Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya – Indian Slide Guitar

Dr. Ambi Subramaniam - Carnatic Violin

Kousic Sen– Tabla

Balakumar Paramalingam - Mridangam

Sunday 25 May 2025 at Muziekebouw aan't  IJ – 15.00-17:30 HRS

Piet Heinkade 1  1019 BR, Amsterdam

Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya is a global inspiration in the contemporary musical scenario. From the age of four a child's fancy with a Hawaiian guitar evolves into creating patented guitars and unique playing style that has been mesmerizing audiences and artists world over for decades. Global recognition of the patented guitars Chaturangui, Gandharvi and Anandi, which not only excel in sound variety and quality, have also become popular instruments. With the lineage of Gurus like Pandit Brij Bhushan Kabra and Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty the inspiration has gone beyond performance. 

His playing embodies the unmistakable serene, rich sound of classical Indian music. Yet he plays an instrument that is rooted in an entirely different culture: the slide guitar. Pandit (‘scholar’) Debashish Bhattacharya has enjoyed praise from both sitar player Ravi Shankar and guitar guru John McLaughlin. Now he shares the stage with Ambi Subramaniam, ‘the new king of Indian classical violin’ (The Times of India).                                                                                                                                       https://www.debashishbhattacharya.com/

Ambi Subramaniam Hailed as "the new king of Indian classical violin" and “India’s Itzhak Pearlmann" Ambi Subramaniam has been trained by his father and guru Dr. L. Subramaniam since he was three years old and gave his first stage performance at the age of seven. He has received recognitions including the Ritz Icon of the Year Award, the Rotary Youth Award, two Global Indian Music Awards and was named among GQ's 25 Most Influential Young Indians in 2021. Along with his sister Bindu, Ambi runs SaPa, which teaches music to over 30,000 children. He has co-authored over 20 textbooks in total, including India’s first series of textbooks dedicated to teaching the Carnatic violin.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     https://www.ambi.in/

Kousic Sen is a tabla player whose intense and energetic performances add a new dimension to the traditional concert experience. His rhythmic mastery has become known around the globe through his performances with leading musicians in many of the world's most famous venues. Born into a musical family, Kousic is the proud representative of the Banaras Gharana and is one of the foremost tabla players of his generation. He has accompanied many notable musicians and dancers throughout India and is a regular participant in major music festivals around the world. 

Balakumar Paramalingam and his performances are well known in both the percussion and world music communities. His playing is marked by a fantastic intuition and incredible dexterity based on an incredible knowledge of the different percussion instruments. A virtuoso in the art of konnakol (the rhythmic percussive language of Indian music), he is a master of the art of Kanjira and Morsing. A recognised teacher, Balakumar also devotes himself to transmitting his art through seminars and masterclasses. He is certainly one of the best representatives of mridangam in Europe.