A NATIONAL THEATRE FOR INDIA
ON Stage brings you excerpts from the NCPA Quarterly Journal, an unsurpassed literary archive that ran from 1972 to 1988 and featured authoritative and wide-ran... Continue Reading...
Throwback Thursday
A season to remember
The Autumn 2018 Season of the Symphony Orchestra of India featured enthralling performances of rare as well as popular works by legendary composers.
The Sympho... Continue Reading...
Music and Memories
Friday, April 24, 1998, began as a usual day in the life for me. It was an overcast morning in Calcutta, as it tends to be on days when the city is blessed with... Continue Reading...
A Summer Idyll – Continued
My senses had been heightened due to sheer anticipation when I arrived in the Austrian capital. It took me only a few hours to realise that Vienna truly was soa... Continue Reading...
East Europe – A Summer Fantasy
The antique church had an organ played by Mozart. It was small and filled with the faithful waiting for the music to begin. A child danced before the first row,... Continue Reading...
A Summer Idyll
The opening bars of Mozart’s Fantasia in D minor are a gateway to an inviting sonic escape. Through the sombre arpeggios of the Andante, the weeping Adagio, the... Continue Reading...
THE SHOW MUST GO ON
“The show must go on”, is the most valuable lesson that I have learnt in all my years on stage. While it rings true, its real significance is not easy to unders... Continue Reading...
Revisiting a concert at the Royal Albert Hall
I have been playing the violin for 10 years, and have participated in many concerts. But by far, the best of them was the concert at the Royal Albert Hall in Lo... Continue Reading...