Symphony Orchestra of India
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Location | National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, India |
| Music director | Marat Bisengaliev |
| Website | www |
The Symphony Orchestra of India is an symphony orchestra based in Mumbai, India. It was founded in 2006 by the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, which is also its home.
The first and current Music Director is Marat Bisengaliev. Zane Dalal is the Associate Music Director.
The orchestra's season includes not only works from the symphonic repertoire but also opera, ballet and chamber music performances.
The Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) is India’s first and only professional symphony orchestra, and is housed at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai. The SOI was founded in 2006 by NCPA Chairman Khushroo Suntook and internationally renowned violinist Marat Bisengaliev, who has since served as Music Director. The SOI currently offers two series of concerts–in February and September–every year, and over the past eight years, has performed around India and internationally, as well. Apart from the mainstays of the symphonic repertoire, the NCPA and SOI have also presented some large-scale productions, including fully staged operas. The Orchestra’s core group of musicians is resident at the NCPA all year round; additional players are recruited from a talented pool of professionals from around the world. Zane Dalal is the Associate Music Director, a position he has held since 2014, following serving over 6 years as Resident Conductor.
Since its inception, the Orchestra has worked with such internationally renowned conductors as Charles Dutoit, Lior Shambadal, Mischa Damev, Rafael Payare, Karl Jenkins, Adrian Leaper, Johannes Wildner, Alexander Anissimov, and Christoph Poppen, amongst others, and soloists including Barry Douglas, Michael Collins, Stephen Kovacevich, Tamas Vásáry, and Lena Neudauer. Recently, the SOI presented the India premiere of the Triple Concerto Melody of Rhythm with Zakir Hussain, Béla Fleck, and Edgar Meyer, as well as presenting the piece on tour at the Royal Opera House Muscat, Oman. Internationally, the SOI has also performed in Moscow, Russia, in the historic Hall of Columns, where a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony drew a ten-minute standing ovation from an audience comprising the highest echelons of Russian society, and critical acclaim in the Russian media. At home, the SOI also serves as the pit orchestra for the NCPA’s opera and ballet productions.
The SOI features a growing number of Indian players, representing the finest home-grown talent, which provides a solid foundation for the future of orchestral playing in the country. Many of the SOI musicians are also teachers as the orchestra places great emphasis on teaching and developing musical potential amongst young people in India. One of NCPA’s educational initiatives is the Special Music Training Programme, which brings a professional level of teaching to gifted young musicians.
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