATIC: THE THAILAND PHILHARMONIC IS WORLD CLASS!
When I moved to Bangkok almost 4.5 years ago, the first thing I did was scour the music and arts scene, an essential component for me when it comes to any of th... Continue Reading...
A Philatelic Salute
India has been in the vanguard of nations that have honoured, through commemorative postage stamps, not only her own great sons and daughters, but also those em... Continue Reading...
Philomena Thumboochetty: Portrait of an Artiste
The few, grainy, black-and-white photographs date from a century ago. Yet, together with the short ‘sketches’, and a couple of newspaper articles, they tell a c... Continue Reading...
India’s Harmony Chorus visits the University of York’s Music Department, UK
On Tuesday 28th May 2019, Sandra Oberoi and her Harmony Chorus from Bangalore visited the Music Department of the University of York (UK) for an open-day. Below... Continue Reading...
THE RELEVANCE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, PART II
If classical music is the art of “therapeutic” interiority, then thinking about presentation, marketing, funding, etc. needs to be developed from this insight. ... Continue Reading...
TWO CONTRASTING EVENINGS AT THE BARBICAN
31ST MARCH | BARBICAN’S RESIDENT ORCHESTRA SURPRISES WITH A CORKER
German diva Diana Damrau in her last slated concert of her Strauss LSO residency was to appe... Continue Reading...
The Sustaining Pedal: the Soul of the Piano
When we were children, my sister and I called the pedal on the left, the 'soft' pedal and the pedal on the right the 'loud' pedal. The left pedal on an upright ... Continue Reading...