Category: Music

A Steinway pianist at 23, Neville Z Bharucha has spent considerable time in the West – earning his chops at the Trinity College in London and performing across the United States, for starters. Article by Sneha K Sukumar | Deccan Chronicle Now, he’s back to Bengaluru – a city that he calls home, navigating waters… Continue reading Neville Bharucha: Parsi piano man to bring Western Classical notes to Bengaluru

Ariana Vafadari is a singer and along with her team at Quart de Lune has produced a new album of music titled: Gathas, Songs My Father Taught Me. Here is a youtube trailer of her album. Ariana Vafadari, vocal;  Habib Meftah Bousheri, percussions;  Haroun Teboul, oud, tanbur, ney;  Mohamed Hafsi, double bass;  Julien Carton, piano

The Ninety First Symphony is a beautiful documentary on Homi Dastoor’s Musical Journey. Readers of Parsi Khabar are familiar with Homi’s work which was featured here and here. His wonderful book “Musical Journeys: A personal introduction to Western Classical Composers” is a beautiful read for those who love Western Classical music. The Ninety First Symphony is a documentary… Continue reading The Ninety First Symphony: Homi Dastoor’s Musical Journey

India’s highest civilian award should be given to someone who is admired by everyone — like Zubin Mehta. Written by Anil Dharker | Indian Express Zubin Mehta’s name would be a wonderful — and fully deserving — addition to this list. On April 29, he turned 80, but in his case, age is truly just… Continue reading No One Better than Zubin Mehta for the Bharat Ratna

At the 29th Annual General Meeting of FEZANA, the hosts Zoroastrian Association of Michigan hosted a Gala Event. The performance by the kids of ZAOM was part of the entertainment segment.A completely new English version of Chaiye Hame Zarthoshti, the classic Zoroastrian song. If you would like to know more about the origins of the… Continue reading Zarathushti Kids from Michigan Perform an English version of Chaiye Hame Zarthoshti

A nervous, awestruck gentleman had been granted fifteen precious minutes of the Maestro’s time. My friend, the gentleman in question, had spent a sleepless night memorising what to say to the great man. The moment arrived. They met. Fifteen minutes flew. My friend emerged walking on air. His first reaction said it all : “My… Continue reading Zubin: Just another Parsi boy

There were still 20 minutes to go for the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to commence, and the city’s nattily dressed, high profile audience – Shireen Gandy, Adi Jehangir, Smita Chrishna, Pheroza Godrej – were still making their way to Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, NCPA. But Hilla Pocha was there well before time, waiting for Zubin Mehta to… Continue reading Hilla Poncha: Meet Zubin’s Jabra Fan for the last 80 years