A Concert with Murray Perahia in Madrid
I have attended so many classical music concerts, from the Boston Symphony Orchestra to the Wiener Philharmoniker. But every time...
Like the world…
There are some concerts that take listeners through more than just their own lives, to the universality of all lives lived....
On performing on the guitar in India
Some time ago, while discussing this article by Graham Wade in Classical Guitar Magazine, Veda Aggarwal (Director of the Indian Guitar Federation) asked me to reflect upon my experience of playing in India over the last few years, and in particular, those...
Move – over: the return of an Indian diva
Already a stellar performer, Deirdre Lobo D’Cunha is well on her way to making her career. She already runs a vocal...
Folksongs and Fairytales
In our infancy we are told fairy tales, and these stories retain a great power over us throughout our lives....
Modern Crossover: Serious Music and Popular Music
Everything used to be simpler before. Classical musicians composed classical music, pop musicians pop and jazz musicians were the exotic birds. But now these boundaries are becoming increasingly obsolete. Artists ranging from Mouse on Mars to Hauschka are going ways...
From the sublime to the merely complex
Andris Nelsons and the Gewandhaus Orchestra’s concert of Wagner (Overture to Tannhauser and Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde)...
3 LIFE LESSONS THAT PRACTICE ROOMS CAN TEACH YOU
One of the first hurdles a young musician meets as he or she pursues advanced training is the fact that...
