Season 2018 of the Bangalore City Chamber Orchestra (BCCO)
The Bangalore City Chamber Orchestra (BCCO) is poised to be the first ever professional orchestra in the state of Karnataka....
“Crème de Menthe Variations”
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Contemporary young composers of classical music are frequently taken to task for placing...
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, as only children can with abandon regardless of who’s looking...
Maestro José António Abreu (1939-2018)
“From the minute a child is taught how to play an instrument, he’s no longer poor” Many years ago, soon...
Beethoven’s Interpreter
Barry Douglas returns to India with Camerata Ireland – the only orchestra to unite musicians from both Northern Ireland and...
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 fiery Presto, all the way to the final resolution of the Allegretto,...
ARTIE’S FESTIVAL ENTERS ITS SECOND DECADE
The Artie’s were back with a bang last month, arriving in India for four recitals in Mumbai and Pune as...
Bach’s Holy Dread
The composer has long been seen as a symbol of divine order. But his music has an unruly obsession with...