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I spend many months of each year giving workshops and masterclasses throughout India when I really should be practising or giving concerts. Why? The answer is fairly straightforward. As far as I’m aware, India has the fewest Western classical music graduates of any country with a population of more
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They are the world’s most famous boys’ choir with a history dating back 700 years, and they are probably the best travelled music ensemble you can find, with four subgroups clocking up around 300 concerts every year, singing to half a million people around the globe: the Vienna Boys
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Named a Young Steinway Artist in 2010, Utsav Lal became the first Indian pianist to join this prestigious international Steinway Artists roster bringing recognition for his unique repertoire of Indian Classical music on the piano. Invited by Steinway & Sons to perform his debut concert at Steinway Hall, New York
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London’s Creative Conservatoire is delighted to announce the new Bagri Foundation Scholarship, an award of £24,000 which will enable a talented young musician from Asia to undertake two years of postgraduate training at Trinity Laban’s Faculty of Music from September 2020. Supported by the Bagri Foundation, the
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In late September, Sri Lanka’s leading classical music ensemble, the Chamber Music Society of Colombo (CMSC), presented a concert for violin and piano performed by renowned virtouso violinist Midori, in partnership with critically-acclaimed Lithuanian pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute. Midori is patron of the CMSC’s newly-established Education Fund, a wing
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In the inaugural Jamshed Bhabha Memorial Lecture, Jawhar Sircar discussed the need to pull out all the stops to preserve our rich cultural heritage. We present snapshots from the memorable evening. The inaugural talk of the Jamshed Bhabha Memorial Lectures titled ‘What ails the Arts in India?’ was delivered on
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Whether you’re starting your music teaching career or refreshing your skills, our free online course helps you take your teaching to the next level. Over 10,000 learners from 164 countries enrolled on our course in Summer 2019! Join us for this free online course, which will provide you
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Child’s Play India Foundation held its 10th anniversary monsoon concert on 21 September at Menezes Braganza hall Panjim Goa to a packed, appreciative audience. This year’s monsoon concert had around fifty participants on stage, in addition to teachers and guest musicians. The performers were children as young as
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On the 26th of September at 7 pm at the Lionel Wendt Theatre in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the Chamber Music Society of Colombo (CMSC) will present arguably, the most important classical music concert of the year. The extraordinary violinist, Midori, with Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano. Midori, who will be making a
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IDAGIO becomes one of the first free apps made available to Apple Watch users globally. Users can enjoy classical music through the independent Apple Watch app. Leading streaming service for classical music, IDAGIO, is the first classical music streaming service offering an independent Apple Watch app. The independent IDAGIO Apple
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The Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka (SOSL) returns to its regular concert schedule this September, with a concert dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives in the Easter attacks, and in aid of those who live in the aftermath. “We Remember” takes place at the Lionel Wendt
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The last Maharaja of Mysore was a great patron and scholar of, among many other things, Western classical music. Here, we present snapshots from performances by the SOI Chamber Orchestra, presented in Mysore and Bengaluru in his honour. By Richard Nowell On the occasion of the birth centenary of HRH