Category: Music

Zubin Mehta, who returns to Mumbai to celebrate his 80th with three grand concerts, says he could still do with a bit of critiquing from his father With six decades of work behind him, Padma Vibhushan Zubin Mehta has been hailed by many as the world’s greatest living conductor in classical music today. World leaders,… Continue reading Zubin Mehta: I miss my father being in the audience and criticising me later

It was half past midnight out side Cama Hall, opposite Li on Gate, in Fort. A compact and stockier version of the great late conductor Colin Davis stood at the shuttered entrance, looking forlorn and forsaken. “Are you all right sir?“ “Do I look like? I came here at 12, yet got a token numbered… Continue reading Crowds Throng Mumbai Venue for Zubin Mehta Concert Tickets

Bestowed with the title ‘Queen of Ghazal’, Penaz Masani has enthralled audiences around the world for quite a while now with her extensive concerts, which left audience mesmerised. The stalwart singer was in the city to spellbind the audience once again with her charming voice at 29th National Exhibition of Contemporary Art at State Art… Continue reading Peenaz Masani: Naaz-E-Peenaz

Over the past few days there has been a video that seems to have “broken the Internet in India”. “Hymn for the Weekend” by the band Coldplay also features Beyonce and the video for the most part is shot in Mumbai. Social media has been trending this video for variety of reasons. Some love it… Continue reading ColdPlay Beyonce and the Parsi Connection: Soraabb Kumana

Phiroze Bharda of the Bangalore Parsi Anjuman informs…. I am delighted  to inform all the members of our community that Neville Z.Bharucha  has won the 24th Ennio Porrino International Piano Competition held in Cagliari, Italy last month in a tie with Russian pianist Evgeny Starodubtsev. This is yet another distinction to the many already earned by… Continue reading Pianist Neville Bharucha Wins 24th Ennio Porrino Competition

Musician Homi Mullan passed away yesterday. He was an integral part of some of the greatest Hindi movie music scores of the last few decades. You can read an article about Homi we carried in 2014 Here are some recent photographs of him from a recent documentary about him and the Lord brothers. And here… Continue reading Musician Homi Mullan Passes Away