SOI Spring 2019: Beethoven’s 9th

Jamshed Bhabha Theatre Ncpa Bulding, Opposite New Oberoi Hotel, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai

Symphony Orchestra of India Martyn Brabbins, conductor Sophie Bevan, soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano Amar Muchhala, tenor Neal Davies, baritone Andreas Haefliger, piano Kazakh State Philharmonic Capella Dalel Uashev, chorus director Living Voices Mumbai, choir Blossom Mendonca, chorus director Beethoven: Fantasy for piano, vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra, Op. 80 “Choral Fantasy” Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 On February 9 & 10, Martyn Brabbins will conduct the SOI and joint choirs from India and abroad in Beethoven’s […]

The Finale

Alliance Française de Bangalore 108, Thimmaiah Road, Vasanth nagar, Opp.U.N.I. Building,, Bengaluru

The curtains fall on the 17th East-West Music & Dance Encounter 2019, with a double bonanza; Italian-born violinist Luca Ciarla opens the evening with his fiddle and a few toy instruments. A creative and surprising violinist, Ciarla easily transcends the boundaries among genres to trace an innovative musical path, a magical acoustic seduction in perfect balance between written compositions and improvisation, traditional and contemporary sounds. With a loop pedal, he performs live all the parts, playing the violin also like a guitar, […]