Category: Music

In a remarkable long-tail success story, Mumbai-based singer-composer Zubin Nalawalla’s spiritual anthem “Ahura Mazda – An Ode” has climbed to Number 5 on the UK Apple Music Charts, four months after its initial release. The devotional track, dedicated to the supreme deity of Zoroastrianism, has seen a steady surge in streams across the UK, driven… Continue reading Zubin Nalawalla’s “Ahura Mazda – An Ode” Enters Top 5 on UK Apple Music Charts

A song gift in honour of Zerbanoo Gifford — Founding Fellow, One Humanity Lab Our dear friend Zubin Nalawala shares….. Zerbanoo Gifford is a British-Indian author, human rights activist, political campaigner, and founder of The Asha Centre in the Forest of Dean, UK. Born in India and based in Britain, Zerbanoo Gifford is known for… Continue reading In Honour of Zerbanoo Gifford: A Song for a Leader

The musical director of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra from 1981 until his retirement in 2019, the maestro said he is not able to divide his musical endeavors from politics, and urged musicians to take a stand on contentious issues Article by Shay Ringel |Haaretz Conductor Zubin Mehta, who served for several decades as the musical… Continue reading Zubin Mehta Says He Canceled Concerts in Israel Over Netanyahu Policies

The Legends | Zubin Mehta’s Interview With Rajdeep Sardesai | Republic Day 2026 Special | India Today World-renowned conductor Zubin Mehta joins Rajdeep Sardesai on India Today’s ‘The Legends’ to discuss his six-decade career and enduring connection to India. Approaching his 90th birthday, the Parsi maestro reflects on his upbringing in a musical household in… Continue reading The Legends: Zubin Mehta’s Interview With Rajdeep Sardesai

How Mumbai’s first music club transformed Hindustani classical from an imperial privilege into a cultural movement that shaped the nation’s musical identity How did Hindustani classical music escape the narrow confines of exclusive imperial durbars to find its place in the broader cultural fabric of the country? The missing link is a chapter that few… Continue reading Parsi Gayan Uttejak Mandali: Parsis, custodians of the raaga

It began with a moment of audacity. A 19-year-old student from Jai Hind College, mesmerised by a soprano’s power, mustered the courage to ask a simple question: “What form of singing is this?” When she told him it was opera, he left with a premonition. A decade later, that gut feeling has taken Frazan Adil… Continue reading From fire temple to Festspielhaus: Frazan Adil Kotwal

From international stages to his hometown, Frazan Adil Kotwal presents From Dawn to Dream, a Western classical recital with pianist Nadine Jo Crasto For internationally acclaimed Indian baritone Frazan Adil Kotwal, music has always been both a journey and a destination. Having brought iconic operatic roles to life, whether as the Count in Mozart’s Le… Continue reading Indian baritone Frazan Adil Kotwal brings opera to Mumbai stage: ‘Every note reflects my life’s journey’

At 89, conductor Zubin Mehta doesn’t make things easy for himself. Since taking on the role of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s conductor emeritus, Mehta has been bringing Walt Disney Concert Hall audiences some of the largest-scaled late-Romantic works on earth.  He has done Gustav Mahler’s First, Second, and Third Symphonies, even lengthening the First by… Continue reading At 89, Zubin Mehta Shows No Signs of Stopping at the LA Philharmonic