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It all started with a workshop. My then teacher, Mr Pulinkala told me about an Italian conductor who was in Delhi to conduct a workshop concerning opera. Being skeptical as most 14-15 year olds would be, I went there imagining it to be something not quite exciting. Instead, what I
Music Education
It happened again! During a performance of the Staatskapelle Dresden at the 43rd Hong Kong Arts Festival, an audience member showed his appreciation by eagerly clapping his way through the final pianissimo chords of Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen. Other audience members loudly objected, the conductor was visibly annoyed, and HK’
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The Capital City Minstrels usher in the holiday season with festive cheer in their winter concerts “An American Christmas”. Performing at various venues in Delhi between December 3 to 8, music lovers will get to experience the diversity and joy that is synonymous with this group. The Capital City Minstrels
Reviews
On the 21st and 22nd November Gauthier Herrmann was joined by 13 young French musicians for the twentieth edition of the Artie’s festival, a major bi-annual chamber music festival at the NCPA, now completing ten years successively. Over the years, we have heard much fantastic music including Beethoven string
Music Education
Singers know well that bel canto opera is demanding stuff. For pianists, a quick glance at the sparse, simple accompaniments in the arias by Bellini, Donizetti, and Rossini can give the false impression that the repertoire is simple. The notes may be straightforward, but there’s more to the art
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The third edition of Bonjour India 2017-18 is a four-month-long mega voyage across India that will celebrate Indo-French partnership. From November 2017 to February 2018, Bonjour India covers 100 projects in 33 cities across 20 states and union territories. People at the forefront of their fields will share their inspiring
Interviews
Violin icon, L. Subramaniam has composed The Bharat Symphony in the honour of India’s 70 years of independence. Commissioned by the City of Chicago, the work was premiered at the Chicago World Music Festival, Priztker Pavilion in Millenniium Park on September 9, 2017. The composition focuses on four major
Know Your Composer
An examination of early and late influences of Mozart as seen through his ‘Coronation’ Mass and the ‘Requiem’. By Zane Dalal Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will perhaps never be fully understood, nor will our modern scholarship – that now delves deep into the psyche of composers trying to explain the ‘why’ instead
Know Your Composer
Serenade readers who may have perused my short article in the in the very first issue of the magazine will be aware of my ever-deepening interest in India, Indian Philosophy and Spirituality and in the development of Western classical music in India. The subtlety of Indian Philosophy and Spirituality combined
Throwback Thursday
As a 2016-2017 Fulbright-Nehru scholar, my research and field work centered around education and performance of Western classical in India. During my nine months in the country, I explored the various ways in which pedagogical approaches, school politics, cultural perceptions, and community interests impact the growth and direction of the
Interviews
It has been ten years since cellist Gauthier Herrmann, artistic director of the Artie’s festival India, has been coming to the NCPA with his chamber ensemble. A biannual fixture on the NCPA calendar, he talks to ON Stage about the tenth anniversary. “Ten years, 20 editions, more than 50
Music Education
It’s probably one of the most instantly recognised ring tones on your mobile, and piano students are expressly forbidden to play it in piano showrooms! By now you must have guessed that I am talking about Beethoven’s Bagatelle Für Elise. Despite it’s almost universal musical appeal—or