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The Capital City Minstrels returns this summer with a music repertoire to entertain audiences in Delhi and Gurgaon. The group will showcase a varied selection – pop, rock and world music – characteristic of their fun, diverse and eclectic style. When the Capital City Minstrels (CCM) began 22 years ago as a
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Please share your background with us. I grew up in Mussoorie, in the foothills of the Himalayas, as my parents were teachers at a boarding school called St. George's College, and I studied at the same school. We didn't have much access to learning musical instruments,
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The British Council launches its GREAT Scholarship scheme for 2016-17, working with Trinity Laban to provide opportunities for talented Indian musicians to study in Britain. The GREAT Scholarship scheme is the product of collaboration between British and Indian governments, who have hailed 2016 as the ‘UK-India year of Education, Research
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The Mehli Mehta Music Foundation is celebrating Maestro Zubin Mehta’s 80th Birthday in Mumbai next month. Maestro Mehta will conduct the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in three concerts with several world renowned musicians as soloists, on Sunday 17th and Monday 18th April at the National Centre for the Performing Arts
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This Friday, 25th March at 7:00 pm at India Habitat Centre, Delhi witnesses an extravagant Operetta from Hungary – THE CSARDAS PRINCESS celebrating the 100th anniversary. Delhi stands the last station of the “Princess Csardas” debuting world tour. ABOUT THE CSÁRDÁS PRINCESS Music by Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán (1882-1953) Premiere: Vienna,
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The ‘Tales of the Night’ concert series, produced by Akadêmia (France) and supported by The Institut Françias and The French Embassy of India, was held in Bangalore, Delhi and Pune in the first week of February, 2016. We attended the Delhi performance at the Bahá’í House of Worship, and
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About Child’s Play India Foundation Child’s Play (India) Foundation (www.childsplayindia.org) is a registered not-for-profit music charity based in Goa and founded by Dr. Luis Dias, physician and musician. It is an El Sistema-inspired initiatve that seeks to instill positive values and provide social empowerment to India’
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Operawala is joining forces with the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre to commemorate the death centenary of Italian composer Francesco Paolo Tosti. Tosti lived in England for a large part of his musical career and he was one of the favourites of the the elite in the UK at the turn
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This February, a unique group will descend on Delhi straight from the Swiss countryside, bringing their celebration of wine and music to the capital. In association with the Capital City Minstrels, the all-male choir of the Brotherhood of the Knights of Beau-Soleil will delight music lovers with a selection of
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Mark your calendars! The ‘Tales of the Night’ concert series will cover a choral, piano and poetic evening of German Romantic Music by Brahms, Schubert and Schumann in Bangalore, New Delhi and Pune from the 1st – 7th of February 2016. We spoke with conductor Françoise Lasserre who stated : ” Our main
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The flight to Jaipur was a literary affair. There were more books than passengers, more intense conversations than crying babies, and a general buzz of excitement that formed a counterpoint to the engine noise. Ruskin Bond sat towards the fore of the cabin, regaling his fortunate row-mates with some story
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Italian Pianist Gabriele Carcano is debuting in India with performances in New Delhi, Pune and Mumbai from the 5th – 11th of January 2016. Gabriele had this to say on his first trip to India – ” I’m very excited and curious about my upcoming recitals in New Delhi, Pune and Mumbai.
