Unforgettable Moments
Maestro Zubin Mehta, NCPA Chairman Khushroo N. Suntook, SOI Music Director Marat Bisengaliev and members of the audience share their...
Orchestrating Excellence: James Williams on Music, Education, and Innovation
As the Managing Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Williams boasts an illustrious career spanning over two decades in...
Mastering the Keys of Darkness: The Blind Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii
The 2023 edition of the eight-week long BBC Proms festival finally ended with a crash, boom and wallop on 9 September. It had me glued for all that time to internet radio, so the abrupt absence of the daily ritual...
Building a Noteworthy Life
Eighteen years ago, when I married Luis on New Year’s Day, I could not possibly have predicted how dramatically our...
The Remarkable Journey of Felix Klieser
One of the many things I love about listening to internet radio podcasts, especially when listening to music is that...
The Surprising Cognitive Benefits of Learning a New Musical Instrument for Children
In June 2023, a paper-reviewed article published in the journal, Education Studies, showed that children perform better at math when music is a major component of their lessons. The article was the product of over 50 years of research and its...
Mahler’s First Symphony: The Titan
Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D Major is music rooted in nature and song. It is the work of a...
I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
Somewhere in the 1980s the audio-cassette boom happened. And thanks to Magnasound, Times Music and HMV Classics, I suddenly had...