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Feted and back in the fold

ON StageSeptember 3, 2019

A familiar buzz is back at the NCPA ahead of the opening of the Autumn 2019 Season of the SOI. The programme will be especially gratifying as two internationall... Continue Reading...

Interviews6 min read

Improve your practice with Music Case!

ABRSMSeptember 1, 2019

The FREE practice tracking app from ABRSM. Music Case helps students understand the progress they are making over time, increasing their motivation to keep le... Continue Reading...

NewsSponsored1 min read

An orchestra for all seasons

ON StageAugust 30, 2019

The Symphony Orchestra of India is primed to give Mumbai audiences an exciting season of music this September – the first series of concerts on home turf after ... Continue Reading...

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A CLASSICAL TREAT

Yuvraj NathaniAugust 27, 2019

Albert Schweitzer believed that there were only two means of refuge from the miseries of life- music and cats. What better place to test this claim than the cha... Continue Reading...

Reviews3 min read

A CELEBRATION OF YOUNG TALENT

Snehasree NeogyAugust 25, 2019

Recitals in front of a live audience have always been an inspiration for students to hone their performance skills and exhibit their musicianship. On the 10th o... Continue Reading...

Antonio Salieri’s Revenge

Alex RossAugust 23, 2019

He was falsely cast as Mozart’s murderer and music’s sorest loser. Now he’s getting a fresh hearing. On a chilly, wet day in late November, I visited the Cen... Continue Reading...

Know Your Composer29 min read

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Celebrating Celia

Mehroo KotvalAugust 21, 2019

“I always sang. Both my father (Edwin) and his sister, Muriel were gifted singers, but Edwin was streets ahead because he was also a brilliant pianist and, from... Continue Reading...

Features15 min read

The Beauty of Counterpoint

InterludeAugust 20, 2019

Often, the point of interest in the music isn’t the melody but what’s going on underneath. I recently attended a performance of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, bu... Continue Reading...

Music Education2 min read