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The great Romanian pianist, Radu Lupu, passed away earlier this week. According to his manager, Lupu “died peacefully in his home in Switzerland from numerous long-term illnesses.” He was 76 years old. In 1966, Radu Lupu was awarded the first prize at the second Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He
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The SOI Music Academy has been training students in Western classical music for ten years and the results have been nothing short of fascinating. We look at how far the academy has come and where it plans to go. In 2006, in a concert hall somewhere in London, Mr. Khushroo
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At the centenary celebrations of the CSMVS, musicians of the SOI enthralled a distinguished foreign delegation from the J. Paul Getty Trust. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) is celebrating its centenary this year. The museum has been serving as an important custodian of the country’s cultural heritage
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TEMPSO, a new streaming interface for classical music, is now available for Spotify and Apple Music listeners. Designed specifically for classical music, TEMPSO offers a unique way to discover the classical music repertoire with a catalogue of more than a million tracks, 37,000 compositions, thousands of albums and performers.
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As the planners and policy makers of today focus on creating affordable and productive spaces for people to travel, live and work in, the common element driving such changes is the idea of creating a more inclusive community. The fulcrum of such an ecosystem lies in the nurturing of cultural
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Classical music has always had a dedicated and loyal following behind it, but it certainly lags behind mainstream pop music and many of the modern-day music makers that are being played by radio stations and headlining most major music festivals. From talented musicians to legendary composers and pianists such as
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An outdoor double bass school which attracts more than 500 amateur musicians to its weekly session in a Dominican Republic park is amongst three recipients of this year’s ABRSM International Sponsorship Fund. The Fund – celebrating its 10th anniversary – supports projects around the world that tackle barriers to music learning.
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This Spring, enjoy two more productions from the Royal Opera House: Mozart’s Così fan tutte, and Deborah Warner’s new production of Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes. Both titles, showcasing the world-class talent of The Royal Opera, will be available, on-demand, for 30 days. From Friday 25 March 2022,
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The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), with the support of the British Council, and the Art X Company announced the release of ‘The Art of the Possible’ a research study on the cultural skills sector in India. The first-of-its-kind primary research project focuses on the transversal and technical
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The Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI), based at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, is India’s first and only professional orchestra having performed a range of musical events ever since its inception in 2006. Not only has the SOI worked with renowned conductors as Martyn Brabbins,
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Towards the end of February 2020, our cello students put together an in-house recital at our office. Over 15 young children gathered, along with their parents, to play solos and duets. This gave them a chance to be in the spotlight and an opportunity to perform in front of an
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The National Theatre announces All Kinds of Limbo XR, an immersive holographic performance to be experienced simultaneously across the world, as part of a major new partnership with Microsoft The National Theatre has announced All Kinds of Limbo XR, which, for the first time, will allow audiences worldwide to experience