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Following highly acclaimed concerts in 2016 and 2017, conductor Robert Ames and violinist Galya Bisengalieva are returning to perform favourites by Beethoven, Borodin, Barber and more, with the SOI Chamber Orchestra. This year, we spoke to Ames about music, memories and moonlight. ON Stage: What is your earliest musical memory?
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The XXV International Festival of Young Concert Artists The International Music Festival of Young Concert Artists “Talentinum” is a non-competitive show of gifted concert soloists and conductors. It has been organized since 1972 in the form of a biennial, and at regular two-year intervals, the cultural life of the city
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The Capital City Minstrels will celebrate the sound of Christmas and the theme of ‘Peace’ at its upcoming winter concerts in December in New Delhi. The Capital City Minstrels (CCM) returns this winter to celebrate the sound of Christmas with their ‘Peace’ themed concerts. As winter descends in all its
Music Education
Animals in music occur in everything from children’s pieces to great serious works. Their rhythm in the world is something that a composer can take up and develop and also their aspect: fierce or calming. In his ballet The Firebird, Stravinsky gave us the magnificent mythical bird of The
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The Gustav Mahler Society of Colombo is the most recent performing arts organisation established in Sri Lanka. The Society hosts the 100+ strong orchestra and the GMSC Chorus which makes it stand out among its peers as the largest performing ensemble in the country. Early days The Gustav Mahler Society
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Parma in northern Italy nestled in the region of Emilia-Romagna is a well kept secret among Italians. Famous for its architecture, art, music, ham, cheese and surrounding countryside it is also home to one of the oldest universities in the world. What is less known is that every year in
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The SOI Chamber Orchestra performed at the MTV India Music Summit 2018. For the past two years, the MTV India Music Summit has been bringing musicians and music aficionados together for a three-day long festival in Jaipur. This year, the SOI Chamber Orchestra travelled to Jaipur for the first time
Music Education
In the last century, very often the concept of “progress” was projected upon the arts as a measurement of quality: “good art” was “progressive art.” If an artist did not commit some “groundbreaking” artistic deed, his work was considered worthless. While progress in science is a fundamental notion, in the
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DAY ONE The Volksoper at Währinger Straße is Vienna’s main stage for operetta musicals and ballet. Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálmán wrote their works brimming with world famous melodies for this theatre. On 17th September I saw the Stephen Sondheim musical Sweeney Todd - six Tony Awards winner
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With the Artie’s Festival set to return this month, we talk to the Artie’s soloists to trace the beginnings of this project and get an insight into the spectacular programming of chamber music repertoire at the 22nd edition of this biannual festival. By Beverly Pereira There’s a
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Katharine Rawdon: Sören Sieg, the first time I heard your music I nearly fell off my chair with delight! It made me tap my foot, smile, and want to get up and dance (and I’m no dancer!). So in this interview I would love for you to answer for
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“Indian Classical Music on the Piano” with Nitin Mitta on Tabla Raga Malkauns – Alap Jod Jhala Raga Jaijaivanti – Gat in Rupak Taal Raga Puriya – Alap Jod Jhala Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram Vande Mataram “The biggest grounding force for me in my musical journey is my guru Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar and