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The genre-defying South African cellist will prepare for a debut recording featuring jazz, world and baroque artist collaborations

Music coming to Stamford Diversity Festival in August Stamford Diversity is an open access, free, family friendly festival which will take place on the Stamford Recreation Ground from 11am-6pm on August Bank Holiday Monday (30th). The Festival is being funded with £5,000 from South Kesteven District Council Community Fund, £1,000 Stamford Town Council Grant and money from the sales of Stamford World Cook Book (available for £12.95 from All Good Market and Cakes+co in Stamford) which featur...

I once asked a Haruki Murakami reader, where would you place his books? Not Harold Bloom but equally opinionated, the faithful reader immediately replied, and added, “Magical realism; the plots are plausible, yet they are not.” He, of course, was referring to the absurd scenarios in Murakami’s stories made superbly feasible by his elegant storytelling; for example, A Shingawa Monkey (2006), in which a monkey from one of Tokyo’s special wards steals names of young women whom he desires. ...

This Book is a Short-Story Collection based on the India-Born Author's Family & Life.

The Prospect Interview #180: Classical music after Covid The director of the Barbican on the music worlds difficult year—and his hopes for the future May 18, 2021 As Britain slowly opens up—and cinemas, galleries, and concert halls finally return—arts and books editor Sameer Rahim talks to Nicholas Kenyon, managing director at the Barbican, about the struggles faced by Britain’s artists over the past year, and why he’s looking forward to opening the Bar...

UMS President Matthew VanBesien Credit Peter Smith The 2021-22 UMS season will include a variety of in-person performances, as well as digital content, according to its president, Matthew VanBesien. The season will include a number of new “commissioned” performances, and the UMS president says the live performances will begin later than they usually do in a typical season. The first in-person event will be the Big Band Holidays with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra o...

ChamberFest Cleveland reunites in 2021 with free, outdoor series ‘Together Again!’ Updated May 09, 2021; CLEVELAND, Ohio – Franklin and Diana Cohen didn’t have to work hard developing a theme for this year’s ChamberFest Cleveland. There was really only one choice. The fact that there’s a festival at all, and that it’s live and in person, was all that mattered. They could do no better than to go with the obvious: “Together Again!” “That was going to be the theme, anyway, whe...

Friday, April 30, 2021 In this weeks Gramophone podcast, Editor Martin Cullingford is joined by Sir Nicholas Kenyon, Managing Director of Londons Barbican and author of a new book called The Life of Music: New Adventures in the Western Classical Tradition. As well as exploring the books list of 100 recommended recordings, they also discuss five key turning points in the history of music. Gramophone Podcasts are presented in association with Wigmore Hall, where the music conti...

Minmini’s son makes debut as singer in ‘Operation Java’ Updated: Updated: February 15, 2021 19:54 IST Playback singer Minmini’s son, Alan Joy, ventures into singing with the Malayalam film Operation Java Share Article AAA Playback singer Minmini’s son, Alan Joy, ventures into singing with the Malayalam film Operation Java Alan Joy is content as long as he is “doing something in music”. The 22-year-old music producer made his début as singer in director Tharun Moorthy’s recently...

Believe me, this question pops up quite frequently, from my readers, especially when they check out social media, and also watch the news on TV. We all know that law enforcement authorities are taking a tough stand against health regulation violators, and no one would disagree, or find fault with the rules implemented. Many have been arrested for not wearing face masks, not maintaining physical distancing, etc., and police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana has warned of tougher action against violator...