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In late September, Sri Lanka’s leading classical music ensemble, the Chamber Music Society of Colombo (CMSC), presented a concert for violin and piano performed by renowned virtouso violinist Midori, in partnership with critically-acclaimed Lithuanian pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute. Midori is patron of the CMSC’s newly-established Education Fund, a wing
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In the inaugural Jamshed Bhabha Memorial Lecture, Jawhar Sircar discussed the need to pull out all the stops to preserve our rich cultural heritage. We present snapshots from the memorable evening. The inaugural talk of the Jamshed Bhabha Memorial Lectures titled ‘What ails the Arts in India?’ was delivered on
Travel Diaries
A 4-hour wait at the airport followed by a 4-hour flight, and you will find all 66 of us sleepy heads, including our conductor, Mr. Augustine Paul, our assistant conductor, Mr. Ebenezer and our accompanist, Mr. Immanuel, waiting to board buses at the Changi Airport, ready to take on 2
Interviews
Ahead of their first concert at the NCPA, we had a quick chat about Polish music and life with the musicians from the Baltic Neopolis Virtuosi. The Baltic Neopolis Virtuousi are bringing a piano quintet for a very special concert at the NCPA this month. Concertmaster Emanuel Salvador, who has
Reviews
Sunday 29th September saw a jam-packed Tata Theatre in anticipation of legendary Japanese-American violinist Midori’s long sold-out recital. She had flown in from Colombo and played in Pune the night before. Nursing a cold her thorough professionalism saw her through the demanding programme with unflinching determination. The audience erupted
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Whether you’re starting your music teaching career or refreshing your skills, our free online course helps you take your teaching to the next level. Over 10,000 learners from 164 countries enrolled on our course in Summer 2019! Join us for this free online course, which will provide you
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Child’s Play India Foundation held its 10th anniversary monsoon concert on 21 September at Menezes Braganza hall Panjim Goa to a packed, appreciative audience. This year’s monsoon concert had around fifty participants on stage, in addition to teachers and guest musicians. The performers were children as young as
Music Education
Leading a choir means you have many different tasks – often ranging from the actual musical side of it, to concert planning, admin tasks, building a social context and – of course – repertoire selection for your choir. This is a task that is often taken a bit too lightly and not given
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On the 26th of September at 7 pm at the Lionel Wendt Theatre in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the Chamber Music Society of Colombo (CMSC) will present arguably, the most important classical music concert of the year. The extraordinary violinist, Midori, with Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano. Midori, who will be making a
Reviews
On 15th September at the Experimental theatre the sell-out audience was treated to a rare occasion. A piano-duet partnership that sparkled with virtuosity and convinced with refined musicianship. The two pianists were the husband and wife team of Alessandra Ammara and Roberto Prosseda, both versatile and virtuoso pianists in their
Throwback Thursday
On the birth of the NCPA’s Experimental Theatre The Tata Iron and Steel Company, in commemoration of its Platinum Jubilee, presented to the NCPA India’s first Theatre for Experimentation in Drama (also known as The Experimental Theatre). The theatre was formally inaugurated by Russi Mody on 25th April,
Interviews
A legitimate child prodigy who won the million-dollar prize on a much-coveted global talent contest earlier this year, Lydian Nadhaswaram talks to ON Stage about music and why he wants to go to the moon. The best artistes are the ones who do the impossible and make it look easy.