7th Darbar Festival (U.K.) - 27-30 September 2012

the highest quality performances of Indian classical music
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Darbar Festival 2012

at Southbank Centre
Box office:
southbankcentre.co.uk/ darbarfestival 0844 847 9910 27 30 September 2012
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Festival at a glance
Festival Pass only 130 with FREE book and DVD
Includes a fantastic 240 page coffee table book: Darbar Arts Culture Heritage plus an hour long DVD of Sky Arts excerpts from previous Darbar concerts. Festival pass holders get preferential seating. Festival passes seats are allocated on first come basis. 10am
Friday 28th Sept
11am
12pm
1pm
Afternoon Concert
Fingers that roar: pakhawaj solo

Chitrangana Agle-Reshwal pakhawaj Tanmay Deochake nagma 20, 15
2pm
Thursday 27th Sept

4pm
3pm
Afternoon Concert
Romantic Music of Varanasi

Pandit Rajendra Prasanna shennai Sanju Sahai tabla 20, 15
5pm
6pm
Evening Concert
Double Bill: Pulsating surshingar and violin maestros

Joydeep Ghosh surshingar Shubh Maharaj tabla
Evening Concert
7pm
Double bill: Rare ragas and dhrupad

Manjiri Asnare-Kelkar khayal vocal Vishwanath Shirodkar tabla Tanmay Deochake harmonium
8pm
interval 30 mins at Roti Chai

Mysore Nagraj violin Mysore Manjunath violin Srimushnam Raja Rao mridangam R.N Prakash ghatam 25, 20

Pushpraj Koshti surbahar Dalchand Sharma pakhawaj 25, 20
9pm
10pm
Sunday 30th Sept
Morning Concert
Morning Concert
Sublime morning ragas on the bansuri

Pandit Rajendra Prasanna bansuri Shubh Maharaj tabla 20, 15
Majestic morning ragas on the Sitar

Ustad Shujaat Khan sitar Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri tabla 20, 15
Yogabliss from 12.30pm

Level 3 Function Room Afternoon Talk
Yogabliss from 12.30pm

Level 3 Function Room Afternoon Talk
Pandit Arvind Parikh pays tribute to Ustad Vilyat Khan in conversaion with Dharambir Singh MBE 15, 12
In conversation with Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri with Dharambir Singh MBE 15, 12
Afternoon Concert
Afternoon Concert
Tabla solo: Lucknow style

Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri tabla solo Tanmay Deochake harmonium nagma 20, 15 Discover Raga, 5:30pm
QEH Foyer, FREE event
Afternoon Raga Unveiled

Prattyush Banerjee sarod Sanju Sahai tabla 20, 15
Explore Tala, 5:30pm

QEH Foyer, FREE event
Evening Concert
Evening Concert
Double bill: Saraswati veena to Hindustani groove
Chitraveena Ravikiran veena Jyotsna Shrikanth violin Yella Venkateswar Rao mridangam
Double bill: Carnatic rhythms to sublime khayal
Thevarajah Pirashanna mridangam Bangalore Prakash ghatam, Aravindhan Baheerathan bansuri, Kandiah Sithamparanathan khanjira & moorsing

Shruti Sadolikar Katkar khayal vocal Vishwanath Shirodkar tabla Tanmay Deochake harmonium Murad Ali sarangi 25, 20

Pandit Ram Deshpande khayal vocal Vishwanath Shirodkar tabla Tanmay Deochake harmaonium Murad Ali sarangi 25, 20
darbar.org
Festival 2012
Welcome
Im delighted to welcome you to the 7th annual Darbar Festival at the Southbank Centre. Whether youre a connoisseur or a novice to Indian classical music, youre in for a treat. Join us and discover the finest Indian classical music Festival in the world. India offers a spectacular sensory cultural experience from the sheer diversity of its people, its dazzling array of art, food, languages and its range of religions. Its no wonder that one of the greatest forms of classical music comes from the Indian subcontinent. So what makes our Festival so special? Well, we are the only Festival presenting Indias two traditions - Hindustani (north Indian) and Carnatic (south Indian) - together. From the Hindustani tradition we bring you one of Indias greatest sitar maestros, Ustad Shujaat Khan with tabla maestro Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. Come and experience rare ragas by the khayal vocalist, Shruti Sadolikar-Katkar. Headlining from the Carnatic tradition is Indias greatest violin duo, Mysore Nagraj and Manjunath and on the fabulous veena we have maestro, Chitraveena Ravikiren. But we go beyond the big names. We go out of our way to seek out those musicians you may not have heard of but are at the top of their game. This is what our audiences tell us give them the biggest buzz. So this year, we bring to you many musicians performing for the first time in the UK. Look out for Prattyush Banerjee on sarod, Pushpraj Koshti on surbahar, Joydeep Ghosh on surshingar, Shubh Maharaj on tabla and lovers of vocal music mustnt miss Ram Deshpande Mahadeva singing khayal. In addition, Chitrangana Agle-Reshwal Indias only female pakhawaj player and Manjiri
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Asnare Kelkar singing khayal return after many years for their second visit to London. We are delighted to be partnering again with the Southbank Centre in London to make the Festival bigger and better. Come and experience rare instruments and musical traditions, the chance to talk to performers, free family foyer events including a stimulating digital art installation project. And sign up to our Indian Classical Music Appreciation course, which will enable you to further understand and enjoy this classical form. For those of you outside the capital we also have events on as part of the Festival log on to www.darbar.org to find out more. Incredible India, incredible music. Give yourself an experience of a lifetime. Book your tickets now. To complete your enjoyment, dont miss out on the Roti Chai Street Kitchen pop-up restaurant that brings you an inspired menu created just for the Darbar Festival.
Sandeep Singh Virdee Artistic Director Darbar Arts Culture Heritage Trust
The music of the Indian sub-continent merits a lifetime of study; Darbar offers a rich and varied programme that invites its audience to begin a relationship with this extraordinary repertoire or to deepen and mature an appreciation and understanding. Classical traditions across the world are forged from experiment, discovery and a profound level of technical mastery; we are lucky to have Darbar providing an exemplar programming of such fine works and classes.
Jude Kelly OBE Artistic Director Southbank Centre
Indian Classical Music Appreciation Course

Thurs 13 Sept
7.00pm to 8.30pm, Level 3 Function Room
The course demystifies some of those traditions and practices that are central to this most ancient of classical musical traditions. If youve always enjoyed Indian Classical Music but wished you understood more about it, then this could be just the thing for you. From the basics of raga (melody) and tala (rhythm) to the complexities of shruti (microtone) and rasa (emotional content), the course, delivered in five sessions, is run in conjunction with the Darbar Festival, the largest Indian Classical Music event in the West. Aimed at complete beginners, the course could also be useful for those with some knowledge of either Indian or European classical music. Covering instrumental as well as numerous vocal genres, the course aims to demystify some of those traditions and practices that are central to this most ancient of classical musical traditions. Tracing its journey from ancient Hindu temples through to royal courts and its arrival on international concert stages, many of the sessions will also feature live musicians to help deconstruct the numerous components that make up this highly complex and sophisticated musical culture. The course is run by Jameela Siddiqi, an award winning broadcaster, journalist, and novelist and a leading critic of Indian classical music.
Thurs 20 Sept
7.00pm to 8.30pm, Level 3 Function Room
Thurs 4 Oct
7.00pm to 8.30pm, Sunley Pavilion
Thurs 11 Oct
7.00pm to 8.30pm, Sunley Pavilion
Thurs 18 Oct
7.00pm to 8.30pm, Sunley Pavilion Each session duration is 1.5 Hours Tickets : 35 for all 5 sessions
Box office:
southbankcentre.co.uk/darbarfestival 0844 847 9910
Thursday 27th September 2012

Evening Concert
6pm to 10:30pm Tickets: 25, 20
Double Bill: Pulsating surshingar and violin maestros

Joydeep Ghosh Concert One:
Joydeep Ghosh surshingar Shubh Maharaj tabla

Estimated duration 70 mins A rare treat to hear the surshingar, a lute instrument considered the daddy of the sarod in size and deep resonance, with its origins from the saraswati veena. Under Ghoshs mastery he presents ragas through this powerful instrument, accompanied by the brilliant young maestro and grandnephew of the legendary Pandit Kishen Maharaj, Shubh Maharaj on the tabla, making his first UK debut performance.
Shubh Maharaj
Joydeeps virtousity on the Surshingar is quite remarkable

The Economic Times
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Buy the Festival Pass for only 130 + free book + DVD
Concert Two:
Mysore Nagraj violin Mysore Manjunath violin Srimushnam Raja Rao mridangam RN Prakash ghatam
Estimated duration 120 mins Indias greatest violinist duo, the Mysore Brothers, perform in the UK for the first time providing a rare opportunity to hear the evocative sounds of their violins. The highly acclaimed violinists feature rarely heard and exquisitely beautiful works by the classical trinity of Carnatic music: Thyagaraja, Dikshitar and Sastri, accompanied by stellar percussion musicians. Mysore Brothers
the aesthetics, the sound emanating from their bowing, having a velvety instrumental sheen
The Statesman
Photo 2012: Sandeep Virdee
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Friday 28th September 2012

Afternoon Concert
1pm to 2:30pm Tickets: 20, 15
for only 130 + free book + DVD
Fingers that roar: pakhawaj solo

Chitrangana Agle-Reshwal pakhawaj Tanmay Deochake nagma on harmonium
The keeper of the pakhawaj is Lord Ganesh, making the instrument one of the oldest percussion instruments in the world. When the diminutive Agle-Reshwal skillfully handles the pakhawaj she brings alive the powerful masculine sound of the ancient percussion through fingers that roar! Dont miss Indias only female Indian classical pakhawaj soloist.
One has to marvel at her determination that made her work against all odds and achieve the prerogative of being the first ever woman Pakhawaj artiste in the world
Art India Chitrangana Agle-Reshwal

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Afternoon Concert
3:30pm to 5:00pm Tickets: 20, 15
Romantic music of Varanasi

Pandit Rajendra Prasanna
Pandit Rajendra Prasanna shennai Sanju Sahai tabla

Estimated duration 90 mins Allow yourself to be transported to Varanasi, Indias most sacred and cultural city, where this instrument has maintained a sense of auspiciousness and sanctity for hundreds of years. Throw away your ideas of shennai (sheh=breath and nai=flute) in the wedding context and experience this divine instrument in the hands of Indias greatest master, Pandit Prasanna, a fifth generation musician. He is an accompanied by tabla maestro Sanju Sahai. Dont miss the opportunity to hear Prasanna playing the bansuri (flute) on Saturday 29th September (session 5).
Sanju Sahai
Rajendra Prasanna is unique as the only one who excels in playing the flute and shehnai
Pandit Ravi Shankar

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Evening Concert
6:30pm to 10:30pm Tickets: 25, 20
Double bill: Rare ragas and dhrupad

Concert One:
Manjiri Asnare-Kelkar khayal vocal Vishwanath Shirodkar tabla Tanmay Deochake harmonium
Estimated duration 100 mins Asnare-Kelkar is the rising star of the JaipurGwalior khayal style of singing. She has been enthralling her audiences with her truly extraordinary singing voice. This rare visit to the UK provides an opportunity to hear one of Indias greatest next generation maestros. Whether you have heard khayal before (Indian classical vocals) or not this is definitely not a concert to be missed.
Pushpraj Koshti surbahar Dalchand Sharma pakhawaj

Estimated duration 100 mins Koshti performs the ancient yet ageless dhrupad style on the surbahar, regarded as the bigger brother to the sitar in size and comes with added bass. He continues the 21-generation tradition of the Dagarvani style of dhrupad. Unmatched in his serene style of playing, there is no compromise with the tradition and purity of the style.
Concert Two:
Exceptional impactbrilliant
The Hindu Manjiri Asnare-Kelkar

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We have been accustomed to hearing Dhrupad from childhood. This genre maintains its aristocracy and preserves its dignity within its wide boundaries. We have learnt two things from Dhrupad one one side we have its wide sweep, its sobriety. On the other side is its self control, maintaining a balance within its aesthetics. It is essential to have a knowledge of ancient Indian dhrupad style music- this will save us from being seduced by weak and frothy music.
Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore
Pushpraj Koshti
Photo 2012: Rajni Pradhan
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Saturday 29th September 2012

Morning Concert
10am to 12pm Tickets: 20, 15
Sublime morning ragas on the bansuri

Pandit Rajendra Prasanna bansuri Shubh Maharaj tabla
Duration: 120 mins
his music crosses borders to capture the human soul

Indian Newslink
Indias great maestro, Prasanna, brings Lord Krishnas bansuri (flute) to the stage for a rare morning concert. Prasanna is known for his playful vivacity and sweet melodiousness in his renderings of Indian classical ragas. He has often performed alongside Pandit Ravi Shankar. The flute was the art of Lord Krishna and an instrument that can transport people to a world of peace, tranquility and ecstasy says Prasanna. Maharaj provides a flamboyant and exciting tabla accompaniment in his first UK debut performance. Pandit Rajendra Presanna

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Afternoon Talk
Tribute to Ustad Vilayat Khan (1928-2004)

Ustad Vilayat Khan with Pt Arvind Parikh
Photo supplied by Pt Arvind Parikh
Pandit Arvind Parikh sitar

Duration: 75 mins Arguably the greatest sitarist India has ever produced, Arvind Parikh talks about his life with Dharambir Singh MBE as friend and student of the legendary Ustad Vilayat Khan through a relationship of over 60 years. Parikh will also play short pieces by the great maestro.
A reputed musicologist and master sitar player

The Hindu

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Afternoon Concert
3:30pm to 5pm Tickets: 20, 15
Tabla solo: Lucknow style
Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri tabla solo Tanmay Deochake harmonium nagma

Duration: 90 mins Pandit Chaudhuri is a phenomenon in the world of tabla. His music is the spontaneous expression of powerful emotions and an expression of his deep knowledge of the instrument. When Im playing, all my focus is on the music. My focus is on the cycle of the music. You are not trying to prove something. You are showing patience and putting aside your ego; you are proving yourself with how much love and regard you have for your music says Chaudhuri who returns to Darbar after his breathtaking solo in 2006.
the controlled virtuosity of Swapans playing always implied that if he cared, nothing could stop him. What a display he put on!
San Francisco Chronicle

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Afternoon Foyer Event
5.30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer FREE EVENT
Discover Raga By Soumik Datta

Duration: 30 mins The concept of the raga is at the heart of Indian classical music. In a live installation, contemporary composer and sarod player Soumik Datta explores raga themes and the repetitive circular motion that is deeply connected with Indian music. This audio-visual presentation is aimed at engaging both newcomers and connoisseurs. Soumik Datta is a critically acclaimed British Asian artist who shares his vision at the Darbar Festival to expand audiences, engage youth and revisit Indian music in a contemporary way. Soumik Datta

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Evening Concert
6:30pm to 10:30pm Tickets: 20, 15
Double bill: Saraswati veena to Hindustani groove

Concert One:
Chitraveena Ravikiran veena Jyotsna Shrikanth violin Yella Venkateswar Rao mridangam
Estimated duration 90 mins A very colourful introduction on Australian Radio said of Ravikiran: Our main man Ravikiran - from Indias south - plays what may be the worlds oldest slide instrument (sorry, bluesmen & Hawaiians - you came along more than a few hundred years late), but until he came along no-one had applied teflon to it! Perhaps the worlds greatest slide player, hes both revived and updated this ancient instrument. Ravikiran is accompanied by an array of stalwart musicians.
Infectiously lively in some intricate up-tempo material

BBC
Chitraveena Ravikiran

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superlative performance
Times of India
Shruti Sadolikar-Katkar
Murad Ali
Concert Two:
Shruti Sadolikar-Katkar khayal vocal Vishwanath Shirodkar tabla Tanmay Deochake harmonium Murad Ali sarangi
Estimated duration 120 mins Returning to England after over 20 years, a special concert that celebrates rare ragas. Sadolikar is one of Indias finest living vocalists in the Hindustani tradition. Her name means knowledge transmitted through sound. Through meticulous training, Sadolikar has accumulated her knowledge of the classical form, which she has nourished and expanded by adding her own unique skill and versatility. Sadolikars voice has the power to create an intensive relationship with the audience and transcend beyond technical perfection. This concert is presented in partnership with Bharti Vidya Bhavan.

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Sunday 30th September 2012

Morning Session
10am to 12pm Tickets: 20, 15
Majestic morning ragas on the sitar

Ustad Shujaat Khan sitar Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri tabla
Duration: 120 mins Khan, a seventh generation musician, gives his debut morning concert in London. This world acclaimed musician is the son and disciple of legendary sitarist Ustad Vilayat Khan. He performs the gayaki style on the sitar that is imitative of the subtleties of the human voice. He is accompanied on tabla by one of Indias greatest tabla maestros, Pandit Chaudhuri.
Ustad Shujaat Khan
Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri

Photo 2006: Arnhel de Serra
a never ending source of aesthetic delight

The Hindu

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Photo 2008 Daniel M Neuman

Afternoon Talk
Tabla Talk: In conversation with Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri

Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri
a phenomenon in the arena of Indian classical music

San Francisco Chronicle
Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri tabla

Duration: 75 mins Tabla talk provides an insight into the life and times of Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri celebrated as one of the worlds greatest tabla player. Pandit Chaudhuri will be discussing his tabla concert from the previous day with Dharmbir Singh MBE explaining what makes this instrument the most versatile drum in the world.

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Afternoon Session
3:30pm to 5pm Tickets: 20, 15
Afternoon raga unveiled

Prattyush Banerjee sarod Sanju Sahai tabla
Duration: 90 mins Banerjee is a unique musician who has been successfully multi-tasking as performer, music arranger, composer, researcher and instrument designer. The sarod (lute) is notoriously difficult to play in tune due to its fretless nature - unless of course it is in the hands of this great prodigious young maestro. Accompanying him is one of the UKs most exhilarating tabla maestros, Sahai, from a tabla lineage of several generations.
Mesmerised the audience

Indian Express
Prattyush Banerjee

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Afternoon Foyer Event
5.30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer FREE EVENT
Explore Tala By Bernhard Shimplesberger and Gurdain Rayatt

Duration: 30 mins
Bernhard Shimplesberger and Gurdain Rayatt A fascinating session offering an insight into the rhythmic foundations of Indian classical music presented by two young percussion maestros on drums and tabla. Indian classical music centres around the concept of sum - the first beat of any cycle. And if you are often left wondering what audiences do when they keep time by clapping (tali) then join in with Bernhard and Gurdain who will guide you into demistyfying this tradition. During this explanation, watch a tabla skin be applied to the daya, which is the smaller drum of the two by Biant Singh in 30 mins!
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Evening Session
6:30pm to 10:30pm Tickets: 25, 20
Double Bill: Carnatic rhythms to sublime khayal

Thevarajah Pirashanna
Thevarajah Pirashanna mridangam Bangalore Prathap ghatam Kandiah Sithamparanathan khanjira and moorsing Aravindhan Baheerathan bansuri (flute)
Estimated duration 60 mins Young mridangam maestro, Pirashanna, presents a Talavadya Kutcheri (percussion ensemble). Pirashanna has collaborated and performed with some of the worlds foremost classical and contemporary musicians such as Pandit Ravi Shankar, Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, Mandolin U. Shrinivas, Anouska Shankar and Karsh Kale to name a few. Pirshanna presents a heart beating experience of Carnatic rhythms from traditional to the contemporary.
Concert One:
mind-blowing percussion solo

Noozhawk Review

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Its often said that in India there are hundreds of fantastic musicians that are never given a chance. Darbar goes out of its way to find these for you. Deshpande is no exception!
Sandeep Virdee, Artistic Director, Darbar
Pandit Ram Deshpande khayal vocal Vishwanath Shirodkar tabla Tanmay Deochake harmaonium Murad Ali sarangi
Estimated duration 120 mins
Concert Two:
The Darbar Festival closes with a UK debut performance by one of Indias best kept khayal secrets! Ram Deshpande is a name to look out for in the new generation of musicians and an artist of commendable talent. A concert not to be missed if you enjoy sublime khayal sung in the traditional manner pure and unadulterated. He is accompanied by Shirodkar on tabla, one of Indias leading tabla maestros.
Pandit Ram Deshpande
Photo 2012: Sohan Ranade

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Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th September 2012

12.30pm to 1:30pm, Level 3 Function Room Tickets: 5 per session
Yogabliss by Kanwal Ahluwalia

Duration: 1 Hour
Box office:
Back by popular demand are our 60 minute yoga classes for Darbar Festival goers. Come along to stretch, bend, twist and still your mind in these fun, dynamic classes which are done to music open to all levels. Please arrive 10 mins in advance to complete a health questionnaire. Mats provided unless you prefer to bring your own and wear loose clothing.
Kanwal Ahluwalia first starting practicing yoga some 12 years ago. She holds an Independent Yoga Network (IYN) teaching qualification and draws from a range of practices including bikram, vinyasa hot flow, jivamukti and scaravelli. Kanwals classes are energetic and breath led but asanas (postures) are also held to deepen an awareness of the body and breath. For Kanwal yoga is a way to unify mind, body and spirit and to bring a sense of contentment to our busy lives as we progress along our spiritual journeys.
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Concerts: Concert: Thursday 27th September 1pm to 2:30pm
Double Bill: Pulsating surshingar and violin maestros 25 / 20 20 / 15 20 / 15 25 / 20 20 / 15 15 / 12 20 / 15 25 / 20 20 / 15 15 / 12 20 / 15 25 / 20
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Fingers that roar: pakhawaj solo Romantic music of Varaniassi
Concert: Friday 28th September 1pm to 2:30pm Concert: Friday 28th September 3:30pm to 5pm
Double Bill: Rare ragas to dhrupad
Concert: Saturday 29th September 10am to 12pm

Sublime morning ragas on the bensuri
Talk: Saturday 29th September 1:15pm to 2:30pm

Tribute to Ustad Vilayat Khan (1928 2004) Tabla solo: Lucknow style
Concert: Saturday 29th September 3:30pm to 5pm Concert: Saturday 29th September 6:30pm to 10:30pm
Double Bill: Saraswati veena to Hindustani groove Majestic morning ragas ont he sitar
Concert: Sunday 30th September 10am to 12pm Talk: Sunday 30th September 1:15pm to 2:30pm
In conversation with Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri Afternoon raga unveiled
Concert: Sunday 30th September 3:30pm to 5pm Concert: Sunday 30th September 6:30pm to 10:30pm
Double Bill: Carnatic rhythms to sublime khayal
Other Events: Indian Music Appreciation Course Yogabliss
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southbankcentre.co.uk/ darbarfestival 0844 847 9910 27 30 September 2012

Friday 28th Sept

Fingers that roar: pakhawaj solo

Thursday 27th Sept

Romantic Music of Varanasi

Double Bill: Pulsating surshingar and violin maestros

Double bill: Rare ragas and dhrupad

interval 30 mins at Roti Chai

interval 30 mins at Roti Chai

Sunday 30th Sept

Sublime morning ragas on the bansuri

Majestic morning ragas on the Sitar

Yogabliss from 12.30pm

Yogabliss from 12.30pm

Tabla solo: Lucknow style

Afternoon Raga Unveiled

Explore Tala, 5:30pm

Double bill: Saraswati veena to Hindustani groove

Double bill: Carnatic rhythms to sublime khayal

interval 30 mins at Roti Chai

interval 30 mins at Roti Chai

Jude Kelly OBE Artistic Director Southbank Centre

Indian Classical Music Appreciation Course

Thursday 27th September 2012

Double Bill: Pulsating surshingar and violin maestros

Joydeep Ghosh surshingar Shubh Maharaj tabla

Joydeeps virtousity on the Surshingar is quite remarkable

Prices shown are for online booking: southbankcentre.co.uk/darbarfestival

Photo 2012: Sandeep Virdee

dont miss a beat... darbar.org

Friday 28th September 2012

for only 130 + free book + DVD

Fingers that roar: pakhawaj solo

Prices shown are for online booking: southbankcentre.co.uk/darbarfestival

Friday 28th September 2012

Romantic music of Varanasi

Pandit Rajendra Prasanna shennai Sanju Sahai tabla

Photo 2012: Sandeep Virdee

dont miss a beat... darbar.org

Friday 28th September 2012

Double bill: Rare ragas and dhrupad

Pushpraj Koshti surbahar Dalchand Sharma pakhawaj

Prices shown are for online booking: southbankcentre.co.uk/darbarfestival

Saturday 29th September 2012

Sublime morning ragas on the bansuri

his music crosses borders to capture the human soul

Prices shown are for online booking: southbankcentre.co.uk/darbarfestival

Saturday 29th September 2012

Tribute to Ustad Vilayat Khan (1928-2004)

Photo supplied by Pt Arvind Parikh

Pandit Arvind Parikh sitar

A reputed musicologist and master sitar player

dont miss a beat... darbar.org

Saturday 29th September 2012

Tabla solo: Lucknow style

Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri tabla solo Tanmay Deochake harmonium nagma

Prices shown are for online booking: southbankcentre.co.uk/darbarfestival

Saturday 29th September 2012

Discover Raga By Soumik Datta

Photo 2012: Sandeep Virdee

dont miss a beat... darbar.org

Saturday 29th September 2012