“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...
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 after we had set up Child’s Play India Foundation, a music charity inspired hugely by the phenomenal success of Venezuela’s...
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...
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 part of their 21st season of the bi-annual Festival. Most of the musicians have been here before including the outstanding...
Bach’s Holy Dread
The composer has long been seen as a symbol of divine order. But his music has an unruly obsession with...
Aaron Copland
An American Original Growing patriotic and nationalistic fervor had virtually inundated all aspects of European society by the middle of...