There has always been that human need to get away from mundane everyday things and enter a whole new world. The Stop-Gaps in its endeavour  to always be different  does precisely that in it’s latest  offering  ‘ Fun and Fantasy’. Here then is no hand over hand, row upon row of straight faced choral singing , but  voices blend  with movement, sets and costumes to take one on a magic carpet ride! And what better way than to do medley […]

The TCPA has put together a Western Classical concert featuring 5 musicians playing the Concert Harp Solo and the Concert Flute accompanied by the Piano. The concert is to take place at Hilton Garden Inn Banquet Hall at 6:30 pm on Sunday the 10th of September 2017. Tickets are Rs.300 and Rs.200 available at the Hall. One can phone 9446321398 for reservation over the phone. The first half of the concert will feature the Flute and Piano and the Concert […]

Symphony Orchestra of India Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor István Várdai, cello Dvorak: Carnival Overture, Op. 92 Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 The eminent Polish conductor Jacek Kaspszyk has been Music and Artistic Director of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra since the 2013/14 season. One of Poland’s foremost conductors, he has previously held positions as Artistic Director of the NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic, Music Director of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and of the Polish National Opera. He has conducted […]

From Classical piano scores to classic cars, that’s Indian-born, London-raised Classical pianist, Karl Lutchmayer for you. Karl whose extraordinary musical career includes performing under the baton of legendary conductors such as Lorin Maazel and Sir Andrew Davis, broadcasting on BBC Radio3, All India Radio and Classic FM, traveling the world accepting invitations to perform with the all the major symphony orchestras, and is a regular chamber performer, particularly with his own ensemble, Dialogos, apart from being a committed music educator, […]

István Várdai, cello Zoltán Fejérvári, piano István Várdai is the only cellist in the world to have won both the International Cello Competition in Geneva (2008) and the ARD Competition in Munich (2014), the two most important competitions for cellists. Since his debut, he has performed in concerti and chamber music performances in leading venues around the world and with such renowned artists as András Schiff, Yuri Bashmet, Gidon Kremer, and Mischa Maisky, amongst others. Winner of the 2017 Concours Musical International de Montréal for piano and recipient of a Borletti-Buitoni Trust […]

Symphony Orchestra of India Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor Dan Zhu, violin   Verdi: Overture to Nabucco Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 B. 141   The eminent Polish conductor Jacek Kaspszyk has been Music and Artistic Director of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra since the 2013/14 season. One of Poland’s foremost conductors, he has previously held positions as Artistic Director of the NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic, Music Director of the Polish National […]

Symphony Orchestra of India Sir Karl Jenkins, conductor Marat Bisengaliev, violin Living Voices Mumbai , choir   Jenkins: The Universe (International Premiere) A recent exhaustive survey declared Sir Karl Jenkins to be the most-performed living composer in the world. His The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace alone has been performed over 2,000 times in 20 different countries since the CD was released, while his recorded output has resulted in 17 gold and platinum disc awards. In 2015, he became […]

One of the most distinctive artists of his generation, Stephen Hough combines a distinguished career as a pianist with those of composer and writer. Named by The Economist as one of Twenty Living Polymaths, Hough was the first classical performer to be awarded a MacArthur Fellowship and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year’s Honours 2014. Since taking first prize at the 1983 Naumburg Competition in New York, Hough has performed […]

Symphony Orchestra of India Evgeny Bushkov, conductor Stephen Hough, piano   Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (‘Emperor’) in E-flat major, Op. 73 Mozart: Symphony No. 41 (‘Jupiter’) in C major, K. 551   One of today's most interesting conductors, Evgeny Bushkov received early acclaim as a violinist, winning at four major international violin competitions: Wieniawski (1986), Queen Elizabeth (1989), Tchaikovsky (1990), and the first Henryk Szeryng Foundation award (1992). An Honoured Artist of Russia, Bushkov brings his exceptional performing experience […]