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The Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) opens its spring 2025 season on Saturday with a performance led by legendary conductor Zubin Mehta at Jamshed Bhabha theatre here at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA). The nearly-month long celebration of western classical music will also feature British conductor Sir Mark Elder, along with internationally renowned operatic voices, including Roberta Mantegna, Olesya Petrova, Luciano Ganci, and George Petean, and the city's own choirs. The season opens with Mehta leading the orchestra to perform Beethoven's 'Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b' and Dvorak's 'Symphony No. 7, Op.70'. He will also present Chopin's 'Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 21', which is known for its lyrical beauty and emotional depth, with renowned classical pianist Alexander Gadjiev. "The SOI Spring 2025 Season promises to be an extraordinary celebration of music, with legendary conductors and exceptional soloists joining forces to deliver a series of unforgettable .
Air cooler and appliances maker Symphony Ltd on Friday reported a decline of 75 per cent in its consolidated net profit at Rs 16 crore for the March quarter. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 64 crore in the January-March quarter a year ago, Symphony said in a BSE filing. Its revenue from operations was also down 19.79 per cent to Rs 308 crore during the quarter under review, as against Rs 384 crore in the year-ago period. Its total expenses in Q4FY23 were down 4.83 per cent to Rs 295 crore as against Rs 310 crore of the corresponding quarter a year ago. Its total revenue in the March quarter was down 20.5 per cent to Rs 318 crore. For the financial year ended March 2023, Symphony's net profit was down 4.13 per cent to Rs 116 crore against Rs 121 crore in FY22. However, its consolidated revenue from operations in FY23 increased 14.34 per cent to Rs 1,188 crore from Rs 1,039 crore a year ago. Meanwhile, in a separate filing, Symphony informed its board in a meeting held o