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Maestro Zubin Mehta, NCPA Chairman Khushroo N. Suntook, SOI Music Director Marat Bisengaliev and members of the audience share their thoughts on the concerts which brought the Maestro and the SOI together for the first time. Zubin Mehta My friend of 80 years, Khushroo Suntook (we were classmates at Mumbai’
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There was a moment during the recently held House Concert organised by F. Marikar hosted at the magnificent Thapar House in Kolkata, where it seemed as though the Muses had conspired to produce a uniquely well-arranged set of circumstances to accompany the music being performed. The Effem Ensemble, comprising musicians
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Even as marquee concerts and a full season unfold, the young brigade of the SOI and other initiatives by the orchestra continue to leave a mark. Encore in Pune In early August, 31 students from the SOI Academy Orchestra performed under the baton of SOI Music Director and violin virtuoso
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The SOI Autumn 2023 Season brings the promise of musicianship at its best. From the India debut of celebrated British cellist Steven Isserlis with the Symphony Orchestra of India to the anticipated return of pianist Pavel Kolesnikov and conductors Richard Farnes and Alpesh Chauhan, the season’s programme presents a
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Six of the most exciting emerging composers working in the UK today are to join the third edition of ABRSM’s landmark composer mentoring programme. The six-month Writing for Music Education programme aims to demystify the process of writing for music education, encouraging composers from a broad range of backgrounds
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Welcome to the Brillante Piano Festival, a truly spectacular, vibrant, and one-of-a-kind celebration of piano music that has its heart in Nagaland! We are delighted to extend our warmest invitation to all music enthusiasts, pianists, and music lovers from around the world to join our growing musical community. At Brillante,
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A Kerala school music project, a Mexican project working with children affected by solvent abuse, an American Sign Language choir, and a Ugandan project providing drums for young people from low-income backgrounds are among the first recipients of funding from ABRSM’s Play On international sponsorship program. Nine grassroots music-making
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Musée Musical, a renowned authority in Western musical instruments and education, is proud to invite applications of its highly anticipated International Pre-College Music Program (IPCMP). Designed to prepare aspiring musicians for undergraduate studies in music at international universities and music conservatories, the IPCMP offers a comprehensive curriculum and expert guidance
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The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho passed away on 2 June, 2023, at the age of 70. There’s been an outpouring of grief, sadness and love on social media and in statements from orchestras, festivals and opera companies as the music community processes the loss of one of the greatest
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A shanty by one of Britain’s brightest new composers, the Waltz from Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty and a song from a Japanese anime movie are amongst highlights of ABRSM’s new Bowed Strings syllabuses designed to give candidates more choice of genre, composer and musical culture than ever.
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The founding of the National Centre for the Performing Arts has been a unique landmark in the history of post-independence India for the breadth and scope of its activity in the field of culture. The dissemination of offerings in Indian, Western and International Music, Dance, Theatre and Photography, therefore, is
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The 2023 edition of the Harmony Summer Vocal Intensive, an online voice seminar is here, 22nd to 28th May, 2023, 18:00 to 22:30 IST, 13:30 to 18:00 BST, 8:30 to 13:00 EST with a bigger and broader representation of vocal styles taught by brilliant