Sarod Recital – Singing Strings

Sarod Recital – Singing Strings One of the youngest President Award Winning “A” Grade Sarod artists of All India Radio & National Television – Kolkata, Abhisek Lahiri has won the hearts of discerning audiences worldwide with his maturity, depth & perfection already at the age of 29. Abhisek was initiated in Sarod at an early age of 5 and trained under the tutelage of his father as well as Guru, eminent Sarod maestro Pandit Alok Lahiri & became one of his premier disciples. Abhisek’s Sarod recital has a blending of three major Gharanas of Sarod playing: Shajahanpur, Senia Maihar & Senia Bangash Gharana (Gwalior). Abhisek possesses the dignity of being the First Indian Musician along with his eminent father to perform in “Europe Parliament” in France and also in “Canada Culture Days” in Hamilton, Canada on invitation of The Malhar Group. Abhisek is an empaneled member artist of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), New Delhi. Abhisek took part in the “World Kinder Festival” in Holland & enthralled the audiences as a ‘Wonder Child Sarod Player’ in 1997. The Dutch Television network telecasts his recitals countrywide even now. Abhisek has some CD albums released to his credit: His two solo albums “Sparkling Sarod’ and “Mood of Puriya Kalyan” released by Bihaan Music received nominations in Global Indian Music Awards (GiMA) of Mumbai in “Best Hindustani Classical Album- Instrumental” category for the year 2010 & 2014 respectively. His latest release “IONAH Trio” CD album along with Japanese Guitarist Hideaki Tsuji is also getting worldwide appreciation. Abhisek has performed extensively within India and across the world in countries like USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Japan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka etc. Subrata Bhattacharya is one of the leading tabla players in India today. He has received his taalim under Shri Tamal Krishna Chatterjee, Shri Nripen Karmakar and Shri Tapan Kr. Banerjee before he was finally accepted as a student of tabla maestro Pt. Shankar Ghosh, all of whom honed his talent to the level of refinement now witnessed by audiences everywhere. He has since proved himself a worthy exponent of the Farukhabad Gharana. Recognition of his talent has come in the form of such awards as the Sangeet Prabhankar and the Gold Medal and the Saangeet Praveen from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahadad, and Sangeet Bhushan from the Bhatkhande College, Lucknow. Renowned artists whom he has accompanied in the past few years are Dr. L. Subramaniam, Dr.N. Rajam, Pt. Buddhaditya Mukherjee, Ud Shahid Parvez Khan, Ud Ali Ahmed Hussain, Chitraveena Ravikiran, Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, Pt. Samaresh Chaudhury, etc. The next milestone of his creativity and innovation is “Naad- The Everlasting Sound”, a group he has formed to experiment with fusion music. It seems the next inevitable step in Subrata’s career as a mingling and merging of eastern, middle eastern and western styles of music is the trend among makers and lovers of music these days. He is been a part of the Chicago based Indo -Jazz band Flat Earth Ensemble since its inception. Saturday, June 6, 2026 4.00 PM Kathak Rhythms Studio 4020 Hedgcoxe Road, Suite 150, Plano, TX 75024 Tickets: ————————————- ICMC Members: FREE General: $50 Students: $30 ICMC Zelle ID: 2143363459 (Tickets & Membership)

Hindustani & Carnatic Jugalbandi – Violin & Shehnai Duet Sandip Chatterjee, a disciple of Pt Tarun Bhattacharya and vocal maestro Pt Ajoy Chakraborty, is a rich and accomplished Santoor player of our time. He has been heralded as the torch bearer of two Gharanas at the same time – MAIHAR and PATIALA. Sandip has been extensively performing in many music festivals and concerts all around the globe. And, he has also collaborated with many overseas musicians across genres such as Jazz, Rock, Contemporary and Fusion. His collaborations in ‘Calcutta Express’ with famous Jazz Guitarist Guy Strazz; ‘Shanti’ with famous Saxophonist Claudio Gigilio and afro-Cuban percussionist Fulvio Farkas; ‘Emotion’ with Swedish Jazz saxophonist Elin Larsson; ‘Feelings’ with guitar player Giuliano Modarelli have been very much acclaimed in Jazz & contemporary world music genre. His collaboration ‘Calcutta Express’ has been nominated as finalist in the Indo Acoustic Project’s “Best CD’s of 2006” award in the World Music category. He has over 30 CDs to his credit. His ethnic aesthetics had also won him many awards and laurels such as “President of India Award”, “Jadubhatta Award”, “Sangeeth Ratna Award”, Abhinaba Kala Sanman” etc.  His expertise has also been utilized by renowned music directors like A.R. Rehman, Jatin Lalit, Gulshan Kumar, Ravindra Jain, Pt. V. Balsara and others. Subhajyoti Guha, a senior disciple of Pandit Sankha Chatterjee, is a much sought after Tabla player from Kolkata, India. He is a recipient of “President’s Award” and a grade IA Tabla artist of All India Radio (A.I.R) and Doordarshan TV. Subhajyoti tours regularly in India, USA, Canada, Europe and performs with many senior and famous artistes of India. Subhajyoti has also extended his horizons outside Indian Classical Music and collaborated with many jazz musicians from USA and Canada. He has formed his own Raga Fusion Band named “Aavartan Ensemble” in Kolkata. Subhajyoti is also very successful as a Guru and has students in Canada, USA and China, plus his own institution in Kolkata, named “Aavartan School of Rhythm “. Academically Subhajyoti has obtained a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, but he is following his dream of performing and preaching Indian Classical Music globally Saturday, May 16, 2026 4.00 PM Kathak Rhythms Studio 4020 Hedgcoxe Road, Suite 150, Plano, TX 75024 Tickets: ————————————- ICMC Members: FREE General: $50 Students: $30 ICMC Zelle ID: 2143363459 (Tickets & Membership)

Hindustani Vocal Recital – Khayal Sangeet Dhananjay Hegde is a child prodigy born to Smt. Geeta Hegde and Sri G.S. Hegde; Dhananjay had his initial training from his mother. Later he had training under Pt. Venkateshkumar for a while. What molded him into a complete performer, is his taleem under Pt. Vinayak Torvi, a renowned vocalist, under whom Dhananjay had training under Gurukul tradition for 14 years. Even now, he seeks guidance from Pt. Torvi ji. He has performed in major music festivals in India, including Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav Pune, Tansen Samaroh Gwalior, Swar Samrat Festival Kolkata to name a few. His performances were applauded in USA, Australia, Singapore and Thailand. He has been awarded with prestigious Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar by Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, Government of India . Pt. Sudhir Nayak is a familiar face at most music festivals in India and is acclaimed as a sensitive harmonium accompanist to several vocalists and instrumentalists and as a Solo Harmonium player, globally. Sudhir is disciple of the Harmonium maestro and Pandit Tulsidas Borkar, and the noted vocalist, composer Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki. He has accompanied several stalwarts of Indian Classical Music and has participated in several cross cultural collaborations. Sudhir also composes music and conducts workshops and interactive sessions related to the Harmonium on a regular basis and currently teaches Harmonium at the Mumbai University and KJ Somaiya University, Mumbai. Sudhir’s musical performances are regularly featured on Indian television and commercial recordings. Sudhir has also composed music for many projects and albums, some of which have been recorded and published commercially. Sudhir is part of the advisory in many cultural committees and also curates many cultural events and festivals  Yogeesh Bhat is recognized as one of the finest Young tabla players in India and is known for sensitive accompaniment and solo performances. His initial training was under Sri Madivalayya Sali, Sri Bhaskar Hegde, Muttige and presently he is under the tutelage of Pt. Ravindra Yavagal and Sri Kiran Yavagal. He has accompanied several musicians like Pt. Vinayak Torvi, Pt. Jayateerth Mevundi, Pt. Sanjeev Abhyankar, Pt. Shounak Abhisheki, Pt. Praveen Sheolikar, Vidushi Bharathi Prathap to name a few and has performed all over India, USA and France. Yogeesh has also received training in Hindustani violin and vocals. Academically he holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Saturday, April 25th, 2026 4.00 PM Kathak Rhythms Studio 4020 Hedgcoxe Road, Suite 150, Plano, TX 75024 Tickets: ————————————- ICMC Members: FREE General: $50 Students: $30 ICMC Zelle ID: 2143363459 (Tickets & Membership)