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Rare items and paintings of Homi J. Bhabha coming up for auction

August 13, 2024191 Views

NCPA to host art auction after Maestro Zubin Mehta’s first musical concert of the SOI Autumn 2024 Season Maestro Zubin Mehta returns for the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) Autumn 2024 Season, at the invitation of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai that houses the SOI.A. Shortly after the first concert, the NCPA is gearing up for an art auction presenting rare possessions and collectibles, on 17th August 2024. Most of these almost century old items are from personal collection of Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha, pioneer of India’s nuclear programme, including some paintings done by him. Sketching and painting were talents that Dr. Homi Bhabha pursued just as keenly as he did Physics, a much-loved subject. The Renaissance man that he was, he was moved equally by the G...

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Zubin Mehta returns to conduct Symphony Orchestra of India concerts

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June 25, 2024290 Views

The Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI), the nation's only full-time professional orchestra, has announced the return of maestro Zubin Mehta for the SOI Autumn 2024 Season, at the invitation of the NCPA. He will conduct the orchestra in four much-anticipated concerts featuring the compositions of Johann Strauss II and Richard Strauss. Maestro Mehta conducted the SOI for the first time in August 2023 and expressed, “It is a really very fine orchestra that can be compared with a lot of good ensembles all over the world and I hope that I can come back very soon to India to play again”. The legendary conductor’s return to the NCPA, the home of the SOI, is a true testimony to the orchestra’s prowess. Under the guidance of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) Chairman and S...