Remembering the Parsi composer who wrote some of the longest-ever pieces for the piano
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji wrote massive, complex compositions in early 20th century. Is that the only reason he is not widely...
Hyderabad Western Music Foundation and Musée Musical present Twin Cities Piano-Festival (“Competition”) 2017
Perhaps it would sound surprising to most parents, teachers and pupils alike that the twin cities present some thousands of...
SHADES OF OPERA: HOW TO TELL YOUR BUFFO FROM YOUR BEL CANTO
Opera is opera is opera, right? Lots of singing, some love affairs and some deaths? Well, of course. But within the broad term of “opera”, there are subgenres which all offer something a bit different. Whether you’re looking for some...
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is auditioning in India: 7 and 10 November 2017!
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is one of the world’s top 3 performing arts education institutions (QS World Rankings, 2017)...
Robin Ticciati’s farewell season with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Robin Ticciati/Scottish Chamber Orchestra Dvořák Symphony No. 8 Mitsuko Uchida, Piano 12 October, 2017 Usher Hall, Edinburgh If this is...
DEDICATION LEO BROUWER: Afterword
I still do not know exactly, what most of the other participants in the concert on 6 October actually thought of it, as we haven’t really met each other since the combined onstage photo-op at its end. Perhaps, we would...
In Tune with Taiwan
Although the indigenous inhabitants of Taiwan are less than two percent of the population today, each ethnic group has retained...
Clocks, Clouds and Textures
On December 10, 1956, in a remarkable struggle for survival and artistic freedom, György Ligeti (1923-2006), one of the most...