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Pinchas Zukerman needs no introduction, but the sheer breadth and depth of his versatility and contribution to music, does bear recounting. His prodigious talent was recognised by legendary musicians Pablo Casals and Isaac Stern when he was a child in Tel Aviv. Sent to study at New York’s Juilliard
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The South Asian Symphony Orchestra’s debut performance in India, slated for April 26th, is a significant event, and not just for musical reasons. It has brought the power of music to bind, to heal, and to create a climate of peace and goodwill among nations of the region. Appropriately
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The 23rd edition of the Artie’s festival promises to be a delightful mix of smaller, classic pieces and two great works by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. The Artie’s festival presented by the NCPA always manages to present an interesting combination of great pieces of music. In this edition,
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We take a closer look at some of the people who have been an integral part of the Symphony Orchestra of India. GULZARA SHAKIR, VIOLIN ON Stage: How did your collaboration with the SOI begin? Gulzara Shakir: I was a violinist in Marat Bisengaliev’s West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra and
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Amitabh Kant is the dynamic CEO of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog). In his book “The Path Ahead: Transformative Ideas for India”, he puts forward transformative and innovative ideas towards making India the third largest economy in the world by 2030 and also lays out a comprehensive
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A roster of internationally renowned soloists will highlight the brilliance of Beethoven with the Symphony Orchestra of India. Interviewed by Beverly Pereira It is a grand stage set-up designed to give life to two monumental works of Beethoven – Choral Fantasy and Symphony No. 9, both written for orchestra, chorus and
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Mr. Khushroo N. Suntook, Chairman at the NCPA, talks to ON Stage about what is in store for the audiences in a very special season of the SOI and their forthcoming tour of the UK. Living in tropical Mumbai, not everyone might understand the significance of spring. But believe us
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The Olga and Jules Craen Foundation's (OJCF) prestigious Young Musician of the Year (YMOY) award has been won, for the year 2019, by two teenage musicians: pianist Anuvrat Choudhary and violinist R. Samyuktha. They will make their OJCF debut performance in Mumbai on January 21, sharing the stage
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“Come sit in my lieder class. Just sit and listen to the senior students,” an opportunity thrown and grabbed by Patricia Rozario at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, by her German lieder tutor. This was a golden chance for the soprano from Bombay who wanted to
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The first thing babies do when they are born is cry and wail loudly, and this gets their little lungs going. They are no longer dependent on their mother for oxygen; they start living their lives, and their voice, their breath, is the key. Amirthavarshini was no different when she
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Following highly acclaimed concerts in 2016 and 2017, conductor Robert Ames and violinist Galya Bisengalieva are returning to perform favourites by Beethoven, Borodin, Barber and more, with the SOI Chamber Orchestra. This year, we spoke to Ames about music, memories and moonlight. ON Stage: What is your earliest musical memory?
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The SOI Chamber Orchestra performed at the MTV India Music Summit 2018. For the past two years, the MTV India Music Summit has been bringing musicians and music aficionados together for a three-day long festival in Jaipur. This year, the SOI Chamber Orchestra travelled to Jaipur for the first time