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Recently honoured with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, Pandit Ronu Majumdar has collaborated with legends like Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Zakir Hussain

‘A miser like me is playing for free, and you’re saying you can’t play?’: Flute maestro Pandit Ronu Majumdar on how Kishore Kumar helped him find humour in music and life

February 05, 2025 4:04 pm

Recently honoured with Padma Shri, Pandit Ronu Majumdar talks about his four-decade journey as an Indian classical musician and his association with legends such as Zakir Hussain.

Chevalier movie review: Kelvin Harrison Jr's musical biopic hits many false notes

June 22, 2023 8:07 am

Chevalier movie review: An inert telling of an incredible true story, the new musical biopic starring Kelvin Harrison Jr is never as brilliant as its subject.

Ukrainians fill streets with music, echoing past war zones

March 26, 2022 7:42 pm

As their cities have come under siege by Russian forces, Ukrainian artists have turned to music for comfort and connection, filling streets, apartment buildings and train stations with the sounds of Beethoven and Mozart.

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Mozart meets COVID-19: Finnish opera adapts classic piece

August 29, 2020 11:05 am

The opera will be performed under strict distancing rules for both performers and the audience. Performed on the Helsinki Opera House's main stage, only 650 spectators will be allowed inside, half the venue's capacity

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The girl who sings Mozart, in sargam

July 11, 2020 10:30 am

Hindustani classical vocalist Samadipta Mukherjee, 22, on singing Mozart’s famed Symphony No 40 using the Indian notation (sargam) phraseology to become a social media sensation and finding appreciation from melody queen Lata Mangeshkar

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Woman’s ‘desi’ cover of Mozart’s 40th symphony is a social media hit

July 08, 2020 7:58 pm

In the video doing the rounds of social media, Samadipta Mukherjee recreates the masterpiece by singing the symphony in Indian swaras.

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Striking a chord: Reminiscing the spirit of Mozart

February 25, 2018 12:00 am

The spirit of Mozart permeated a world-class concert in Calcutta.

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Tilda Swinton compares Prince to Mozart

April 24, 2016 5:58 pm

Tilda Swinton has recalled the time she partied at Prince's house and compared the late singer to Mozart.

Mozart to Masekela, summer festivals for all tastes

June 20, 2014 12:29 pm

From picnicking at Glyndebourne to tippling a Riesling in the Rheingau region of Germany, summer is a great time to relax.

Exchanging Notes

May 19, 2013 3:16 am

Nancy Kulkarni is busy reviving the fading strains of dhrupad the oldest form of classical music in India on her cello.

UP LoP Mata Prasad Pandey, was stopped by police as he prepared to leave for Bareilly.

SP delegation led by UP LoP Mata Prasad Pandey stopped from visiting Bareilly

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SP delegation led by Mata Prasad Pandey was stopped by police as it prepared to leave for Bareilly, following party chief Akhilesh Yadav's direction. Pandey said that a large police force was deployed to stop them, violating their constitutional rights. SP MP Ziaur Rahman was also placed under house arrest in Sambhal.

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