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Brillante – the Nagaland Piano Festival is the only one of its kind in India. This event is a convergence of local, national and international pianists engaging in multi-genre music through Performance, Pedagogy, Competition, Interactions, Practicum (demos, masterclasses, workshops, etc) all in one venue. For 3 days, we celebrate everything about
Hold my ways while I hold your wine Pick up those pieces from the floor Come help me finish these rhymes Look at me like you did before Memories that we made at nine When you held me in the backyard I fell too hard What makes a lyric persuasive
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Delhi Chamber Choir’s soprano, Vaibhavi Singh, and tenor, Gaurav Vohra, have recently been accepted at the prestigious St Petersburg State Conservatory, whose star-studded alumni includes Tchaikovsky, Shostakovitch and Prokofiev. When the lockdown cancelled Delhi Chamber Choir’s 2020 concert calendar, we focused on improving our musicianship through classes and
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Following months of theatre closures, the opera sector takes the opportunity to reboot. On 25 October, opera companies and opera lovers around the globe celebrate World Opera Day. The third edition of World Opera Day will take place in a challenging context as theatres around the world resume activity. Former
Know Your Composer
Robert Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood (Kinderszenen), Op. 15 is one of those rare piano works that is both a staple of the standard teaching library and frequently performed by concert artists. Nearly 200 years after its publication, perennial favorites such as Of Foreign Lands and People (Von fremden Ländern
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The Sphinx Organization, PARMA Recordings, cellist Thomas Mesa, and pianist Michelle Cann present a call for scores open exclusively to Black and Latinx composers. Teaming up for the first time, these organizations and individuals aim to amplify the voices of musicians from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in classical music by providing
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Police officals in Naples were presented with a rather gruesome scenario on 16 October 1590. The palace apartment near the Piazza San Domenico Maggiore was the scene of a horrific double murder. They found the body of Don Fabrizio Carafa, whom contemporaries described as a “model of beauty,” and one
Music Education
ON Stage brings you excerpts from the NCPA Quarterly Journal, an unsurpassed literary archive that ran from 1972 to 1988 and featured authoritative and wide-ranging articles. In this multi-part article, scholar, curator and Indophile Robert J. Del Bonta explores operas that mention, are set in or are about India, delving
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Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night Gala concert on Wednesday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m. EST, will be webcast free of charge to a worldwide audience on carnegiehall.org, the Hall’s social media channels, and on partner sites. The festive evening— featuring The Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton
Features
Some months ago, I wrote a tribute column to the great Bengali film-maker Satyajit Ray (whose birth centenary we celebrate this year) and his film music. But a more recent article in the Kolkata press (Telegraph India) reminded me of another aspect of that music that I didn’t touch
As a student, you are likely to have assignments that require writing essays frequently. While many students dread the thought of these assignments and find them challenging, they are also an opportunity for you to stand out as a student—if you can impress your instructor. The key is to
Interviews
Accord recently interviewed the wonderfully talented 13-year-old pianist from Bangalore, Syed Fateen Ahmed. Fateen and his mother, Dr Asma Kausar, joined us on Zoom to talk about Fateen’s journey in music. Fateen began keyboard lessons at the tender age of 3, but difficulties finding good teachers meant that his