Category: Music

As he prepares to step down from the Israel Philharmonic in 2019, he talked about a variety of topics with The Wall Street Journal When Zubin Mehta  finds an orchestra to his liking, he sticks with it. Article by Charles Passy | Wall Street Journal The conductor is known to New Yorkers for his 13-year… Continue reading Conductor Zubin Mehta Discusses Wagner in Israel, Palestinian Musicians

Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra are touring North America again — which ordinarily wouldn’t be considered a milestone. But this time it might be, because Mehta has decided to step down as the orchestra’s music director for life in October 2019 — 50 years after he became its music advisor and 42 years… Continue reading With a farewell on the horizon, Zubin Mehta’s concert with the Israel Philharmonic is a triumph

Zubin Mehta returns to Carnegie Hall with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) this fall, following a recent announcement that he will be retiring from his post as Music Director of the IPO in 2019 after 50 years in the position. Three back-to-back concerts in Carnegie Hall‘s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage celebrate his legacy and… Continue reading Zubin Mehta to Lead Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in New York at Carnegie Hall for Final Tour Concerts

The Queen frontman’s Zanzibarian roots are often forgotten when discussing his life. But he didn’t hide from his Persian heritage – and neither should the movie There is a sweet black-and-white photograph of Farrokh Bulsara from 1946 in a pram in the garden of his Indian parents’ home in Zanzibar, then a British protectorate. When… Continue reading Bohemian Rhapsody: will the Freddie Mercury biopic be a whitewash?

Frazan Adil Kotwal, touted as India’s youngest Opera singer, has been circling the globe exhibiting his singing prowess at various at international platforms for years now. Growing up the only knowledge some of us had of Opera singing, if any, was from that one episode of Tom & Jerry where Tom belts ‘Largo al factotum’.… Continue reading Meet Frazan Kotwal, the Indian Parsi priest who is now a renowned Opera singer

To anyone who’s been keeping an eye on her career, it’s evident that Mumbai-based electronic musician Sandunes (Sanaya Ardeshir) has been waist-deep in a career surge of sorts. The Mumbai-based artist has been stretching out the boundaries of her own skills for a while now, which have resulted in some exemplary achievements and exciting plans… Continue reading Sandunes To Open For Bonobo In Manchester This July

The Parsis are associated today solely with Western classical music. The Swar Sadhana Samiti’s annual festival this week reminds us that this tiny community also led the way in promoting Hindustani music in Mumbai. Article by Sumana Ramanan | Mumbai Mirror In a small room in Jer Annex, a building around the corner from Kyani,… Continue reading Parsis and Indian Classical Music: The secret history