Interviews
We take a closer look at some of the people who have been an integral part of the Symphony Orchestra of India. ALPAMYS BISSENGALIYEV, SAXOPHONE ON Stage: How did your collaboration with the SOI begin? Alpamys Bissengaliyev: SOI music director Marat Bisengaliev is very famous in Kazakhstan. Once he came
Reviews
On the last day of the first half of this year, 30th June 2019, two young musicians, unsponsored by any supporting organisation or individual, with the gleam of artistic ardour in their eyes, and armed with the optimism of the young, presented an evening of entertainment to a small but
News
The process of upgrading our facilities at NCPA has recently taken another step forward under the supervision of Technical Director Nayan Kale and his team. By Richard Nowell It is worth noting that it has taken two full years to find the time to close the theatres at the NCPA
Music Education
If you’ve not yet seen Connection Lost (The Tinder Opera), you should probably stop what you’re doing and watch it now. Seriously, it’s our current obsession. Written and directed by Adam Taylor, with music brilliantly composed by tenor Scott Joiner, Connection Lost isn’t just funny “for
Interviews
While Dr Pheroza J Godrej is best known for her work and writings in the field of art history and the environment, one of her many passions and interests is Western classical music. In this, as in so many other areas, activism is her hallmark. She has taken her keen
Music Education
We’ve all been there. It’s a Friday night after a long week. We’re exhausted. Our boss has taken every ounce of motivation and joy out of our job, which otherwise would be palatable. We get home and scramble to fix something remotely tasty, disregarding to a certain
Music Education
In the previous article we considered the tone enhancing function of the pedal and this time we will explore how to use the pedal for best results. It is essential, for correct use of the pedal, to have good use of the whole body. Although some professional pianists can adopt
Know Your Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach was part of an extensive Saxon-Thuringian family that produced an unparalleled and almost incalculable number of musicians. From fiddlers and town musicians to organists, from Kantors, court musicians and Kapellmeisters, member of the Bach family extensively populated the musical landscape from the 16th to the 19th century.
Interviews
We take a closer look at some of the people who have been an integral part of the Symphony Orchestra of India. MARGARITA GAPPAROVA, CELLO ON Stage: How did your collaboration with the SOI begin? Margarita Gapparova: I first came to Mumbai in September 2010 as a cellist to participate
Music Education
There’s no faking what opera singers do onstage. It’s the result of legitimate hard work, and the staggering skills they show come precisely from not taking shortcuts or band-aid approaches to fixing problems. Real as it is, these artists have their bags of tricks. Singers, please forgive us
Music Education
Last but not least, the burning question of repertoire. For classical music as a genre to survive in modern times, renewal of the repertoire is a fundamental requirement: without renewal, the art form petrifies and audiences will stay away because they will have the repertoire of works on CD at
Music Education
Satyajit Ray’s cinema was redolent of Indian and Western sensibilities. So was the music he loved, listened to, used in his movies and composed. By Manohar Parnerkar Satyajit Ray (1921-92), along with Sergei Eisenstein, Ingmar Bergman, Charles Chaplin, Federico Fellini and Akira Kurosawa, has been one of the giants