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While Dr Pheroza J Godrej is best known for her work and writings in the field of art history and the environment, one of her many passions and interests is Western classical music. In this, as in so many other areas, activism is her hallmark. She has taken her keen
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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. MARGARITA GAPPAROVA, CELLO ON Stage: How did your collaboration with the SOI begin? Margarita Gapparova: I first came to Mumbai in September 2010 as a cellist to participate
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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. AIDA BISENGALIEVA, PIANO ON Stage: How did your collaboration with the SOI begin? Aida Bisengalieva: My association with the SOI began in 2006. In the very first season,
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PRELUDE On April 28th,, the last day of Portugal’s biggest, three-day music festival—Dias da Música (Music Days)—my dear colleague and friend António Carrilho, maestro and virtuoso recorder soloist, will lead his early-music ensemble La Paix du Parnasse in a staged version of Henry Purcell’s 1692 “semi-opera”
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The idiom proclaims, “Behind every great / successful man there stands a woman.” In this day of gender parity, the opposite is equally true. Mark Troop married to Patricia Rozario, is a case in point. Pianist, broadcaster and writer, Mark is founder of The Chamber Music Company, devoted to all types
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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. PRABHAT KISHORE, VIOLIN ON Stage: How did your career with the SOI begin? Prabhat Kishore: Our music director, Marat Bisengaliev, heard me performing at Taj Land’s End
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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
