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Hitting the right notes

ON StageSeptember 17, 2019

IDAGIO launches Apple Watch app for free classical music streaming

IDAGIOSeptember 15, 2019

200 YEARS ON: CLARA SCHUMANN

Sonam LodhiSeptember 13, 2019

The Wagner Vortex

ON StageSeptember 12, 2019

WE REMEMBER

Symphony Orchestra of Sri LankaSeptember 10, 2019

A Fitting Tribute

ON StageSeptember 6, 2019

SOMETHING BLUE: THE BACHELOR OPERA

SchmoperaSeptember 4, 2019

Feted and back in the fold

ON StageSeptember 3, 2019

Improve your practice with Music Case!

ABRSMSeptember 1, 2019

An orchestra for all seasons

ON StageAugust 30, 2019

News

From the East, From the West

IDAGIO launches Apple Watch app for free classical music streaming

IDAGIOSeptember 15, 2019

WE REMEMBER

Symphony Orchestra of Sri LankaSeptember 10, 2019

A Fitting Tribute

ON StageSeptember 6, 2019

Improve your practice with Music Case!

ABRSMSeptember 1, 2019

An orchestra for all seasons

ON StageAugust 30, 2019

Editor's Pick

A curated collection of our features

Zakir Hussain and the SOI open UK tour at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall

Rupert AvisFebruary 22, 2019

LYDIAN NADHASWARAM: BEYOND THE BLINDFOLD

Vishwas GaitondeMarch 13, 2019

AN INVALUABLE LEGACY

ON StageJanuary 8, 2019

“Music is the totality of what I do” – Pinchas Zukerman: In Conversation

Priya ChaturvediApril 5, 2019

Darwin Leonard Prakash: The Young Indian Opera Prodigy

Situ Singh BuehlerJanuary 10, 2017

THE SOPRANO SOARS

Mehroo KotvalJanuary 1, 2019

ALL STORIES

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Hitting the right notes

ON StageSeptember 17, 2019

A legitimate child prodigy who won the million-dollar prize on a much-coveted global talent contest earlier this year, Lydian Nadhaswaram talks to ON Stage abou... Continue Reading...

Interviews4 min read

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IDAGIO launches Apple Watch app for free classical music streaming

IDAGIOSeptember 15, 2019

IDAGIO becomes one of the first free apps made available to Apple Watch users globally. Users can enjoy classical music through the independent Apple Watch app.... Continue Reading...

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200 YEARS ON: CLARA SCHUMANN

Sonam LodhiSeptember 13, 2019

The theme for this year’s Con Brio Festival 2019 was “More Schumania: Celebrating women with Clara”. The festival showcased the works of female composers throug... Continue Reading...

Know Your Composer10 min read

The Wagner Vortex

ON StageSeptember 12, 2019

Zane Dalal revisits the music, the drama and the pervasive social message that has become emblematic of the music of Richard Wagner. Much has been written on t... Continue Reading...

Know Your Composer13 min read

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WE REMEMBER

Symphony Orchestra of Sri LankaSeptember 10, 2019

The Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka (SOSL) returns to its regular concert schedule this September, with a concert dedicated to the memory of those who lost thei... Continue Reading...

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A Fitting Tribute

ON StageSeptember 6, 2019

The last Maharaja of Mysore was a great patron and scholar of, among many other things, Western classical music. Here, we present snapshots from performances by... Continue Reading...

SOMETHING BLUE: THE BACHELOR OPERA

SchmoperaSeptember 4, 2019

If you liked Connection Lost (The Tinder Opera), you’ll love the latest collaboration between composer/tenor Scott Joiner and writer/director Adam Taylor. Somet... Continue Reading...

Music Education1 min read

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Feted and back in the fold

ON StageSeptember 3, 2019

A familiar buzz is back at the NCPA ahead of the opening of the Autumn 2019 Season of the SOI. The programme will be especially gratifying as two internationall... Continue Reading...

Interviews6 min read