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Musical Dialogues
I never know what I’m going to write until I’ve written it; but this time I’ve planned to write just exactly what you may be about to read. It is going to be a brief commentary on an event that took place on the 3rd of March,
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Studio Meraki’s Annual Student Recital
Whenever I think of student piano recitals, I remember the image of the performance being the tip of the iceberg and not many people seeing the larger portion of the preparation underneath the visible part. Not many people in the audience would know how the teacher went through several books
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NMIMS – SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS’ ADMISSIONS OPEN | APPLY TODAY
With the legacy of 40 years, NMIMS Deemed to be University has grown to being not only one of the top-10 B-schools in India but also emerged as a multi-disciplinary, multi-campus University at Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Indore, Shirpur, Dhule, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chandigarh and seventeen constituent schools that include Management,
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A morning with cellos
Child’s Play India Foundation recently hosted ‘A Morning with Cellos’, an informal recital performed to an invited audience. The recital featured fifteen students of the cello project, taught by their resident cello teacher Gudrun Theodora Sigurdardottir. The solo performances included elementary and intermediate pieces and works by Bach and
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India-Denmark Symphonic Collaboration
Editor’s Note: These concerts are cancelled due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) has invited the Danish conductor Maria Badstue, and twenty classical musicians from the very best symphony orchestras in Denmark, for a week-long programme of masterclasses, studies and musical workshops,
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The MMA Choir heads to Dubai Opera
The Madras Musical Association Choir (MMA) will be performing at the prestigious Dubai Opera on Thursday February 20th, 2020. This performance by the MMA Choir is at the invitation of The Holy Trinity Church at Dubai that celebrates their 50th year, through an ensemble of choral performances by four International
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The Academy of Music, Pune Invites Full Time Teachers | Apply Today!
The Academy of Music, Pune is a one-of-its-kind facility in India imparting Western classical and popular music instruction in piano and related musical subjects. Dedicated to excellence in piano study for students of all ages and musical levels at international standards, the Academy aspires to nurture a love, awareness and
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AROUND THE WORLD WITH STUDIO MERAKI
When Kofi Annan introduced the lecture on “Why Music Matters” by Professor Leon Botstein in New York in 2004, he was asked what music has to do with the United Nations. He replied “music has to do with everything… In a world of diversity where often values clash, music leaps
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Opposing Forces
While pianist Maria João Pires and violinist and conductor Augustin Dumay – who are returning to the NCPA to perform for the SOI Spring 2020 Season – are individually revered for their outstanding musical capabilities, it is when they share the stage that something quite out of the ordinary happens. By Freyan
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NCPA presents the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) Spring 2020 Season
The season will witness splendid performances by pianists Maria João Pires and Jean-Philippe Collard and conductor/violinist Augustin Dumay amongst others, and an India premiere of ‘Ameen, Amen, Shanti’ a concerto featuring tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan and Hariharan. The Symphony Orchestra of India, the first and only professional
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The Road Ahead
Dr. Jamshed Bhabha’s keen desire to give India a top-notch cultural complex has resulted in a mighty oak that has supported countless artistes under its canopy. Initiatives undertaken at the NCPA in the recent years and the vision for its future only strengthen the organisation’s raison d’être.
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MONTE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2020
The 18th edition of the Monte Music Festival, presented by Fundação Oriente and Cidade de Goa, will be held from 7th to 9th February 2020 at the Chapel of Our Lady of Mount, Old Goa. Ever since its first edition in 2002, after the restoration of the Chapel