For Saskia Rao-de Hass, there is no confusion — only fusion. Music is the love of this Dutch cellist's life and she plays on... not just by strumming on the strings of the cello to produce European ...

Musician couple Shubhendra Rao and Saskia Rao de-Haas on their musical rendezvous and more in a chat with TOI So how do they feel performing together? Shubhendra says, “It’s a satisfying feeling, to ...

What better accolade could come the way of Dutch cellist Saksia Rao-de Haas? Introducing the cello to Hindustani classical music, she has the distinction of having studied under musical greats such as ...

The cello, a bowed string instrument of the violin family, has been one of the major components of Western classical music, be it in chamber or orchestral music. Dutch cellist Saskia Rao-de Haas ...

Some riveting stories in the realm of Hindustani classical music are born outside India. Dutch cellist Saskia Rao-de Haas is one of them. The 51-year-old musician, who has been living in culturally ...

Sitar exponent Shubhendra Rao, disciple of late Pandit Ravi Shankar, and his wife, Hindustani cellist Saskia Rao-De Haas — a disciple of Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia — have decided to put their ...

It is good tidings for music-lovers this New Year. The Spic Macay, Bangalore Chapter is hosting Fest 2011, a series of concerts featuring the exponents of classical music and dance. And Catch Them ...

ALICE Springs will welcome the Indian High Commissioner to enjoy the headline performance of the Desert Song Festival this week. Mr Navdeep Singh Suri will be accompanied by the Indian Consular ...

It produces a wide range of sounds and is well-suited for Indian embellishments. The heavier strings add to the depth. He played the music on different flutes to demonstrate, as the mode of ...

Classical music lovers in Delhi trooped into India Habitat Centre with renewed ardour as the capital slowly began opening up auditoriums for live concerts this month. Filled to about a third of its ...

“What does music have,” Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar asked, before proceeding to answer it with an exposition on the ‘Ps of music’. “It has pitch, pulse, pause, perfection and beauty. Not just singers but ...