Music maestro Zubin Mehta on Friday led the Australian World Orchestra to a scintillating evening of rousing Western classical music in New Delhi with the highlight being the powerful voice of soprano Greta Bradman, granddaughter of cricket legend Don Bradman. The 79-year-old Mumbai-born virtuoso received a standing ovation who swished his baton with a theatrical… Continue reading Zubin Mehta Conducts First Delhi Concert of Australian Orchestra
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Zubin Mehta In COnversation with Al Jazeera
In the world of classical music, there are few conductors who are as well regarded as Zubin Mehta. He has led the world’s best orchestras, but he is most closely identified with the Israel Philharmonic.
Zubin Mehta’s ‘The Score of My Life’ launched on Saturday
India’s most celebrated music conductor, Zubin Mehta was in town to launch the paperback edition of his autobiography, The Score of My Life. Article by Lamya Karachiwala | DNA India Anil Dharker, founder and director of Literature Live and the moderator for the evening was a little worried when he came to know about the… Continue reading Zubin Mehta’s ‘The Score of My Life’ launched on Saturday
Only in Mumbai: 17 hour queue for Western classical music
But Audience For Zubin Mehta Event Suffers Culture Shock At Box Office MUMBAI: Apart from Ganpati Darshan or something like the final of the cricket world cup, no one in Mumbai queues up for as long as 17 hours for an event. Except when it is a Zubin Mehta show. In the last 11 years,… Continue reading Only in Mumbai: 17 hour queue for Western classical music
Behram Siganporia: The pilot who gave up his flying dream to become a rockstar
As lead vocalist and bass guitarist of the four-member electro-pop band ‘Best Kept Secret’, Behram Siganporia qualifies as one of Bengaluru’s pin-up rock stars. The 29-year-old, who performed at billionaire industrialist Gautam Singhania’s 50th birthday bash last month, has an international musical tour and a new album with Universal Music coming up. Arthcle by Smita… Continue reading Behram Siganporia: The pilot who gave up his flying dream to become a rockstar
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. Freddie Mercury, the late lead singer of rock band Queen, was given the name Farrokh Bulsara, sometimes reflected as Faridoon Bulsara, at… Continue reading The Freddie Mercury connection
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. Darayas Jamshed Bapooji, president of the Parsi Zoroastrian Association of Kolkata has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Calcutta high court… Continue reading Kolkata Parsi Zoroastrians file petition in high court against Snoop Dogg video
