FRENCH MASTERPIECES FROM THE LONDON SYMPHONY
It was now the turn for three evenings with the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle...
The Russians are Coming!
Zane Dalal traces the life and music of Rachmaninoff and Stravinksy – iconic contemporaries with the same roots, whose lives...
When a note got muted in Trivandrum
Dear Pakru, I see that you are baffled and deeply anxious on where your favourite human, Satish Kamath, has abruptly vanished. Yes, it baffles me too. Not just me, a lot of people in Trivandrum and rest of the world...
Battle, Drumroll and Enlightenment
A week into Beethovenfest, the magic has failed to subside. The air is still abuzz with excitement with concerts taking...
Alexei Volodin
A Steinway artiste, Volodin is set to perform two concerts at the NCPA this month. Acclaimed for his highly sensitive...
A HEAVY WEIGHT ROMANTIC BOUNTY FROM THE VIENNA PHILHARMONIC
After two successive evenings with the Royal Concertgebouw it was the turn of the Vienna Philharmonic. What great orchestras they both are but sounded very different in tone quality; the former with much warmth and gravitas, the latter more streamlined...
The Quintessence of Three Composers
Quintessence is defined as the exemplar of a quality or class. In the context of the second day of Beethovenfest,...
LATE ROMANTIC SYMPHONIST FROM THE CONCERTGEBOUW
It was with great applause that the audience welcomed the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra from Amsterdam to the Lucerne Festival. The...