Travel Diaries
Jennifer Heemstra, founder of the Pitch Pipe Foundation and Kolkata Classics performed a series of concerts in November 2017 with James Forger, saxophonist and Dean of the College of Music at Michigan State University and Deborah Moriarty, Chair of the Piano Department. Nov 13, 10:30 am – Our first concert
Throwback Thursday
Playing music, like most other forms of art, comes with its own set of responsibilities, which go beyond the surface level and mundane. As your fingers touch the ivory, or slide across the nylon, you are now placed with the task of interpreting and projecting, maybe even redefining, the piece
Reviews
I first heard Milen Manoj, the genius Indian pianist, in his debut recital at the NCPA in April of this year. He impressed greatly in a varied recital which included the Appassionata sonata. He seemed to me then to have tremendous potential, but I hardly imagined the complete transformation that
Interviews
Western classical music is incredible in one sense because it gets to survive despite influences of newer genres of music as years pass by. However, it doesn’t mean that it is not met with challenges in the field of teaching, performing and also how to perceive it as an
Music Education
In 2017, the Symphony Orchestra of India performed at a few unorthodox venues, such as hospitals and crèches, in order to bring their art closer to those who couldn’t reach them. By Rinky Kumar In the year 2006, when the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) came into being, the
News
As the year draws to a close, the VioVoi Music Academy is already busy preparing for 2018. This year has been especially significant because the academy grew to include the Guitar and Piano classes with excellent faculty members Thangadurai Samuel and Ajay Athreya respectively. Keeping up with our commitment to
Throwback Thursday
For the awareness and growth of Western classical music in India, a proper music education system, along with musically educated teachers and increasing number of live performances are needed. One such successful occasion was organised in Hyderabad by Joe Koster from Hyderabad Western Music Foundation and Musee Musicals. We didn’
Features
It all started with a workshop. My then teacher, Mr Pulinkala told me about an Italian conductor who was in Delhi to conduct a workshop concerning opera. Being skeptical as most 14-15 year olds would be, I went there imagining it to be something not quite exciting. Instead, what I
Music Education
It happened again! During a performance of the Staatskapelle Dresden at the 43rd Hong Kong Arts Festival, an audience member showed his appreciation by eagerly clapping his way through the final pianissimo chords of Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen. Other audience members loudly objected, the conductor was visibly annoyed, and HK’
News
The Capital City Minstrels usher in the holiday season with festive cheer in their winter concerts “An American Christmas”. Performing at various venues in Delhi between December 3 to 8, music lovers will get to experience the diversity and joy that is synonymous with this group. The Capital City Minstrels
Reviews
On the 21st and 22nd November Gauthier Herrmann was joined by 13 young French musicians for the twentieth edition of the Artie’s festival, a major bi-annual chamber music festival at the NCPA, now completing ten years successively. Over the years, we have heard much fantastic music including Beethoven string
Music Education
Singers know well that bel canto opera is demanding stuff. For pianists, a quick glance at the sparse, simple accompaniments in the arias by Bellini, Donizetti, and Rossini can give the false impression that the repertoire is simple. The notes may be straightforward, but there’s more to the art