Different phases, different styles
As she celebrates a landmark in her artistic journey with a new exhibition, Iromie Wijewardena talks to Shanali Fernando Iromie Wijewardena is celebrating 50 years of painting and also celebrating women with her exhibition at the Harold Pieris Gallery of the Lionel Wendt next week. The exhibition also takes viewers through the different phases she [...]
For the first time, a complete Mahler symphony to be performed here
On March 16 at 7 p.m., the Gustav Mahler Society of Colombo (GMSC), presents “The Heavenly Life”, a performance of Gustav Mahler’s monumental Fourth Symphony, a milestone in many ways, as it will be the first time a complete Mahler symphony is performed on Sri Lankan soil. Having presented several Sri Lankan premieres of Mahler’s [...]
World premiere of Lalanath’s cello concerto at SOSL concert
By Shannon Salgadoe Tuning their instruments in anticipation of the first concert in this year’s musical calendar, the Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka (SOSL) will take the stage of the Lionel Wendt Theatre on Saturday, March 23, in the Nations Trust Bank SOSL Concert 2024, a classical evening of musical splendour. Featuring music by composers [...]
Appreciations
Memories are all I have Nandani Kumarawadu Happy birthday to my beloved wife on your 72nd birthday. I wish I could come and visit you in heaven on your special day, March 12. I love you and miss you so much but I know that you will be smiling down at me from heaven. The [...]
WNPS lecture: secretive lives of small wild cats
In this month’s Wildlife and Nature Protection Society lecture ‘Insights into Feline Ecology: Unmasking Sri Lanka’s Small Wild Cats’, PhD candidate from the University of Queensland, Anya Ratnayaka, will unveil the secrets of Sri Lanka’s small wild cats, their secretive lives as well as the critical conservation efforts needed to safeguard these iconic species and [...]
Sri Lanka Tamil Women’s Union honours four women
Celebrating the journey of women, the Sri Lanka Tamil Women’s Union held their International Women’s Day celebrations at the Colombo Hilton on March 2, honouring four women: former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Soundarie David Rodrigo, Ameena Hussein and Shanthi Balasubramaniam for their prowess in their respective fields. Former President Kumaratunga was chosen for being elected [...]
Philharmonic Choir celebrates birdsong
By Namali Premawardhana The Colombo Philharmonic Choir (CPC) presents “Sing on, sweet thrush,” a celebration of birdsong through choral music on Sunday, March 17 at 6 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Scots Kirk, Colombo 3. The programme, featuring Mendelssohn, Stanford, Macmillan, Whitacre, Tin and others, is conducted by Harin Amirthanathan with Dilan Angunawela on piano and [...]
Rising stars set the look for CFW summer 2024
By Shannon Salgadoe and Pix by M.A. Pushpa Kumara Colombo Fashion Week’s (CFW) Summer 2024 opening night on March 6 at the Galle Face Hotel brought out the future of fashion in the Emerging Designer showcase. Ten designers were selected from a shortlist of 22 from within the CFW programme which shines the spotlight on [...]