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A R Rahman to conduct City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to Collaborate with Bollywood Star
Birmingham's bid to be crowned European Capital of Culture 2008 has received a major boost from the biggest name in the Indian music industry.
A R Rahman, yesterday announced details of a collaboration with the world famous City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
The Bollywood superstar will compose an orchestral piece, which will receive its world premiere in July, 2004, and conduct an autumn concert for the CBSO featuring his Bollywood film music.
"It was while I was at the Birmingham Film and Television Festival 2000 that I met people involved in the music industry in Birmingham and was encouraged to write a piece with the CBSO," he said.
"I love the different cultures that Birmingham has and this collaboration provides a bridge between the East and West nations at an important time in history. I chose Birmingham because of its rich diversity and the friendly people.
"I would very much like to see Birmingham become Capital of Culture — it seems to be the only place in Britain where different cultures live happily alongside each other."
As well as a year-long festival of arts and sport in 2008, winning the European culture crown is expected to kick-start an economic boost worth at least £150 million and to create more than 10,000 jobs.
The orchestral work will be based on The Conference of the Birds , a 12th century Persian poem by Farid Uddin Attar from Nishapur.
A R Rahman will also be conducting projects involving young people in a continuing collaboration with the CBSO between now and Birmingham's intended year as European Capital of Culture in 2008.
Rahman has achieved superstar status through his Bollywood music and is reported to be the world's biggest selling living artist — with more than 40 million albums of his own and many more tapes of film music sold.
His first major work outside India was for Andrew Lloyd Webber, writing the score for the West End musical Bombay Dreams — which is now set to open on Broadway.
Andrew Lloyd Webber said: "A R Rahman is nothing short of a melodic genius. It has been thrilling to watch London theatre-goers embrace Bombay Dreams with such fervour."
After starting to learn the piano, aged four, Allah Rakha Rahman started work as a keyboard player, aged 11.
Following a teenage musical career, he earned a scholarship to Trinity College of Music in Oxford and a degree in Western classical music.
He made a name for himself back home in Chennai, southern India, writing and producing advertising jingles, but his career took off writing music for Indian blockbuster films.
He said: "Art is the only way to transcend our different cultures and I am very excited to be involved in this project. I will be composing the piece over the next six months between Birmingham, New York — where Bombay Dreams goes to Broadway — and my present home in Madras."
http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/page.cfm?objectid=12834928&method=full&siteid=50002
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- From: Brat (@ 168.122.12.105)
on: Tue Apr 15 21:39:16 EDT 2003
Good news!!!....but ARR-''BOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR''& ''He made a name for himself back home in Chennai, southern India, writing and producing advertising jingles, but his career took off writing music for Indian blockbuster films''.??...Was'nt he a superstar even before ''BOLLYWOOD'' recognised him?
- From: jedi stikes back (@ 61.8.210.74)
on: Wed Apr 16 02:26:28 EDT 2003
1) Whether its the ambush marketing strategy or George Bush middle east marketing strategy, I guess you yourself would be responsible for what you have chosen.
2) Yes, please do fix up the release date. I'm sure you would not want what is happening to every producer you work with happening to you. Be mindful of any clause in any agreement as even Santa Clause could never undo once the sh*t hit the fans.
3) You have to try your best not to succumb to any pre-celebration. I know despite sticking to this principle for the cheesy london musical, it still never did you any good from preventing it from sending it oblivion.
4) Despite being too late to stop you from being already obsessed with the word SYMPHONY and wanting to follow another's footstep, we still can't figure out putting together the terms 'chikku bukku rayile' and 'Asian Mozart'.
5) Please follow the cover credit styles of HTNI and NBW which came out in the late 80's. Since you are already following the footstep of someone, i guess you won't have any hesitance in following this too.
6) It still beats me why some are calling you maestro after composing 'chikku bukku chikku bukku rayile' and 'mukkalla mukkabulla'. But don't let that affect you in your new symphony. Just rememeber to bring along your Yamaha and Korg and listen more to Kitaro, Yanni and Jean Michel Jarre.
7) I won't let you be criticized by some outdated critics who don't have you in their hearts. Che! What do they know! We have our own pool of critics here in this forum who are sure to give you five stars no matter what you come up with. Rest assured.
- From: OISG (@ 193.188.97.152)
on: Wed Apr 16 03:22:02 EDT 2003
Ambleen
Despite IP and clause 2 doing the betrayal act that was a good reply!Thanks!
- From: Speaker (@ 203.126.142.232)
on: Wed Apr 16 05:29:30 EDT 2003
Overall we have nice threads in stock to compare ThiruvasakaminS and BailamoreS
- From: Fliflo (@ 130.203.161.65)
on: Wed Apr 16 06:57:32 EDT 2003
Mmm..
In the article, nowhere it said Rahman is composing a symphony. Rahman is to work with the symphony group, that's all.
- From: Ambleen exposed (@ 61.8.210.74)
on: Thu Apr 17 00:09:35 EDT 2003
well done OSIG!
And thanks for your paarattu. I know i will do proud.
- From: Cheenu (@ 203.199.205.25)
on: Thu Apr 17 02:36:48 EDT 2003
When is Sirpi composing Symphony ?
- From: ambleen (@ 61.8.210.74)
on: Thu Apr 17 03:04:22 EDT 2003
Probably after Imaan and Deva finish theirs.
- From: Kit 4 Kat From Ambleen (@ 61.8.210.74)
on: Thu Apr 17 03:10:39 EDT 2003
"From: Lollu Party (@ 61.6.38.132) on: Thu Apr 17 02:11:17 EDT 2003
ambleen
Forget ARR.
Just mobilise your friends and contribute towards the Thiruvasakam project and make it happen."
Ini varum Thiruvasakam projectke patthi neenga kavalai padatheengappa.....
unggulukku IPPO ethavuthu isai kekuruthukku irruka illaiyanu muthal paarungga
enna...sariya?
- From: OISG (@ 193.188.97.152)
on: Thu Apr 17 03:22:36 EDT 2003
Paarthu Paarthu Kangal pothirunthen since 1993!
Kanmani nee vara Kaathiruthen since 1993!
Nee Varuvai ena naan irunthen (en maranthai ena naan ariyaen!)since 1993!
Naan unnai vazhthi paadugiren nee varavendum since 1993!
Nalai Nalai endrrenthen naala neram paarthiruthen since 1993!
Varaaai nee vaarai since 1993!
Vara cholladi avani vara cholladi since 1993!
Varugavae varugave ir(aiva!) since 1993!
Varayo sumphony thatrayo nimmathi since 1993!
maranthey poachu romba naal aachu since 1993!
Symphoneye Vaa!Vaa!thenisaye Vaa!Vaa!since 1993!
romba naalaga enakoru aasai since 1993!
paartha vizhi paarth padi puthu irukka since 1993!
Andha naaLum vandhidadho since 1993!
Ennai maranthanthen Since 1993!
Megam thiraludhadi minniruttu kattuthadi since 1993 but Mazhayatha kanom!
- From: Speaker (@ 203.126.142.232)
on: Thu Apr 17 04:46:33 EDT 2003
OISG, Most of the statement very apt because of lo...ng waiting time for ARR s(b)ongs.
- From: ambleen (@ 61.8.210.74)
on: Thu Apr 17 05:59:08 EDT 2003
i concur :)
- From: Ruben (@ 210.186.60.182)
on: Thu Apr 17 07:48:53 EDT 2003
Hahahahaaha!
Good one OISG. Intha pasangalukku sevuttu arai kodutha maathri irukku. LOL!
- From: selva (@ 172.141.193.196)
on: Thu Apr 17 18:28:31 EDT 2003
Nice one OSIG, I have known you do better things. After a very long time, you found something stimulating enough. It was a disappearance (off sorts) after the BBC debacle!!
Wonder why MSV never thought of a Sym(pony) with the Royal Chennai Chamber Orchestra?? I am sure OISG would know! Or is he busy with ARR's City of Phirangmingham Symphony Orchestra (illaya mellisia mannan allavaa)??
- From: Lollu Party (@ 61.6.38.132)
on: Thu Apr 17 22:45:33 EDT 2003
OISG, ROTFL. :)
Notice how the ulcers don't go away and come back every now and then to torment? :)
Moral of the story: People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
- From: Prabhu (@ 203.124.130.219)
on: Fri Apr 18 03:11:39 EDT 2003
So none of ARR's albums were good after Thiruda Thiruda(1993)?
How sad :(
- From: Paran (@ 203.123.16.3)
on: Fri Apr 18 04:23:45 EDT 2003
Yea Prabhu...none of ARR's album is good after TT..
that is why Dil Se broke the UK Top 10 Selling Album Record...
Taal receives MTV award...
Lagaan(the movie) went to Oscar as teh music is damn good and it is a boost for it..
u r rite?...what to do....
- From: Prabhu (@ 203.124.130.219)
on: Fri Apr 18 06:01:35 EDT 2003
"Lagaan, went to Oscar as the music is damn good"
*rolling on the floor laffing punching it with both hands*
Paran, kurumbu :)
- From: Paran (@ 203.123.16.3)
on: Fri Apr 18 06:04:50 EDT 2003
sorry Prabhu....dun laught yet...that sentence had some error..
it's my fault
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Lagaan(the movie) went to Oscar as teh music is damn good and it is a boost for it..
Should Be
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Lagaan(the movie) went to Oscar AND teh music is damn good and it is a boost for it..
just a small mistake...
Prabhu...
u r kinda guy who are waiting for ppl to make mistake....
do u have a girlfriend?...man...she's gonna have a tough time with u...
- From: Prabhu (@ 203.124.130.219)
on: Fri Apr 18 06:18:04 EDT 2003
Paran, relax and take it easy :) I'd added the smiley too after the post. All threads in this post were light-hearted barbs, hence my post :)
- From: Paran (@ 203.123.16.3)
on: Fri Apr 18 07:22:03 EDT 2003
ops....didn't see that...
as a samathanam....i will show a white flag..ok?...
h ehhe
cheers buddy...
- From: suira (@ 212.138.47.14)
on: Fri Apr 18 08:04:39 EDT 2003
i think now raja fans feels sad since rahman
also going to take symphony which so far only raja did in asia level.
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