Lighting Up the Stage

Lit up by thousands of candles, the Candlelight Concerts provide an immersive and intimate experience with music

-  DEEPALI DHINGRA

The warm glow from thousands of flickering candles illuminates the stage where a piano sits in the middle. The setting prompts some of the audience members to fish out their mobile cameras and capture some images of the stage, as well as of themselves after all, who can resist good lighting? There is a hush in the air as Joshua Peter, the pianist, comes up on stage and takes his place. In a few seconds, the Shri Ram Centre for the Performing Arts in Delhi is filled with the lilting music of the popular song Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles.