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It all began one Friday evening as prospective singers from the city of Coimbatore gathered to be auditioned by the well-known conductor and skilled violinist Faith Ragland who intended to begin a choir, one of its kind. He was quick to evaluate these fresh voices comprising children and adults. Assigning
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Shiraz: A Romance of India will tour to four Indian cities, following the restoration world premiere as the BFI London Film Festival Archive Gala with specially-commissioned live film score performed by multi Grammy® -nominated composer and musician Anoushka Shankar The British Council and the British Film Institute (BFI) have announced
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Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji wrote massive, complex compositions in early 20th century. Is that the only reason he is not widely known? By Anu Kumar For someone who revelled in obscurity, even ensuring that his work was accessible only to the “serious and dedicated” listener, Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji has gained a
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Perhaps it would sound surprising to most parents, teachers and pupils alike that the twin cities present some thousands of candidates for piano examinations conducted by the Trinity College London, The Royal Schools of Music (formally known as the ABRSM) and London College of Music (LCM). This borne out by
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Opera is opera is opera, right? Lots of singing, some love affairs and some deaths? Well, of course. But within the broad term of “opera”, there are subgenres which all offer something a bit different. Whether you’re looking for some clarity on the operatic styles, or you’re hoping
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The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is one of the world’s top 3 performing arts education institutions (QS World Rankings, 2017) and is the only conservatoire in Europe to offer degrees in dance, drama, music, production and film. Located in Glasgow, in central Scotland, the Royal Conservatoire is a world-leading
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Robin Ticciati/Scottish Chamber Orchestra Dvořák Symphony No. 8 Mitsuko Uchida, Piano 12 October, 2017 Usher Hall, Edinburgh If this is Robin Ticciati’s farewell season with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, then their opening concert was a fine display of everything that Ticciati and the orchestra have achieved together during
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I still do not know exactly, what most of the other participants in the concert on 6 October actually thought of it, as we haven’t really met each other since the combined onstage photo-op at its end. Perhaps, we would now hate the very sight of each other, so
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Although the indigenous inhabitants of Taiwan are less than two percent of the population today, each ethnic group has retained its ancestors’ unique language, dialect, and musical culture. Moreover, the island’s previous colonisers, including the Dutch, the Spanish, the Chinese, and the Japanese, also brought their own music. The
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On December 10, 1956, in a remarkable struggle for survival and artistic freedom, György Ligeti (1923-2006), one of the most important composers of the twentieth century, boarded a train under the cover of night and escaped from the politically turmoiled Hungary. Hiding from the Soviet army, patrolling in the border,
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The Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra has been active in the music festival circuit in Europe and beyond for over seven decades. Ahead of its performances at the NCPA, we take a look at how the orchestra has carried forward its rich heritage. By Beverly Pereira Since 1940, the Lithuanian National
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1+1=1 Estonian-born composer Arvo Pärt (1935-) has managed to strike a sound of devotional archaism into a world of chaotic modernity. Highly experimental during his early musical career, Pärt’s study of early music inspired a new, and completely unique musical language and vocabulary. Influenced by Orthodox Russian