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Symphony in Diversity

ON StageDecember 15, 2019

A SUPERLATIVE NOVEMBER WEEKEND IN MUNICH’S NATIONAL THEATRE

Fareed CurmallyDecember 14, 2019

LOST HISTORY: OPERA’S MOST FAMOUS PREMIERES

SchmoperaDecember 12, 2019

A VOCAL WORKSHOP WITH AN EDGE

Navya ChittarvuDecember 9, 2019

Festive Fare

ON StageDecember 5, 2019

Mourning the Death of Mariss Jansons

Salzburger FestspieleDecember 3, 2019

The Madras Musical Association through the ages

Rupert AvisDecember 1, 2019

CAPITAL CONDUCTORS

Serenade TeamNovember 28, 2019

A Centennial Tribute

N Niranjan NikamNovember 27, 2019

A concert of Latin American Dance Music and more, with the  Bombay Chamber Orchestra

Bombay Chamber OrchestraNovember 23, 2019

News

From the East, From the West

Symphony in Diversity

ON StageDecember 15, 2019

A VOCAL WORKSHOP WITH AN EDGE

Navya ChittarvuDecember 9, 2019

Mourning the Death of Mariss Jansons

Salzburger FestspieleDecember 3, 2019

A concert of Latin American Dance Music and more, with the  Bombay Chamber Orchestra

Bombay Chamber OrchestraNovember 23, 2019

Perfectly in tune

Sunaina MurthyNovember 20, 2019

Editor's Pick

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LYDIAN NADHASWARAM: BEYOND THE BLINDFOLD

Vishwas GaitondeMarch 13, 2019

AN INVALUABLE LEGACY

ON StageJanuary 8, 2019

Darwin Leonard Prakash: The Young Indian Opera Prodigy

Situ Singh BuehlerJanuary 10, 2017

THE SOPRANO SOARS

Mehroo KotvalJanuary 1, 2019

“Music is the totality of what I do” – Pinchas Zukerman: In Conversation

Priya ChaturvediApril 5, 2019

Zakir Hussain and the SOI open UK tour at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall

Rupert AvisFebruary 22, 2019

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Symphony in Diversity

ON StageDecember 15, 2019

With a wide-ranging repertoire that marks its first foray into French music, the Indian premiere of a concerto with a message and the return of two celebrated i... Continue Reading...

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A SUPERLATIVE NOVEMBER WEEKEND IN MUNICH’S NATIONAL THEATRE

Fareed CurmallyDecember 14, 2019

On my return to Munich after a year’s absence I went on two successive nights in the first weekend of November to the Bavarian State Opera. Situated on Max-Jose... Continue Reading...

Reviews5 min read

LOST HISTORY: OPERA’S MOST FAMOUS PREMIERES

SchmoperaDecember 12, 2019

ll barbiere di Siviglia For months after the London premiere of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia, police were overrun with noise complaints, mostly the result... Continue Reading...

Music Education3 min read

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A VOCAL WORKSHOP WITH AN EDGE

Navya ChittarvuDecember 9, 2019

The talented opera and jazz singer Sandeep Gurrapadi might have settled in London as of now but his roots date back to Hyderabad. Despite learning Carnatic clas... Continue Reading...

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Festive Fare

ON StageDecember 5, 2019

There will be double the revelry at the Artie’s Festival this month, when the chamber music event lends its unique brand of mirth and light-heartedness to the N... Continue Reading...

Interviews7 min read

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Mourning the Death of Mariss Jansons

Salzburger FestspieleDecember 3, 2019

“Thank you, dear Mariss Jansons, for the indomitable will you brought to your profession, your calling, doing it more than justice to the very end. When you ste... Continue Reading...

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The Madras Musical Association through the ages

Rupert AvisDecember 1, 2019

Hailed as India’s longest-running music society, the Madras Musical Association (MMA) celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2018 with a series of concerts and tou... Continue Reading...

Features8 min read

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CAPITAL CONDUCTORS

Serenade TeamNovember 28, 2019

An early Christmas gift to New Delhi’s concert–goers comes in the form of a gala choral concert, by the city’s very own choir, the Capital City Minstrels, who a... Continue Reading...

Interviews23 min read