Features
The Western Music Education Association (WMEA) made its first foray into South India with a full day conference and conducting workshop in Kochi, Kerala, and an informational meeting in Chennai. Both events are part of WMEA’s organisational strategy to establish an all-India presence, reaching out to Western music teachers
News
In April 2018 the Old Royal Naval College Trinity Laban Chapel Choir will be undertaking its first visit to India, where it will perform with the country’s first professional symphony orchestra. The choir is working in collaboration with India’s premier cultural institution, the National Centre for the Performing
Reviews
Maxim Emelyanychev/Scottish Chamber Orchestra Dvořák Violin Concerto Josef Špaček, violin 15 March 2018 Usher Hall, Edinburgh Keeping with their emphasis on Antonín Dvořák this season, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra gave a sterling performance of his Violin Concerto in A minor at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall. The concert also featured
Throwback Thursday
“The show must go on”, is the most valuable lesson that I have learnt in all my years on stage. While it rings true, its real significance is not easy to understand, particularly if your experience with the stage is from a public point of view. The reality, particularly in
Know Your Composer
The Artie’s Festival is set to bring to the stage two chamber concerts featuring works from Brahms and Bloch, among others. Sandipan Das compiles his notes on some of the composers and their music. In the tenth year of their association with the NCPA, the Artie’s Festival, led
Know Your Composer
Clara Schumann- Toccatina Op.6 Walzer- Clara Schumann for Soprano and Piano Clara Schumann (née Clara Josephine Wieck; 13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era. She exerted her influence over a 61-year concert career,
Reviews
AMAN MAHAJAN – PIANO / NISHAD PANDEY – GUITAR ORIGINAL MUSIC FOR PIANO AND GUITAR Concert organised by Hyderabad Western Music Foundation (first of a series to celebrate the 10th year of HWMF) At Alliance Française Hyderabad on 3 March 2018 The concert was like a series of controlled conversations between two good
Features
An exciting work for two percussionists from Berlin – Lukas Böhm and Ni Fan, who played the world premiere of this 2-percussion version of a much bigger piece at the Bad Kissingen Festival last summer. The rhythms, splashed on an array of percussion instruments, were inspired by ritual drumming at a
Throwback Thursday
I have been playing the violin for 10 years, and have participated in many concerts. But by far, the best of them was the concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Easter Sunday in 2016. Even though it was almost two years ago, wonderful memories of the concert
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Music Education
Chopin’s ideas have been used in pop music for decades! When classical music aficionados are surveyed on the most popular romantic composer, the name Frédéric Chopin invariably rises to the top. This is hardly surprising as Chopin’s music, ranging from wistful Waltzes and sensual Nocturnes to fiery Etudes
Music Education
Harlekin’s aria is one of the more thoughtful, organic uses of the “song within the song” device in opera. In Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos, Harlekin is part of Zerbinetta’s comedy troupe; when he and his fellow players are thrown into a serious case of stage improv, he