The Eccentric Erik Satie
Erik Satie was a French composer born in the late 1800s. And while, oftentimes, the first thing that comes to...
The Teatro Real brings an exceptional season to a close
With the triumph of Tosca with a doble bis of Sondra Radvanovsky and Jonas Kaufmann under conductor Nicola Luisotti, the curtain comes down on the 24th...
The Schooling of Johann Sebastian Bach
The ubiquitous portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach, painted by court portraitist Elias Haussmann, adorns book covers, music school classrooms, record sleeves, and perhaps visits the nightmares of students working feverishly to master his ferociously complex works. The 60 year-old Bach,...
The Sound of Music
The allure of music is so strong that it won’t be very long before we gather to enjoy a recital...
Winners of ‘The Sydney’
For those who have missed my preliminary and semi-final reviews of the Sydney International Piano Competition 2021, here is a...
A Pianissimo Journey
One of the finest pianists of India, the story of Rumi Nanavati’s life in music deserves an audience of its own. By Snigdha Hasan In a world where renown is quantifiable in terms of Google results and number of followers, an...
‘The Sydney’ Semi-Final Highlights
For their semi-final rounds each participant was expected to present a 50-minute programme of their own choice. The only stipulation...
“Live with Carnegie Hall” to Feature New “Carnegie Hall Selects” of Historic Filmed Performances
Carnegie Hall’s online series continue in July featuring a range of programming for music lovers, including historic filmed performances streamed...
