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Classical music has evolved through four major periods, each with its own style, sound and artistic purpose. Understanding the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern eras helps listeners recognise musical language and appreciate how composers shaped this rich tradition.
Music of India
On the first death anniversary of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, the members of Shakti reunite to honour his legacy. Through memories, music and a shared history of innovation, they recount the extraordinary journey that shaped Indo-jazz fusion.
Interviews
Ahead of the India premiere of his acclaimed ballet, a conversation with choreographer Boris Eifman on his artistic practice and the journey it has taken across continents.
Know Your Composer
Travelling through Austria and Germany, I encountered three of Verdi’s middle-period operas—Rigoletto, Il Trovatore and La Traviata—works that reveal why his focus on individual passion, not grand politics, still grips audiences today worldwide across generations.
Interviews
Veteran conductor Noel Edison reflects on Timothy Corlis’s spiritually charged choral music, the making of ‘Immortality’, and why commissioning and recording contemporary Canadian composers remains central to his artistic mission.
Know Your Composer
Antonín Dvořák’s music blends lyrical melody, folk-inspired rhythms, and classical clarity. His symphonies, chamber works, and sacred music reveal a composer of remarkable warmth, craftsmanship, and national identity whose influence continues to resonate worldwide.
Music Education
From its early origins in the clavichord and harpsichord to the powerful modern concert grand, the piano’s evolution reflects changing musical tastes, technological innovation, and the expressive ambitions of composers and performers across centuries.
Winner of the Leeds and Montréal competitions, pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko discusses his NAXOS debut of Soler’s sonatas, his formative influences, and the artistic journeys that continue to shape his rapidly ascending career.
International pianist and pedagogue Penelope Roskell discusses her ‘Essential Piano Technique’ series, offering insights on injury prevention, artistry, and nurturing confident young pianists through imaginative teaching methods that blend technique and musicality from the start.
Ronald Perlwitz, Head of Music at the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, shares his vision for fostering musical innovation rooted in tradition and shaping cultural exchange through performance, education, and policy.
India-born Danish conductor Maria Badstue reflects on her international career, her passion for cross-cultural collaboration, and her mission to empower the next generation of musicians through education, diplomacy, and meaningful artistic exchange.
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Beethoven is often portrayed as the archetypal mad genius, tormented into brilliance by instability and suffering. But was he truly insane, or has Romantic mythology obscured the real story of resilience and discipline?
Trinity Laban and Shiv Nadar University unveil Satyam Kalon, a transformative global arts initiative uniting leading institutions across three continents to foster interdisciplinary creation, transcultural research and new creative languages rooted in the ideals of truth and beauty.
George Gershwin and Arnold Schoenberg formed one of music history’s most unexpected friendships. Their bond in 1930s Los Angeles bridged classical modernism and American jazz, revealing how mutual respect can transcend genre, culture, and artistic philosophy.
Compression controls the dynamic range of music and shapes tone, punch and clarity. This beginner friendly guide explains how compressors work, what each control does and how to apply compression effectively in real world mixing situations.
A clear and practical guide to designing a thoughtful classical music curriculum that balances technique, repertoire, musicianship and creativity, helping educators build structured pathways that inspire confident, curious and well rounded young musicians.
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