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From an introductory music education programme and an all-India Western classical music competition to students of the SOI Music Academy making it to international conservatoires, a lot is happening at the Symphony Orchestra of India. Since the beginning of the lockdown in March last year, the NCPA, under the leadership
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Fresh new repertoire and updates to discussion topics and technical work are just some of the exciting elements of the London College of Music Examinations’ (LCME) new violin syllabus. The redesigned handbook is packed with all the material candidates need for each component of the exam. Each handbook includes musical
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London based Korean composer Donghoon Shin has been announced as the winner of the Claudio Abbado Composition Prize presented by the Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker in honour of their Chief Conductor from 1989–2002. Awarded at irregular intervals, the recipient of the Claudio Abbado Composition prize is commissioned
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While we’re still in lockdown / curfew / restrictions / whatchamacallit, the rest of the world is slowly, cautiously, opening up. The Wigmore Hall London, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading centres for chamber music, threw open its doors to live audiences, “in line with Government guidelines.” One of
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Early on in the lockdown, the Chairman and senior management at the NCPA recognised the need for a digital platform to take its vast archival treasures and newly recorded productions to members, patrons and a worldwide audience. As the mammoth undertaking moves towards its realisation, a look at how the
Listening to your favorite music or band is way different from watching them perform live on stage. A live performance comes with an exhilarating experience that will remain etched in your memory forever. You also meet and connect with people from diverse cultures and age groups making the experience even
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Cyrus Meher-Homji is the Senior Vice-President of Classics & Jazz at Universal Music Australia. He is a trained concert pianist and holds a Master’s Degree in Musicology from The University of Western Australia. He has written in books and music journals about Percy Grainger, Eileen Joyce, Julius Katchen and
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Separated by half a century and united in their mission, there is a common thread that runs through the history of the NCPA in Mumbai and the Esplanade in Singapore. Both sit on reclaimed land where once the waters of the Arabian Sea and Singapore Straits respectively flowed and both
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For the 10th consecutive season, Carnegie Hall and WQXR proudly unite to present Carnegie Hall Live, a series of exciting broadcast concerts—drawing upon some of the finest live performances from Carnegie Hall’s stages over the past nine years—in programs that are thematically reimagined and newly produced. Jeff
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Do you remember when we first met? It was an evening, end of October 2016. We had come down with The Bangalore Men to Calangute, to perform our Schubert-programme, and we were expecting you to be in the audience. We hadn’t really interacted or met, I had only heard
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Carnegie Hall’s online series continue in June featuring a range of programming for music lovers, including new episodes of Live with Carnegie Hall, historic filmed performances streamed as part of Carnegie Hall Selects, and a Lullaby Project Celebration Concert presented as part of Learn with Carnegie Hall. New Episodes
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One of the most rewarding aspects of the first Trinity Fest in 2018 was the coming together of musicians of every age and kind, from teachers and students to professional performers and amateur music-lovers, across the country. Three years later, in a drastically changed world, the Fest was back, but
