OPERA IN THE AGE OF NETFLIX
We’ve all been there. It’s a Friday night after a long week. We’re exhausted. Our boss has taken every ounce...
The Pedal – Part II
In the previous article we considered the tone enhancing function of the pedal and this time we will explore how...
Mapping the Musical Genome: The Bach Family
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 Music Makers: Volume 4
We take a closer look at some of the people who have been an integral part of the Symphony Orchestra...
SINGERS: MASTERS OF ILLUSIONS
There’s no faking what opera singers do onstage. It’s the result of legitimate hard work, and the staggering skills they...
THE RELEVANCE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, PART III
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...
The Great Integrator
Satyajit Ray’s cinema was redolent of Indian and Western sensibilities. So was the music he loved, listened to, used in...
ECLECTIC, ENERGETIC, ECSTATIC: THE THAILAND PHILHARMONIC IS WORLD CLASS!
When I moved to Bangkok almost 4.5 years ago, the first thing I did was scour the music and arts...