Mumbai’s Queen Mary School recently celebrated its milestone 150th Anniversary across a five-day celebration, attended by a large number of alumni attending from various cities. The British Missionary school for girls founded in 1875, by Harriet Butt, has recently turned co-ed. The celebrations included a Thanksgiving Service by the preprimary and primary section alongside Principal […]
Marking the 111th birth anniversary of its visionary founder, Dr. Jamshed Jehangir Bhabha, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) is hosting a special exhibition titled, ‘A Life In Memory’, from 21st August to 14th September, 2025, at the Dilip Piramal Art Gallery. The showcase features over 55 rare artefacts, chronicling the life of […]
Legendary maestro – Zubin Mehta, the globally-acclaimed music conductor originally from Mumbai, Music Director Emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and Conductor Emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is all set to flick that magical baton in Mumbai, next month! Zubin Mehta will lead the ‘Symphony Orchestra of India’ (SOI), comprising over 90 musicians, […]
NCPA presents a Jazz music extravaganza with world famous pianist – Jesús Molina Live in Concert, presenting his multi-genre, explosive new repertoire, on 6th June, 2023, at 7:30 pm, at the Tata Theatre. Also featuring Juan Pablo Faundez and Danilo Amuedo on drums and Grammy nominated bassist, Guy Bernfeld, the show flows between heavy fusion, […]
‘Oganga!’ – a tribute penned by Dr. Farokh E. Udwadia on the life of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, a medical missionary and musicologist, is brought to life on stage by Jim Sarbh, and directed by Dr. Sooni Taraporevala, aptly interspersed with Bach’s works, as he narrates the journey of a man who forsook a comfortable life to […]
‘OGANGA’ – A Tribute to the Life of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, traces the journey of a medical missionary, who forsook a comfortable life and lived in the jungles of Equatorial Africa, offering a lifetime of service to the poorest and most wretched of his fellow human beings. A great humanist, he was also a musician, a […]
Groove the funky way with Samantha Noella, Rahul Wadhwani, Adil Manuel, Adrian D’souza and Vivian D’souza as they present Funktronica, covering Jamiroquai, Earth, Wind & Fire, Prince, Scary Pockets and more, on 23rd April, at the Experimental Theatre at 6:30pm. It’s not everybody’s business to do business. When a simple Goan inherits his Punjabi father-in-law’s […]
After having played as a sideman along different national and international jazz formations, alto saxophonist Klaus Graf founded his own Quartet in 2001. A large part of the music consists of Graf’s compositions written for serving the quartet’s concept: jazz with a soul character, melody-based and groove-driven music for the body and mind. The musicians […]
NCPA brings you the talented musicians of the Klaus Graf Quartet – Klaus Graf on Alto Saxophone; Olaf Polziehn on Piano; Axel Kühn on Double Bass; and Meinhard Obi Jenne on Drums – internationally recognized jazz soloists who have worked together with iconic jazz legends such as Al Jarreau, Patti Austen, Scott Hamilton, Chaka Khan, […]
Having enthralled audiences in the International Jazz Festival’18, NCPA brings back virtuoso of Jazz Samba, Jim Porto, considered one of the greatest exponents of Brazilian and Bossa Jazz music. The Brazilian pianist, vocalist and composer will be accompanied by his quintet to celebrate Brazil’s exotic melodies and rhythms. Jim has shared the stage with world-renowned Latin Jazz […]
Sandoval was awarded the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Foundation Awards for Music Education for the most extensive educational program in the entire music industry. His master classes are tailored to the audiences needs touching on the enthusiasm, passion and discipline needed as a musician and creative person. He interacts directly with […]