MUSIC : HCL Concerts Presents "Festival of Strings" An spellbinding Sitar and Sarod jugalbandi at Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon> 7pm on 29th April 2016

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Time : 7:00 pm Add to Calendar 29/04/2016 19:00 29/04/2016 20:30 Asia/Kolkata MUSIC : HCL Concerts Presents "Festival of Strings" An spellbinding Sitar and Sarod jugalbandi Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/04/music-hcl-concerts-presents-festival-of.html Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)

Venue : Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon
Landmark : Opp. Power Grid Residential Complex
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Event Description : MUSIC : HCL Concerts Presents "Festival of Strings" An spellbinding Sitar and Sarod jugalbandi by Pandit Ravi Shankar’s grand disciples – the critically acclaimed duo Lakshay Mohan (Sitar) & Aayush Mohan (Sarod)

Lakshay and Aayush Mohan are acknowledged among the youngest and most talented Sitar & Sarod players and hail from the Maihar Gharana. They have been given a strong foundation in the Maihar style of playing by Padma Bhushan Smt. Sharan Rani and Pt. Uma Shankar Mishra, and have studied extensively for many years under
Pt. Balwant Rai Verma, the senior most disciple of Pt. Ravi Shankar. They have also learnt from acclaimed Sarod maestro Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar.

They have performed at prestigious festivals and venues such as India Fine Arts Academy, San Diego, Thyaghraja Festival, Cleveland, Learn Quest Music Conference, Boston and The Abbey Theatre, Columbus. Lakshay and Aayush were also the first Indians to be invited to perform at The Grammy Museum, Los Angeles for the opening of the exhibition – “Ravi Shankar: A life in music”.

They have received many awards and accolades including ‘Excellence in Performing Arts’ awarded by Lok Sabha Speaker Smt. Meira Kumar and Sh. Shatrughan Sinha on the 75th birth anniversary celebrations of litterateur and parliamentarian Late Dr. Shankar Dayal Singh, and the Delhi Pratibha Puraskar by Arts and Cultural Trust of India.

Their album ‘The Hidden Harmony’ has been nominated for the Best Classical Instrumental album at the prestigious Global Indian Music Academy (GIMA) Awards 2016. Their other albums include ‘The Majestic Court’ by Times Music and ‘Echoes from the Yellow Land’ by Mystica Music.

About HCL Concerts: The conservation and promotion of India’s art and cultural heritage is very close to HCL’s heart. To this end, HCL has been organizing HCL Concerts for over 17 years, dedicated to identifying, evolving and promoting talent rooted in the glorious heritage of Indian classical performing arts. Concerts under the umbrella of HCL Concerts are organized in Delhi NCR and Chennai across various venues every monththroughout the year. These concerts are free to attend and are enriched by the presence of luminaries in the field of Indian classical performing arts.

Over the years, HCL Concerts has evolved into a unique platform for the exceptionally talented veterans as well as upcoming artists – be it dancers, vocalists or instrumentalists. Over 350+ artists have graced this platform and have contributed towards reinvigorating the Indian classical performing arts. While there have been spellbinding performances by legends such as Pandit Shivkumar Sharma and Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, HCL Concerts has also provided a platform for the rare genres of performing arts like Dhrupad, Rudra Veena and Gaudiya Nritya to name a few.

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