Tabla maestro Padma Vibhushan Zakir Hussain on the premiere of his Triple Concerto, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, of sitar, bansuri and tabla, commissioned by the Symphony Orchestra of India, next weekend and performing with Niladri Kumar and Rakesh Chaurasia.
MUMBAI â For the first time in the history, legendary artistes like flautist Padma Vibhushan Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia, santoor maestro Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Ustad Rashid Khan, Sonu Nigam and tabla maestro Zakir Hussain came together for Kunal Kohliâs web series âRamyug.â This was due to the persuasion of composer and santoor maestro Rahul Sharma, son of Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma.
Talking about working with the legends, Sharma shares, âItâs all thanks to Kunal (Kohli), who was looking for a classical yet global sound for this adaption of âRamayan,â that we got to bring in veterans we grew up listening to from childhood.â