ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER IN RECITAL
It is not often that Anne-Sophie Mutter appears anywhere in recital. But here she is on my fourth day at...
BOYD MEETS GIRL – Featuring Laura Metcalf (Cello) and Rupert Boyd (Guitar)
While I am familiar enough with the world of the classical guitar, and have earlier reviewed Mr Rupert Boyd’s previous...
Thoughts on Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda
The thought process about “what to do next” with your choir is always fun and inspiring. There are so many factors to be taken into account – difficulty level, language, sacred or secular, acappella or with instruments and so on....
On the appeal of the Cremonese violin
Sixteen million dollars – roughly `104 crore – would be a modest price to pay for a Picasso or a...
The Sixth National Piano Festival / Competition: MusiQuest | Apply Today!
The Sixth iteration of the National Piano Festival / Competition MusiQuest is being held in Pune from November 14 to...
A Musical Evening with the Kolkata Youth Orchestra
For a musician seeking to gain orchestral experience in India, playing with the Kolkata Youth Orchestra, for their concert at the G.D. Birla Sabhaghar, Kolkata on the evening of the 21st of July, was indeed an enriching experience. The Kolkata...
4 ARIAS AND THEIR COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS
One of the best part about opera is that it can be a lifelong practice of discovery. Even some of...
Video Games: India’s Musical Frontier
When I was in elementary school, in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA, I would finish my homework and sometimes go...