tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post1922524395964411265..comments2024-03-23T03:33:32.680-07:00Comments on Shoot the Breeze: Zubin Mehta’s Concert in KashmirSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-24320038474233653562013-09-11T23:26:02.760-07:002013-09-11T23:26:02.760-07:00Thanks for the link Sandhya. Read the interview. I...Thanks for the link Sandhya. Read the interview. Interesting.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-4043517576332165702013-09-11T14:51:27.708-07:002013-09-11T14:51:27.708-07:00I came across this interview in outlook. Have a l...I came across this interview in outlook. Have a look: http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?287503Sandhyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478831923010850316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-6091539478513440252013-09-11T10:13:16.389-07:002013-09-11T10:13:16.389-07:00Thanks again for your comments Haddock. I am glad...Thanks again for your comments Haddock. I am glad you enjoyed the concert.<br /><br />I have been living in California for a long time. I have no idea who Rahul Bose is.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-12799715385113809632013-09-11T10:01:21.454-07:002013-09-11T10:01:21.454-07:00That was simply wonderful. Zubin is still in his ...That was simply wonderful. Zubin is still in his elements for of vigor. The Bombay lad has still got it in him. It was a touching moment to see Zubin shaking hands with each and every Kashmiri musician who performed. Like you said the ambassador's wife was really enjoying it. That far away view from the boom camera was really annoying.<br />Did I spot Rahul Bose in the audience?Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-78597378971955742512013-09-11T09:04:24.538-07:002013-09-11T09:04:24.538-07:00Thanks for your comments Haddock. Mr. Barenboim c...Thanks for your comments Haddock. Mr. Barenboim cancelled his concert because one of the musicians in his troupe, a Palestinian, was refused entry at the Israel-Gaza border.<br /><br />Apart from the controversies, Mr. Mehta’s concert was mesmerizing. Please listen and enjoy.<br />SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-34052984654007733212013-09-11T08:46:48.737-07:002013-09-11T08:46:48.737-07:00A similar thing was conducted by Jewish conductor ...A similar thing was conducted by Jewish conductor Daniel Barenboim at the Gaza strip and eyebrows were raised. But he successfully carried it off.<br />I think Zubin's intentions are genuine. <br />Am going to have a look at the video.Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-70006772530105121702013-09-11T07:57:43.907-07:002013-09-11T07:57:43.907-07:00Thanks for your comments Sandhya. I think he stil...Thanks for your comments Sandhya. I think he still keeps his Indian citizenship.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-68581017247750023442013-09-11T06:10:22.614-07:002013-09-11T06:10:22.614-07:00I think he himself felt bad later for his 'VIP...I think he himself felt bad later for his 'VIP's only concert. He kept on repeating again and again later in the NDTV interview that his next concert will be for ordinary people in a stadium...if he was invited!<br /><br />It is politics here in every step, SG! Nobody can escape, even NRI', or is he and NRI even now?Sandhyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478831923010850316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-81158904805436079732013-09-10T09:35:29.822-07:002013-09-10T09:35:29.822-07:00Thanks for your comments Insignia. I agree with y...Thanks for your comments Insignia. I agree with you 100%. Everybody (in the media) talks about the controversy. No one talks about the concert itself. Also, I don’t know how far it is true. I understand that the musicians were “duped” into thinking that this concert is for the people of Kashmir.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-43672444603219857212013-09-10T09:07:39.601-07:002013-09-10T09:07:39.601-07:00It was sad that it was marred by controversies. Yo...It was sad that it was marred by controversies. You know SG, only the controversy was talked about in media but not the richness of the concert. And secondly; for VIPs? Waste of Zubin Mehta's time and effortInsigniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819054091062923489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-63520945552872514492013-09-10T08:03:14.218-07:002013-09-10T08:03:14.218-07:00Thanks for your comments Mr. Chowla. I read about ...Thanks for your comments Mr. Chowla. I read about this one (only for VIPs) later. But while watching the video, I noticed that no ordinary folks were there.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-24622495294044327182013-09-10T08:01:18.537-07:002013-09-10T08:01:18.537-07:00Thanks for your comments Meera. It is all politic...Thanks for your comments Meera. It is all politics.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-70491530809971930252013-09-10T07:15:03.232-07:002013-09-10T07:15:03.232-07:00I was disappointed .....ordinary man was kept out ...I was disappointed .....ordinary man was kept out of bounds.I would even hate to be present on such concert.BK Chowla,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-17778353068326268232013-09-10T03:25:51.977-07:002013-09-10T03:25:51.977-07:00Thanks for the link SG, I was away on the 7th. But...Thanks for the link SG, I was away on the 7th. But thank god, for you tube!! I read in the paper about the separatist group protesting. I don't know how music can come in the way !!Meera Sundararajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-86766231197140001252013-09-09T10:12:39.604-07:002013-09-09T10:12:39.604-07:00Thanks for your comments Asha. No, it was not a j...Thanks for your comments Asha. No, it was not a jugalbandi. The first one was fusion (Kashmiri and Western Classical). The other 4 were from famous classical composers. Beethoven (2), Haydn (1), and Tchaikovsky (1).SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-55460450705846260132013-09-09T09:49:05.702-07:002013-09-09T09:49:05.702-07:00Jugalbandi, Right?
beautiful place, lovely music...Jugalbandi, Right? <br /> beautiful place, lovely music. Thanks for the share, SG or i would'nt have heard it.<br /><br />Audience are like that in most places either they chat away to glory or snore. Even here it happens in most concerts, drama and dance recitals.Ashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853943313848326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-49774473511978718472013-09-09T06:34:24.377-07:002013-09-09T06:34:24.377-07:00Thanks for your comments Sarala. I am glad you lik...Thanks for your comments Sarala. I am glad you liked this post.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-57724839379108747772013-09-09T06:33:06.167-07:002013-09-09T06:33:06.167-07:00Thanks for your comments Shilpa. I think the Germa...Thanks for your comments Shilpa. I think the German Embassy considers this concert as part of broader engagement with the people of Kashmir. In the end, it is all politics. But the music was great.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-12522164190909585642013-09-09T06:07:07.054-07:002013-09-09T06:07:07.054-07:00In Malayalam we say people pelt stones on trees be...In Malayalam we say people pelt stones on trees bearing fruit. Controversies are the companions of the talented. So those with special potential are adored or abandoned.Nice post.Thank you.I will hear it. rudraprayagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775039913655864157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-23472229781580367372013-09-09T05:53:56.682-07:002013-09-09T05:53:56.682-07:00Had read about this concert in passing. I am wonde...Had read about this concert in passing. I am wondering why would German embassy organize such a concert in Kashmir and then term it as a gesture of "hope" for Kashmiris??<br />Shilpa Garghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016927627801620377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-21547245992656997622013-09-08T22:58:08.936-07:002013-09-08T22:58:08.936-07:00Thanks for your comments Rajesh. Let me update yo...Thanks for your comments Rajesh. Let me update you.<br /><br />There were at least four controversies, me think. First, a separatist group protested this event and organized a bundh. Second, there was security problem for the musicians and the VIPs. Third, the activists organized a rival concert to show Zubin Mehta “the real Kashmir”. In addition, the Bavarian State Orchestra is angry because they waived their fees thinking it is for the people of Kashmir. In the last minute they found out it was organized for the VIPs and not for common folks.<br /><br />Why German Ambassador was involved? He was the host. In other words, he paid for the whole event. <br /><br />Comprende?<br />SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-3120540079708466342013-09-08T22:19:00.580-07:002013-09-08T22:19:00.580-07:00What's the controversy? I guess I am not keepi...What's the controversy? I guess I am not keeping up with current affairs! <br /><br />Unfortunately, since bandwidth is a premium here (and it is required for other projects), I am not able to see lengthy videos. But I will get back to it someday. <br /><br />Why is the German ambassador involved in it?<br /><br />Destination InfinityDestination Infinityhttp://www.destinationinfinity.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-49798351347892689672013-09-08T22:10:41.810-07:002013-09-08T22:10:41.810-07:00Thanks Krishna. I am glad you enjoyed the concert....Thanks Krishna. I am glad you enjoyed the concert. But the Kashmiri folk music was the first composition only.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-83417257477561014262013-09-08T21:39:10.273-07:002013-09-08T21:39:10.273-07:00great function. its fusion between western and ka...great function. its fusion between western and kashmiri folk music...<br /><br />thanksKrishna/കൃഷ്ണhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523865010695897596noreply@blogger.com