Seong-Jin Cho wins 2015 International Frederic Chopin Piano competition

South Korea’s Seong-Jin Cho has won the prestigious 17th international Frederic Chopin Piano competition. This year’s competition was held in Poland’s capital Warsaw and around 78 young pianists took part from 20 different countries. Charles Richard-Hamelin from Canada won the ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015

Legendary music director MS Viswanathan passes away

Doyen music composer Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was 87. The veteran musician had composed music for over a thousand films in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam and was fondly called as the King of Light ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015

Musicians, film-maker chosen for Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowships and Akademi Puraskar for year 2014

Sangeet Natak Akademi has announced the names of recipients of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowships (Akademi Ratna) 2014 and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) 2014. The names of the recipients were finalized in the meeting of General Council of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015