Anoushka Shankar News
British-American musician
- sitar
- blues, Indian classical music
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- composer, songwriter, actor, writer, sitarist, singer, recording artist, singer-songwriter
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2024-03-19
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2024-03-13 02:35:18
©Dr Aruna Chandorkar On the few occasions that Bharatratna Pandit Ravi Shankar ji forayed into Bolly
2024-02-12 07:56:00
Magnum Opus: Britten Sinfonia's composer development scheme showcases work from 2023 composers David John Roche, Daniel Soley and Crystalla Serghiou
[…] orchestra of exceptional quality and vision, the Britten Sinfonia could well be described as a different kind of orchestra, too, as its not defined by the traditional figurehead of a principal conductor but by the dynamic and democratic meeting of the orchestra’s outstanding team of gifted and individual players as well as a broad range of collaborators ranging from Steve Reich, Thomas Adès and Alison Balsom to Pagrav Dance Company, Father John Misty and Anoushka Shankar. Deeply rooted in the East of England, the Britten Sinfonia is the only professional orchestra working throughout the vast region of East Anglia while it also enjoys a national and international reputation as one of today’s finest ensembles. Renowned for its adventurous programming and stunningly high-quality performances and equally for its record of commissioning new music, the Britten Sinfonia quietly gets on with their day-to-day work nurturing new composing talent while inspiring schoolchildren, hospital patients […]
2023-10-28 07:22:00
Exploring his musical roots: conductor Duncan Ward chats about his jazz-inspired, Eastern European & French music coming up with the London Symphony Orchestra
[…] Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, in February 2024 with violist Lawrence Power. This is a contemporary programme including Sofia Gubaidulina's Viola Concerto and a premiere by Minas Borboudakis [further details]Duncan Ward (Photo: Oliver Killig)From the age of 12 he loved doing music and this developed during his teens, but he wasn't necessarily aiming to be a conductor, he was busy composing, but he played the piano and the horn, as well as studying Indian classical music with Ravi Shankar. There was a point when he wondered whether to read English or Modern Languages at University, but ultimately he decided to do music. He started conducting more at the University of Manchester, with he conducted the University Symphony Orchestra and the contemporary music group. He did the joint course, run with the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and he was heard by a professor from the RNCM who advised him to send off […]
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