WHEN WESTERN CHOIRS SING INDIAN MUSIC – PART I
The United States of America (the India that Christopher Columbus thought he reached) and the real India lie on diametrically opposite sides of the globe; noon ... Continue Reading...
Features
Maestro José António Abreu (1939-2018)
“From the minute a child is taught how to play an instrument, he’s no longer poor” Many years ago, soon after we had set up Child’s Play India Foundation, a mu... Continue Reading...
‘Beyond the Night Sky’: Music for Stephen Hawking (1942-2018)
The death of English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology, University of Cambridge, Profe... Continue Reading...
Haydn Baryton Trio Budapest in Kolkata
At Prem Dan It was as extraordinary an event for the Haydn Baryton Trio Budapest as it was for the audience. No one made a move to leave before the concert was... Continue Reading...
WMEA goes to South India
The Western Music Education Association (WMEA) made its first foray into South India with a full day conference and conducting workshop in Kochi, Kerala, and an... Continue Reading...
Drum of the Deathless: Ritual for Two Percussionists
An exciting work for two percussionists from Berlin - Lukas Böhm and Ni Fan, who played the world premiere of this 2-percussion version of a much bigger piece a... Continue Reading...
Supporting the legitimacy of waste-pickers
Creative partnerships, between Western classical music societies and NGOs supporting the legitimacy of waste-pickers, formed the basis of my 6-city tour of Indi... Continue Reading...
Songs of the Heart: An Indo-French project as part of Bonjour India
Since 2013, Akadêmia has expanded its field of action to include new partners and artists from major Indian cities. In 2016, the production Tales of the Night b... Continue Reading...