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Naad Foundation and Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ proudly present:

The Soul of Raga

Thursday 19 March 2026 at Muziekebouw aan 'T IJ – 20.15 HRS

Piet Heinkade 1, 1019 BR Amsterdam

Concert Ticket

Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan – Sitar

Maestro Shashank Subramanyam – Flute

Parupalli Phalgun – Mridangam

Shahbaz Hussain – Tabla

Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan’s dazzling virtuosity and innovative genius have earned him a legacy as a giant of the sitar. By way of sheer precision and an astute artistic sense, he has made for himself a place in the limitless, infinite universe of Indian classical music. He sums up his mastery of this most intricate art form with a profoundly simple philosophy: “music is my life”. For Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, the Sitar and Self are identical entities, and music is not just a discipline but life itself – vibrating and pulsating and full of colour. He descends from six generations of sitarists. He is one of the leading exponents of the Etawah Gharana, a musical tradition or "family" committed to this most famous of Indian instruments. He was trained by his father and guru, Ustad Aziz Khan.The traditions of the Etawah Gharana have remained vital and productive in Ustadji's hands. He has worked hard to emphasize the unique capabilities of the sitar itself, introducing highly energized and rhythmically innovative instrumental play (tantrakari) into a tradition heavily reliant on the models of classical vocal music (gayaki ang). https://www.shahidparvezkhan.com/

Maestro Shashank Subramanyam is widely acknowledged as a legend of the Flute, is a Grammy-nominated renowned exponent of the Bamboo Flute and specializes in Indian Classical Music. He is also a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi's senior award by Govt.

Shashank stormed into the music world at the age of six in 1984 and since then has performed all over the world for over three decades. He has done extensive work in area of harmoniously integrating the vocal and instrumental styles of Carnatic to a unique style of his own, especially with the sounds that the Flute produces.

Shashank has worked extensively presenting collaborative performances with host musicians from India and around the world including John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia, Wuppertal and Shanxi Symphony Orchestras, The New Jungle Orchestra, Mikkel Nordso, Terry Riley, Zakir Hussain and many more. https://www.shashank.org/

Parupalli Phalgun is a senior Mridangam artist in the field of Indian Classical Music with a concert experience of over two decades. He is a leading performer who features with legendary musicians across many genres of Music as a team member, soloist and also in cross over music projects. Phalgun has numerous contributions to his credit in areas of fingering techniques, creation of interesting and complex rhythm compositions which have redefined the art of Mridangam playing.

Shahbaz Hussain began his grooming in the art of tabla at age five with his father, the late Ustad Mumtaz Hussain – a prominent vocalist. He later went on to study with tabla legends Ustad Faiyaz Khan from the Delhi Gharana (school), the late Ustad Shaukat Hussain Khan from the Punjab Gharana and finally the late Ustad Allah Rakha Khan.

Shahbaz is an extremely versatile tabla player. He has mastered all the imperative traditional skills as well as the ability to project those skills to more contemporary styles.