Presented by Absolutely Live Entertainment
Cancelled: Ravi Shankar Centenary Celebration featuring Anoushka Shankar and special guest Philip Glass
Friday, May 29, 2020
8 PM
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Anoushka Shankar by Anushka Menon
As a performer on sitar, composer and teacher, Ravi Shankar contributed to the worldwide spread of Indian music and culture. His wife, Sukanya Shankar, and daughter, sitarist Anoushka Shankar, have curated this concert in honor of his centenary in 2020. The program celebrates his life and legacy with an evening of his music featuring Anoushka joined by many of his disciples.
Performers
Anoushka Shankar, Sitar
Philip Glass, Piano
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Mohan Veena
Tarun Bhattacharya, Santoor
Partho Sarothy, Sarod
Shubhendra Rao, Sitar
Gaurav Mazumdar, Sitar
Bikram Ghosh, Tabla
Tanmoy Bose, Tabla
Barry Phillips, Cello
Aditya Verma, Sarod
Ravichandra Kulur, Flute
Sanjeev Shankar, Shehnai
Ashwani Shankar, Shehnai
BC Manjunath, Mridangam
Pratik Shrivastava, Sarod
Pirashanna Thevarajah, Mridangam, Ghatam, and Morsing
Kenji Ota, Tanpura
Nick Able, Tanpura
Indrani Mukherjee, Vocals
Sudakshina Alagia, Vocals