‘No artiste can ignore likes and dislikes of his audience’

Wednesday 21 January '09

Ustad Zakir Hussain is perhaps the most famous artist of the Indian Classical Music in the world.

Ustadji’s innovative approach to playing sitar captivates audience

Tuesday 13 January '09

The artists of the Indian Classical Music can be broadly classified into three categories – talented artists, accomplished artists and great artists.

Flutist Adit Ravi announces his arrival in the world of classical music

Monday 12 January '09

Thirteen-year-old master Adit Ravi not only enthralled the audience with a flute recital at the ongoing Saptak Music Festival in Ahmedabad...

‘I play music for its spirituality and not for material success’

Saturday 10 January '09

Tabla maestro Pandit Kumar Bose is known in the classical music fraternity as a man with a mind of his own.

Santoor comes of age, courtesy Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

Thursday 8 January '09

It's only lately that santoor made an entry into the Indian classical music. Until the 1950s, it was played only as a folk instrument.

‘String’ operation: Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, father of Mohan Veena

Wednesday 7 January '09

Once upon a time, Western innovations like the harmonium, violin and the mandolin were considered alien to Indian classical music. Over the years, however, they came to be accepted in the realm of Indian music and there were more that joined the list.

An illustrious family implies higher expectation levels, says Ustad Fazal Qureshi

Tuesday 6 January '09

It can be an advantage if you are surrounded by geniuses in the family. But on the flip side, it can make or break you if there are too many expectations to meet.