Music Without Borders
Diplomat, author, poet and academic, Nirupama Rao has added more hats to the many she already wears, most recently, those...
4 ENGLISH LANGUAGE HABITS THAT MAKE A SINGER’S LIFE HARDER
English speakers, this one’s for you. You might have already discovered that singing in your native language can be trickier...
RSSO opens Usher Hall Sunday Classics Series
Russian State Symphony Orchestra/Valentin Uryupin Barry Douglas, piano Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake Suite Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 2 Sergei Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 2 14 October 2018 Usher Hall, Edinburgh The Usher Hall’s international orchestra season opened with a...
Syrinx : XXII Prepares to Return to India
I went to Lisbon, Portugal in August 2018 to meet up with my partners in Syrinx : XXII — Katharine...
Two to Tango
The tango has travelled far beyond Argentina and Uruguay to find a well-respected place in the classical music canon. To...
Classical Music for All
When you ask non-classical music lovers why they are not fond of classical music, the most common answers include “I am not intelligent enough to appreciate it”, “I don’t know music theory” and “it’s so boring”. However, does it really...
300 years of St Thomas’
Built in 1718, the Neo-Gothic, Neo-Classical St Thomas’ Cathedral, Fort, Mumbai celebrated its tercentenary with a festival of sacred music....
A season to remember
The Autumn 2018 Season of the Symphony Orchestra of India featured enthralling performances of rare as well as popular works...