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Many versions of the lockdown and varying degrees of concessions later, the newest addition to the COVID-19 parlance in India is the word “unlock”. It is, however, a paradox that in these strange times, viewing some form of art is what has kept us in touch with the beauty of
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The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music have launched Play On, their new online platform to support and inspire you on your musical journey. Whether you’re a teacher, learner or parent, Play On is here to entertain and inform, to connect you with others, and bring you
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Online concert venue brings artists direct revenue and offers listeners a new, interactive classical music experience IDAGIO, the leading streaming service for classical music, launches the Global Concert Hall, a new online concert venue made available to audiences worldwide. Artists and ensembles will use this audiovisual platform to offer their
Features
In moments of social confinement, art, once again, is man’s companion, like it has been in war and peace, sickness and health. By Snigdha Hasan It is the fifth month of the year, and in a parallel, Corona-free world, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra would have been neck-deep in rehearsal
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The 2020 Salzburg Festival will take place from 1 to 30 August, but in a modified and shortened form, due to coronavirus containment measures. This decision was made by the Salzburg Festival’s Supervisory Board in its special meeting on Monday afternoon. The Festival directorate of Helga Rabl-Stadler, Markus Hinterhäuser
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Responding to demand for classical music experiences, Deutsche Grammophon have launched a new online platform – DG Premium – to feature brand-new events starring DG artists and other legends of the music world, including a new digital partnership with the Bayreuth Festival for the 2020 season. Designed to connect audiences to great
Throwback Thursday
Two stellar pianists, cognoscenti may seldom hear under one roof, were brought together as part of the latest SOI season. Vastly different in their musicality, they share in common what ties together all great artistes. By Jehangir Batiwala The SOI Spring 2020 Season was unique, as audiences in Mumbai got
Music Education
Last summer I was in Quebec City, and one day as I happened along the Grand Allée Ouest I came upon an old church with the doors open and a Big Mama Thornton record wailing away at high volume. Intrigued, I went in for a closer look and discovered that
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The Salzburg Festival’s directorate – President Helga Rabl-Stadler, Artistic Director Markus Hinterhäuser and Executive Director Lukas Crepaz – comments on initial announcements by Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler and Federal Minister Rudolf Anschober, according to which regulations for cultural events are to be gradually loosened in significant ways from June onwards. According
Interviews
Yann Ollivier: Dear Robert, dear Nicolas, I think we should begin at the beginning. Could you tell us when and how you met first? Robert Orledge: We met as a result of my complete revised edition of the piano works of Erik Satie for Salabert in Milan in 2014. Nicolas
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The discussion regarding the death of opera has been ongoing for about 400 years. Since its birth in Italy at the turn of the seventeenth century, people have been speculating its demise. However, this art form continues to endure. Singers continue to sing, composers continue to write, and audiences continue
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Grange Park Opera, Surrey, has discovered a major work by a major composer. Sir John Tavener (1944–2013), who was the one of the most acclaimed British composers of the post-war years, completed his final opera Krishna in 2005. For 14 years it has remained in manuscript form and has