Gig review/ SOI & Friends From Scandinavia

BY NARENDRA KUSNUR SOI Chamber Orchestra & Friends From Scandinavia Conductor : Maria Badstue, feat. piano soloist Soren Rastogi Programme : Nielsen, Ingeberg, Rachmaninoff, Sibelius Genre : Western classical Details : Tata Theatre, NCPA, June 27 Rating : **** (Pic taken by blogger) Mumbai's western classical lovers will be looking forward to the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) Autumn 2025 Season, scheduled from August 12 to 26 at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA). American Andrew Litton and Britisher Martyn Brabbins will wield the baton. Almost as a prequel, the city witnessed two western classical concerts at the NCPA. On June 24, a Brass Ensemble comprising musicians from academies in Aarhus and Copenhagen, Denmark, were conducted by Niels Ole Bo-Johansen. I couldn't attend the Experimental Theatre event which featured the compositions of Carl Nielsen of Denmark, Jean Sibelius of Finland and Henri Tomase of France, among others, but received s...