Reviews
The long-awaited opening night of the hottest ticket in arguably the season in the operatic world finally arrived. La Forza del Destino was written by Giuseppe Verdi to a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave had its premiere in St. Petersburg in 1862. There after it underwent some revisions receiving its
Features
The story of the South Asian Symphony Orchestra is the story of survival during terrible wars and times of strife. However, its message is simple: peace and unity through the universal language of music is fully possible. By Akshaya Pillai Dr. Ahmad Sarmast was seated in the first row. Months
Reviews
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) is a resident British orchestra at the Southbank Centre in London. Although its leadership is rotated between three musicians it was formed by a group of period instrumentalist players and has no principal conductor or music director. This gives the flexibility to
Know Your Composer
How a reclusive Frenchman created some of the most radical, beautiful music of the modern era. Claude Debussy died a century ago, but his music has not grown old. Bound only lightly to the past, it floats in time. As it coalesces, bar by bar, it appears to be improvising
Interviews
The idiom proclaims, “Behind every great / successful man there stands a woman.” In this day of gender parity, the opposite is equally true. Mark Troop married to Patricia Rozario, is a case in point. Pianist, broadcaster and writer, Mark is founder of The Chamber Music Company, devoted to all types
Music Education
A look at how the SOI Music Academy is not only fostering musical excellence, but also shaping the future of young musicians, their careers and, inevitably, that of Western classical music in India. By Beverly Pereira The year 2019 represents a high point in the sustainability of Western classical music
Interviews
We take a closer look at some of the people who have been an integral part of the Symphony Orchestra of India. PRABHAT KISHORE, VIOLIN ON Stage: How did your career with the SOI begin? Prabhat Kishore: Our music director, Marat Bisengaliev, heard me performing at Taj Land’s End
Interviews
Pinchas Zukerman needs no introduction, but the sheer breadth and depth of his versatility and contribution to music, does bear recounting. His prodigious talent was recognised by legendary musicians Pablo Casals and Isaac Stern when he was a child in Tel Aviv. Sent to study at New York’s Juilliard
Interviews
The South Asian Symphony Orchestra’s debut performance in India, slated for April 26th, is a significant event, and not just for musical reasons. It has brought the power of music to bind, to heal, and to create a climate of peace and goodwill among nations of the region. Appropriately
News
Child’s Play (India) Foundation is a registered music education trust that seeks to instil positive values and provide social empowerment to India’s disadvantaged children through the teaching of classical music to the highest possible standard. It is largely inspired by the El Sistema music revolution in Latin America,
Reviews
There is no doubt that Maurizio Pollini at age 76 remains one of the world’s great piano virtuosos. This was manifestly proven in the March 12 sell-out concert in the international piano series here in the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London. Pollini has had a long
Features
On March 13, 2019, a 13-year-old pianist from India faced Kukkiwon, a 27-member adult Olympic-level crack taekwondo team from South Korea in a clash for the title of “The World’s Best.” The Koreans dazzled with a stunning display of martial arts. But the little kid on the piano won.