Interviews
Diplomat, author, poet and academic, Nirupama Rao has added more hats to the many she already wears, most recently, those of composer and singer. A former Union Foreign Secretary, and Indian ambassador to the US, China and Sri Lanka, Rao has brought her considerable skills in diplomacy to a project
Music Education
English speakers, this one’s for you. You might have already discovered that singing in your native language can be trickier than expected, sometimes even more than singing in a language you don’t speak well. When you’re in the rehearsal room getting note after note about your unintelligible
Reviews
Russian State Symphony Orchestra/Valentin Uryupin Barry Douglas, piano Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake Suite Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 2 Sergei Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 2 14 October 2018 Usher Hall, Edinburgh The Usher Hall’s international orchestra season opened with a fine showcase of music by the great Russian
Travel Diaries
I went to Lisbon, Portugal in August 2018 to meet up with my partners in Syrinx : XXII — Katharine Rawdon, flutes, and António Carrilho, recorders. Since the three of us don’t all live in the same country we assemble for periods of intensive work in our respective cities whenever we
Music Education
The tango has travelled far beyond Argentina and Uruguay to find a well-respected place in the classical music canon. To trace the journey of this musical genre (and dance style) is to unearth its strong links to its place and culture. By Beverly Pereira Few other art forms evoke a
Music Education
When you ask non-classical music lovers why they are not fond of classical music, the most common answers include “I am not intelligent enough to appreciate it”, “I don’t know music theory” and “it’s so boring”. However, does it really take an intellectual to appreciate the beauty of
News
Built in 1718, the Neo-Gothic, Neo-Classical St Thomas’ Cathedral, Fort, Mumbai celebrated its tercentenary with a festival of sacred music. To commemorate 300 years, four soirées treated the music loving audiences of Mumbai. September 28th started it all with an organ recital, followed by a concert of sacred music on
Throwback Thursday
The Autumn 2018 Season of the Symphony Orchestra of India featured enthralling performances of rare as well as popular works by legendary composers. The Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) presented its Autumn 2018 Season at the NCPA from 4th to 16th September, 2018, featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Mussorgsky, Sibelius,
News
Da Capo Sammelan is Goa’s annual Western music festival, incorporating an international concert with Indian soprano Patricia Rozario and guests, and a showcase event for talented Indian students. The Festival, now in its third year, seeks firstly to provide a high level concert experience for Goa’s enthusiastic classical
Features
I have been dabbling with this mystical and underrated phenomenon called ‘Conducting’ since 2006. As a school boy at St. Stanislaus, Bandra, I conducted my schoolmates for carol singing at homes for the aged. While studying at St. Xavier’s College, I put up choirs for carol competitions and religious
Music Education
When it comes to sorting out a nasty bit of coloratura, stutter-inducing patter, or rhythms that make your eyes cross, slow practice is where it’s at. Conversely, sometimes it’s just as handy to try speeding things up. Music that’s meant to be slow can come with side
Features
I had just completed my final set of opera scenes for the academic year at the Royal Academy of Music and was absolutely looking forward to visiting Italy for a good long month to be a part of the incredible Georg Solti Accademia course. I got to know about this