It’s been quite a journey
Rishan Bhatnagar is the first child from India to be in the over 500 year old Vienna Boys' Choir. After spending four years with the group, he is set to graduat... Continue Reading...
Features
The Eternal Bridge
The story of the South Asian Symphony Orchestra is the story of survival during terrible wars and times of strife. However, its message is simple: peace and uni... Continue Reading...
LYDIAN NADHASWARAM: THE WORLD, THE MOON, AND MUSIC
On March 13, 2019, a 13-year-old pianist from India faced Kukkiwon, a 27-member adult Olympic-level crack taekwondo team from South Korea in a clash for the tit... Continue Reading...
A Giant Leap
Zane Dalal traces the origin of the NCPA in a familiar story that finds its voice again, in our fiftieth anniversary celebrations.
Half a century is a mileston... Continue Reading...
LYDIAN NADHASWARAM: BEYOND THE BLINDFOLD
Lydian Nadhaswaram’s sterling performance in the audition round of The World’s Best (a talent show on the American television station, CBS) not only advanced hi... Continue Reading...
Lydian Nadhaswaram’s Bumblebee
“Ladies and gentlemen, today I will be playing The Flight of the Bumblebee.”
With these words, uttered with a charm that made the audience smile and give a rou... Continue Reading...
Rajendra Prasad Jain – A tribute
RP Jain – scholar, teacher, music lover, bon vivant – was one of the most civilised people I have ever known. I use “civilised” in the sense that Anton Chekhov ... Continue Reading...
The Men Turn Three!
After a concert, or a season ends, I always experience a kind of sadness, or emptiness. You leave something behind you, that you have worked so hard for, that h... Continue Reading...