On
Saturday 18 November 2017 Swapan Chaudhuri and Ken Zuckerman are
performing in Theater a/h Spui in Den Haag. This unique concert is
a premiere in the Netherlands and features two of the grand
masters of Indian classical music. Indian classical music is based on
improvisation and draws the listener into a world of sensitive melodies
and complex rhythms.
Swapan Chaudhuri is one of the world's best players of the tabla. He
has been responsible for promoting Indian classical music outside India
together with artists such as Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan. He is
reknowned for the clarity of his sound and his ability to perform the
most refined compositions for the tabla. He has also established a
reputation outside India with his albums Legacy (1997) and Passing
on the Tradition (1998) which were both nominated for Grammy
awards.
Ken Zuckerman is a remarkable name within Indian classical music.
This American sarod player is a disciple of the world famous sarod
master Ali Akbar Khan. He has performed all over the world together
with Khan and has established a reputation as one of the world's best
sarod players.  The
album ‘Diaspora Sefardi’ (2009) on which Zuckerman plays was
nominated for a Grammy Award. Ken Zuckerman and Swapan Chaudhuri
have been performing together for 35 years but this is the first time
that they can be heard together in the Netherlands.
Tickets are available from hnt.nl or from the box-office of the Theater a/h Spui.
Swapan Chaudhuri and Ken Zuckerman on YouTube:
- Raag Sindhi Bhairavi
- Raag Basant Mukhari
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