Classical music aficionados in the capital are in for a real treat as acclaimed santoor player Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma and Grammy-winning tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain will perform together here on Friday.
“Music in the Park”– a classical music concert of???” Evening Ragas” -???is being organised at the Nehru Park by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and SPICMACAY, an NGO promoting Indian classical music among the youth.
This will be Hussain’s second performance in the capital after he won the Grammy on February 8 for the???” Global Drum Project”. Last Monday, he performed with US jazz legend Herbie Hancock and R&B singer Chaka Khan.
Last year, several similar concerts were held in the national capital, with performances by sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, vocalist Ustad Rashid Khan and Mohan veena exponent Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, among others.
“Top-level classical musicians and instrumentalists from across India, including Girija Devi and Ustad Bismillah Khan, have performed in the Music in the Park concerts,” NDMC spokesperson Anand Tiwari said. A similar musical evening featuring sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar and his daughter Anoushka is planned to be held in Nehru Park on March 1.