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This September, the Symphony Orchestra of India, India’s only professional orchestra, is ten years old and will present a special anniversary season of canonic orchestral works at the orchestra’s home, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) on the southern tip of Mumbai. Mumbai has always been
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Perhaps the superb double-spread wide-angled photograph of the Australian guitarist Rupert Boyd standing with his back towards the vastness of the Grand Canyon, holding his guitar flight case in anticipation, metaphorically prepares the listener for this, his third album, which features a surprisingly wide-ranging compendium of music. This image appears
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“I am very excited to make my debut in India – I know it is a country rich for artistic culture and heritage. This will be a big pleasure to discover! I will play a mix between the repertory for the left hand and the repertory for both hands for the
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Video Credit: Petrovsky & Ramone – Dutch National Opera A review of Dutch National Opera’s innovative new offering I am running late. My plan to arrive at Weesperplien Station before 7pm to get to the theatre in time has gone awry. I prepare myself for the possibility of not being
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The revered title of “Young Steinway Artist” offers to young pianists the opportunity to formally affiliate with Steinway & Sons at an early point in their musical careers. Young Steinway Artists are considered part of the Steinway Family, a worldwide community including legendary artists such as Vladimir Horowitz and Martha
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Interviews
Nikhil Sardana: Please share your background with us. Alan Gemmell: I grew up in Scotland in an ordinary working class community and somewhere between the ages of 12 and 13 had my first piano lesson. A year later I went to the Royal Conservatoire of Music (formerly Royal Scottish Academy
Music Education
Olga Craen, India’s best known pianist in the mid-20th century, lived a dramatic life and left a lasting legacy through her students From the 1930s to the 1950s, Olga Craen was the most celebrated pianist of Bombay, and one of the most acclaimed Indian pianists touring in Europe. When
Throwback Thursday
The Catalan capital happens to be one of those cities that slither into your heart with such stealthy and disarming ease, that at times you wonder who slipped you the love potion. The city that has nurtured geniuses like Antoni Gaudi, Alicia de Larrocha, Salvador Dalí and Lionel Messi, has
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Nikhil Sardana: Please share your background with us. Marialena Fernandes: I grew up in Bombay in a family of four sisters and one brother. My parents came from Goa and Mangalore and are Roman Catholic by religion - conversion through colonisation. Ever since I can remember, music has been the
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James Gaffigan, Chief conductor of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, looks ahead with a firm sense of history intact. By Neha M Lucerne is home to more than just Lake Lucerne and stunning mountainous views: the central Switzerland town also has a rich history of classical music, and is perhaps best
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Simply Schubert – an eclectic mix of flowing male-choruses, tender and dramatic lieder and flowing piano solos, presented by The Bangalore School of Music. The program will showcase the musical genius of Schubert, with some of his most beloved choruses for male choir, such as Vier Gesänge, Ständchen (with soprano solo)