Interviews
Please share your background. I was born in Nagpur, India and emigrated with my family to Poughkeepsie, New York at the age of three. I did my elementary and secondary schooling in Poughkeepsie. I then attended the Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University for my undergraduate studies,
Music Education
The Western music ‘scene’ in Hyderabad, as they call it – is not at all new. Pianists, choirs and ensembles have been around in this city for long and have produced many talented artists. In fact, Jazz was heard frequently as far back as 1935. The Hyderabad Western Music Foundation started
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About Child’s Play India Foundation Child’s Play (India) Foundation (www.childsplayindia.org) is a registered not-for-profit music charity based in Goa and founded by Dr. Luis Dias, physician and musician. It is an El Sistema-inspired initiatve that seeks to instill positive values and provide social empowerment to India’
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Operawala is joining forces with the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre to commemorate the death centenary of Italian composer Francesco Paolo Tosti. Tosti lived in England for a large part of his musical career and he was one of the favourites of the the elite in the UK at the turn
Throwback Thursday
’Twas the night before 4th of July. Independence Day had come early that year. The ghost of Arthur Fiedler, the legendary conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, had decided to pay a visit in the form of Hurricane Arthur, and the 4th of July Concert and Fireworks were rescheduled for
Meet the Maestro
When did you first visit India? My first visit to India was in 2012. Since then I have been here numerous times for a variety of projects, concerts and masterclasses. My connection with India started in Buenos Aires when I was six years old and studied yoga and meditation as
Throwback Thursday
Capital City Minstrels toured through Germany, Switzerland and Hungary over two weeks in June 2015 and as expected, it was as fun, as exciting, as inspiring and as strenuous as we expected! Through various host choirs in these countries, we were invited to sing at a range of venues from
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This February, a unique group will descend on Delhi straight from the Swiss countryside, bringing their celebration of wine and music to the capital. In association with the Capital City Minstrels, the all-male choir of the Brotherhood of the Knights of Beau-Soleil will delight music lovers with a selection of
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My father was a very successful person and an exceptional human being. In order to deserve his love, I thought I had to be successful too, so, as a child, I was very eager with my studies, and later became a dedicated scholar. I started learning Ancient Greek and Latin,
Music Education
Recently I had the opportunity to adjudicate at the MusiQuest Festival in Pune where I heard dozens of students from around India perform 200 pieces of music. The group I asked to work with was the youngest one, comprised of students ages 5 through 10. There was a lot of
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Mark your calendars! The ‘Tales of the Night’ concert series will cover a choral, piano and poetic evening of German Romantic Music by Brahms, Schubert and Schumann in Bangalore, New Delhi and Pune from the 1st – 7th of February 2016. We spoke with conductor Françoise Lasserre who stated : ” Our main
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The flight to Jaipur was a literary affair. There were more books than passengers, more intense conversations than crying babies, and a general buzz of excitement that formed a counterpoint to the engine noise. Ruskin Bond sat towards the fore of the cabin, regaling his fortunate row-mates with some story