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TRINITY LABAN ANNOUNCES UDMI DEVI SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INDIA

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A Feast of Celebration

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Vocal Training Courses & Workshops by Deirdre Lobo

Celia Lobo Academy of VoiceNovember 8, 2019

A Season to Remember

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Karlheinz Stockhausen Composes the Cosmos

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MOZART’S FINAL OPERATIC MASTERPIECE AT THEATER AN DER WIEN

Fareed CurmallyNovember 3, 2019

Maestra of the Minstrels

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Piano Masterclasses with Karl Lutchmayer

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TRINITY LABAN ANNOUNCES UDMI DEVI SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INDIA

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and DanceNovember 12, 2019

A Feast of Celebration

ON StageNovember 10, 2019

Vocal Training Courses & Workshops by Deirdre Lobo

Celia Lobo Academy of VoiceNovember 8, 2019

Piano Masterclasses with Karl Lutchmayer

Karl LutchmayerOctober 31, 2019

Vienna Boys Choir: A Passage to India

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TRINITY LABAN ANNOUNCES UDMI DEVI SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INDIA

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and DanceNovember 12, 2019

London’s Creative Conservatoire is delighted to announce the new Udmi Devi Scholarships, which will enable talented young performers born and educated in India ... Continue Reading...

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A Feast of Celebration

ON StageNovember 10, 2019

To commemorate 50 years of creating, curating and nurturing the performing arts, the NCPA is celebrating the philosophy of ‘adding art’ in daily life through it... Continue Reading...

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Vocal Training Courses & Workshops by Deirdre Lobo

Celia Lobo Academy of VoiceNovember 8, 2019

Of Indian origin, now based in San Francisco, California, USA, acclaimed International Concert Artist, Vocal Coach & Consultant, Deirdre Lobo comes from an... Continue Reading...

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A Season to Remember

ON StageNovember 7, 2019

In the 50th year of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) featured masterworks of the 17th and 18th centurie... Continue Reading...

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Karlheinz Stockhausen Composes the Cosmos

Alex RossNovember 5, 2019

His seven-opera cycle, “Licht,” shows that he was not only a master of far-out spectacle but also a composer of impeccable craft. In 1991, Karlheinz Stockhause... Continue Reading...

Know Your Composer10 min read

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MOZART’S FINAL OPERATIC MASTERPIECE AT THEATER AN DER WIEN

Fareed CurmallyNovember 3, 2019

Written in 1791 the last year of Mozart’s life La Clemenza di Tito is based on Metastasio’s pre-dated by 50 years’ libretto (adapted by Caterino Mazzolà). It is... Continue Reading...

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Maestra of the Minstrels

Priya ChaturvediNovember 1, 2019

This year, the Capital City Minstrels (CCM) go silver, with twenty-five years of music-making under their belt. From small beginnings, when a diverse, but like-... Continue Reading...

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Piano Masterclasses with Karl Lutchmayer

Karl LutchmayerOctober 31, 2019

I spend many months of each year giving workshops and masterclasses throughout India when I really should be practising or giving concerts. Why? The answer is f... Continue Reading...

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