May 15 2026 to May 15 2026 7 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Musical theatre includes many genres within it, such as classical singing, pop/rock, jazz, folk music, and contemporary music, and it has evolved over the years. The programme will include songs from the golden age of musical theatre with classic tunes from The Sound of Music, The King and I, and Carousel to current musical theatre with catchy tunes from Hamilton, Mean Girls, Frozen, and Wicked. Aleyna Mohanraj has sung on the West End in London in various concerts and pantomimes, one of the highest levels of performance in musical theatre.

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Performers

Aleyna Mohanraj
Musical Theatre Artist
Aleyna Mohanraj is a musical theatre performer born in India and trained at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, with a BA (Hons, 2023) in Musical Theatre Performance. She has rapidly established herself on London’s West End, performing at the London Palladium in The Secret Garden while still completing her degree.

Since graduating, Aleyna has originated roles in major productions, including Sarah Spencer in the European premiere of Diana: The Musical (Eventim Apollo), featured soloist in The Thursford Christmas Spectacular, and Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (Lyric Hammersmith). Her “vivid, velvety rendition” of Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire” earned critical acclaim, with a reviewer in the magazine London Theatre noting it “sent shivers down my spine.”

Beyond performance, Aleyna is passionate about sharing her craft with aspiring musical theatre artists. As a singing teacher and choir conductor, she regularly conducts masterclasses and workshops, helping young performers develop their vocal techniques and stage presence. Her teaching philosophy centres on making musical theatre accessible and inspiring the next generation of artists to pursue their dreams with the same tenacity that defined her own journey.

Karl Lutchmayer
Pianist
Karl Lutchmayer is equally renowned as a concert pianist, a lecturer, and a broadcaster. The first Steinway Artist of Indian origin, he performs across the globe and has played at all the major London concert halls. He has worked with conductors, including Lorin Maazel and Sir Andrew Davis, and has broadcast on BBC Television and Radio, All India Radio, and Classic FM.

Particularly acclaimed for his lecture recitals, over the last twenty-five years Lutchmayer’s landmark London series, Conversational Concerts™, has included festivals to celebrate the Liszt and Alkan bicentenaries and the music of Enescu. He is widely regarded as a leading authority on the music of Busoni, which culminated in the curation of a three-day Busoni festival in London in which he gave solo and chamber recitals and received extensive critical acclaim. He has given over 90 world premieres and had many works written especially for him.

Lutchmayer studied the piano at the Royal College of Music where he was awarded the Hopkinson Medal by Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, and subsequently returned as the Constant and Kit Lambert Fellow. He also holds a Master’s degree from the University of Oxford and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. He was a senior academic lecturer for 15 years at Trinity Laban (formerly Trinity College of Music) in Greenwich, and has lectured at conservatoires around the world, including the Juilliard and Manhattan Schools in New York, and at the University of Oxford.

For the last decade he has focussed much of his time and attention on nurturing the burgeoning Western classical music scene in India. He is now based in Goa, his family home, and, as Head of Music and Pedagogy for MTB (Music Teachers Board), India, teaches and mentors young musicians and music educators. It was for his education work that he was awarded the Bharat Gaurav (Pride of India) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015 and the Indians of the World Medal in June 2022.