Roger Kalia
"Kalia led with passionate intensity and a clear beat…He’s one to watch”
About
Praised for bringing a “fresh view to classical music” (The Republic), Indian American conductor Roger Kalia is a versatile communicator who brings unique and unmistakable energy to the podium. Recently profiled by Symphony Magazine in recognition of his innovative programming, Kalia has been hailed as “leading with passionate intensity and a clear beat” as well as being “one to watch” (Long Beach Gazette).
WNIN PBS presents Any Road with Brick Briscoe: Roger Kalia
The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra picks a new director for the first time in over 30 years.
WNIN PBS presents Any Road with Brick Briscoe: Roger Kalia
The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra picks a new director for the first time in over 30 years.
“Roger Kalia…emerges to my ear as the festival’s secret weapon. His enthusiasm and positivism, at least from my vantage as an observer, is unbounded. His leadership, impressive. “
Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra
Tilson Auditorium
Opening Night: “Tabla & Titan”
Dan Powers | Centennial Celebration (Commissioned Work)
Dinuk Wijeratne | Concerto for Tabla and Orchestra
Mahler | Symphony No. 1, “Titan”
Sandeep Das, tabla
Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra
Victory Theatre
Opening Night
Marquez | Conga del Fuego Nuevo
Stravinsky | Firebird Suite (1919)
Puccini | “E lucevan le stelle” from Tosca
Undine Smith Moore | “Martin’s Song” from Scenes from the Life of a Martyr
Mascagni | Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Strauss | “Morning” from Four Songs
Schonberg/arr. Krogstad | “Bring Him Home” from Les Miserables
Sondheim | “Finishing the Hat” from Sunday in the Park with George
Bizet | “Danse Boheme” from Carmen
Verdi | “La donna è mobile” from Rigoletto
Puccini | “Nessun Dorma” from Turandot
Demetrious Sampson, tenor
News & Press
Manchester InkLink
Exploring Beethoven’s 3rd with Symphony NH
What’s fun for Kalia – is not bowing and then facing the orchestra to conduct but rather to have that relationship with the audience and how we as audience feel after the concert. He wants to see the joy in the audience – to communicate that joy that all on stage feel when they perform for us.
India New England News
Symphony New Hampshire Makes History as it Debuts First-Ever Bollywood Songs on Western Instruments with Singer Anuradha Palakurthi-Juju
...this show was the first of its kind in United States or perhaps in the world...Roger conducted the event with infectious aplomb...Unbelievable show.
"Beethoven’s 'Seventh Symphony' heated up the entire second half of the program. Conducting without a score, Roger Kalia displayed both his love of the symphony and his careful attention to the symphony’s many musical challenges. And it was worth it…A thrilling performance of which Kalia and the orchestra should be proud.”
