At 89, conductor Zubin Mehta doesn’t make things easy for himself. Since taking on the role of the Los Angeles...
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Zubin Mehta, at 89, still commands mammoth Bruckner
Zubin Mehta, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s conductor emeritus and (without exaggeration) a living L.A. icon, returned...
The Freddie Mercury connection
Freddie Mercury, the late lead singer of rock band Queen, was given the name Farrokh Bulsara, sometimes reflected as Faridoon Bulsara, at birth and was Parsi. These are some Parsi facts and beliefs....
Kolkata Parsi Zoroastrians file petition in high court against Snoop Dogg video
The Parsi Zoroastrian community in Kolkata is up in arms against a video uploaded on YouTube that they feel is blasphemous and shows disrespect to the 'Faravahar', a symbol held sacred by them....
Snoop Dogg Features Asho Farohar in his Music Video Titled King
A Snoop Dogg video has to be one of the most unusual places to see Persian motifs and the Asho Farohar. Wonder what and how that came to be. The lyrics of the song have nothing to do with...
Pianist Zubin Kanga: Dark Twin
Zubin Kanga goes where few pianists dare- expanding the possibilities of his instrument in the process. In his Dark Twin concerts, themes of media intrusion, climate change and multiple...
Seattle Music Community Stunned by Untimely Death of Darius Minwalla
The Seattle music community was shaken yesterday when news began to spread, first by phone calls and text messages, and then across social media, that Darius Minwalla died Wednesday at the age of...
Cyrus My Nasty Neighbor: Parody Song
Sanaya Ardeshir: Syncing With Sound Designer Sandunes
One of the hottest acts to emerge over the last couple of years, Sandunes needs no introduction to lovers of electronic, garage and dub step. The young Mumbai based music producer, composer and...
Zubin Mehta to perform with over 100 musicians in Chennai
Western classical music maestro Zubin Mehta will perform with over 100 musicians of the Australian World Orchestra (AWO) in Chennai in October this year. This programme has been made possible in...
ZAGNY Presents Neville Bharucha in Concert
ZAGNY PRESENTS A WESTERN CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT featuring Piano Virtuoso NEVILLE BHARUCHA from the UK and showcasing other accomplished Zoroastrian artists PIROOZI COOPER-WITTLIN – Oboe / English...
Zubin Mehta Conducts the Vienna Philharmonic: New Year’s Concert 2015
The Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert took place under the baton of Zubin Mehta on January 1, 2015, in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. The Philharmonic's Honorary Conductor Zubin...
‘That Parsi girl’, sarodist Zarin Sharma broke the glass ceiling in the Bollywood music studios
A tribute to the pioneering musician who passed away. Article by Rudradeep Bhattacharjee The Bombay film orchestras of the golden age from the 1950s to the 1970s were a male bastion. Sarod maestro...
Farrokh Chothia: In conversation with Anurag Banerjee
Photography legend, Farrokh Chothia talks to Anurag Banerjee about all things Jazz. Article on Sensorium What is your first memory of jazz music? FC: My first introduction to Jazz music was through...
Soprano Meher Pavri: In Conversation
Ashima Suri speaks to Indo-Canadian soprano, Meher Pavri. Born and raised in Canada, Meher Pavri is proud of her Indian heritage. In 2007, she was crowned Miss India-Canada and wowed the crowd with...
Bombay Meri Hai : Hot Beat for Bombay
Bom bom bom bom“ the staccato rang out. How my brother and I chuckled as children to first hear that syllabic quartet. Our giggles muffled by mouths stuffed with an edge of the living room curtain...
Zubin Mehta: In Conversation with the New York Times.
Zubin Mehta is an Indian-born conductor who has directed many of the world’s finest orchestras. He is the music director for life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the chief conductor of the...
Ame Chhaiye Parsi: Traditional Music Comes Alive
Below is a write up sent by Parsi Khabar reader and well known community figure Marzban Giara. Let us welcome Yezdezerdi 1384 with a round of lilting music in our homes, colonies and baugs. AME...
Homi Dastoor: Musical Journeys
"Beethoven's was a tempestuous, interesting life" By Fiona Fernandez |Mid Day Age is just a number for Bandra resident, nonagenarian Homi Dastoor who has just released his labour of love — Musical...
When the heart skipped a beat
Musician Homi Mullan maps the journey of percussion in Hindi film music Most music lovers can be pardoned when captivated by the sensuous charm of Roop tera mastana from Aradhana (1969) if they...
Vintage Tune: Homi Dastoor
Author at 91, Homi Dastoor wants you to get to know Chopin's mistress to truly appreciate his nocturnes On the Friday evening we meet him at his Pali Naka apartment, Homi Dastoor, 91, has a request....
Mehli Mehta Music Foundation
At the forefront of music education in the city, the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation (MMMF) invites you to join its Adult Choristers group for an exciting new year of music, commencing June 19, 2014...
Frazan Kotwal at the Godrej India Culture Lab
A few months ago we had brought you an article on Frazan Adil Kotwal, a young 20 year old dastoorji who is also an accomplished singer. `Performing solo at the Russian centre of science and...
Classically, Zubin
After a recent performance at Carnegie Hall, New York, Zubin Mehta speaks about his links with Israel and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Article by Vibhuti Patel | The Hindu ‘Political Views...
Zubin Mehta: I don’t mind playing in Pakistan, if invited
Zubin Mehta is one of the world's most popular orchestral and operatic conductors. He recently celebrated 50 years of musical collaborations with three renowned orchestras — Vienna, Berlin and...
Zubin Mehta talks about his ‘lasting marriage’ to the Israel Philharmonic
In this day of peripatetic music directors who juggle multiple appointments in various corners of the globe, most conductors are unable, or unwilling, to forge permanent relationships such as were...
'Aapro Zubin's concerts a real treat'
Master conductor Zubin Mehta's twin concerts at the NCPA might have drawn to a close on Tuesday night, but they were an event the 1,109-strong audience would replay in their minds for months....
Concert will happen, let music speak for itself: Zubin Mehta
The call made to his Munich hotel, as agreed, at 10.30 am, is aborted. The receptionist will not transfer the line to Zubin Mehta unless we specify the room number. "There are security...
Frazan Adil Kotwal: Zoroastrian Priest at 20
When you meet Frazan Adil Kotwal, a 20-something media student it is hard to believe that he is a Zoroastrian priest. By Diipti Jhangani | DNA India To add to this he is training to become a western...
Zubin Mehta to Perform in the Kashmir Valley
It has been Zubin Mehta's life-long dream to play in Jammu and Kashmir. Author: Naseer Ganai Source: The Daily Mail UK Come September, and the world famous musician and composer's wish will finally...
Zubin Mehta Awarded Tagore Award by Indian Government
Zubin Mehta, an Indian-Parsi conductor of western classical music, will be felicitated with Tagore Award for cultural harmony. A four-member jury led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and comprising...
Zubin Damania aka ZDoggMD Rocks the Scene
Dr. Zubin Damania MD aka ZDoggMD is a board-certified internist, clinical hospitalist (formerly at Stanford), and current denizen of Downtown Las Vegas. He moonlights in medical satire—writing,...
Music and Bollywood: The Parsi Way!
Here is an inspiring quote for when a job seems difficult, and you feel too insignificant to change things: “Whoever thinks he is too small to make a difference has never been to bed with a...
Shiamak Davar: The Mumbai/New York Photo Project: Music and Dance
In the sixth edition of the Mumbai/New York photo project, Nisha Sondhe photographs some of the musicians and artists building bridges between the two cities. In Mumbai, one of India’s...
Pandit Jal K Balaporia Passes Away
Pt. Jal Balaporia, senior exponent of the Gwalior gharana passed away in Bombay at the age of 86. He was admitted to the Parsee General Hospital over a month ago.Jalsaheb, as he was popularly known...
Zubin Bhathena Rocks With Spud In The Box
A new Indian alternate rock group has been doing the rounds of Indian cities the past few weeks. Spud in the Box is a six piece Alternative Pop-Rock band formed in March 2011 in Mumbai. It involves...
Zubin Mehta: Music master digs Freddie Mercury
Zubin Mehta chats about passionate Israelis, frustrating politics, his Israeli son and his love for Queen’s lead singer Maestro Zubin Mehta is a known entity in these parts, jetting in and out for...
New Singing Sensation: Shanaya Z Patel
Check out Shanaya Z Patel’s video below. She is one of the youngest Zarathusti singers in North America ! Shanaya lives in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto, Canada. “Like” her Facebook page:...
Zubin Mehta re-creates a night 50 years ago
A special anniversary concert with the L.A. Philharmonic revisits his first night as its music director in Nov. 15, 1962. It's a serious event — in good ways. By Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times Music...
Jer Bulsara on her son Freddie Mercury
Twenty years after the death of rock’s most famous singer, and with a lavish book of rare photographs about to be published, his mother, Jer Bulsara, talks to Angela Levin about how she coped with...
India’s Only Symphony Orchestra
Western classical music has historically struggled to find a place in India, a country that has its own vibrant tradition of classical music. By Khushita Vasant | WSJ Khushroo N. Suntook, chairman...
Firoz Rustomji Batliwala: Remembering the Poet on his Death Centenary
The following article was sent to us via email. It is written by Marzban Giara The music maestro who composed the Parsi anthem Chhaiye Ame Jarthosti to the tune of Good Bye My Blue Bell byMarzban...
Zubin Mehta Reminisces About the Shah of Iran’s Invitation to Parsis
Darius Kadivar over at Iranian.com writes about legendary conductor Zubin Mehta meeting the Shah of Iran in 1967. The Shah of Iran personally asked Zubin to spread the word that Parsis were welcome...
The Freddie Mercury we didn’t know
To his legions of fans, Freddie Mercury was a flamboyant, and very British, rock star. But in the background was a much more complex sense of identity, summed up by one picture, a black and white...
A Treasure Chest For An Opera House
Jamshed Bhabha's NCPA will remain on song thanks to a generous endowment. Until a few years ago, at most concerts held at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai, two plum seats...
Freddie Mercury To Be Honoured At Asian Awards
The Queen star will be given a special Founders Award… Paying tribute to Freddie Mercury on what would have been his 65th Birthday this year, The Asian Awards will honour Freddie's life and...
Zubin Mehta: Variations of Happy Birthday
Zubin Mehta's variations on the theme of "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" He conducts the orchestra to play the Happy Birthday song in the style of the following composers: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven,...
Freddie Mercury: The world’s first Indian rock star
India and its ancient culture have scarcely any connection to Western pop-rock music (save for, perhaps, George Harrison’s infatuation with Hinduism and The Beatles’ brief flirtation with India)....
Peenaz Masani: The Ghazal Queen
It is refreshing to speak to ghazal exponent Penaz Masani who is steeped in tradition, says Monarose Sheila Pereira Padmashree recipient Penaz Masani is a ghazal singer who has carved a niche for...
Of Zubin Mehta, Berlin Musicians and Nature Conservation
Zubin Mehta, a renowned Indian conductor of western classical music -- who commutes between the major music centres in Europe, the United States and Israel -- remains emotionally attached to the...
Shiamak Davar: India’s Most Successful Choreographer
On June 7, 2005. India is playing host to Bill Clinton and the sleepy town of Lucknow is a stop over. On the menu is the finest Awadhi cuisine and the best dancer India can find to entertain a...
Freddie Mercury: Rock ‘N’ Roll’s Humble Showman
Freddie Mercury chose a stage name in perfect harmony with his voice. The mercurial rock star and lead singer of Queen was born Farrokh Bulsara on the East African island of Zanzibar on Sept. 5,...