Composer and performer, Shubhendra Rao is ranked amongst the key soloists of India. Distinguished as a musical bridge to many cultures, he creates an experience for his audience that "is not aimed at titillating the senses, but to seize the soul" (The Hindu, New Delhi, 4thFeb 2000). A protégé of world-renowned Sitar maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Shubhendra has established himself not only as a master of his instrument but also as a thinking musician, constantly endeavoring to carry his instrument beyond conventional boundaries. Hailed as a worthy successor to his Guru’s tradition, Shubhendra has performed at major music festivals and concert halls like Broadway and Carnegie Hall in New York, the John.F.Kennedy Center for Arts in Washington DC, WOMAD festival in Guernsey, UK, Sydney Opera House in Australia, National Arts Festival in South Africa, Theatre de le Ville in Paris, Edinburgh festival and Doverlane Music Conference in India. In November 2007, he was awarded the “Youth Icon for Classical Music” by the popular Zee Television Network. |
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Jan- Feb 2011
Concerts across India
Spic Macay concerts in Bangalore from 7th-10th, 'East marries West' at Infosys on 11th Jan, in memory of Pt.Kumar Gandharva in Dewas on 12th Jan, Hyderabad on 19th
March 2011
Kennedy Center, Washington DC
'East marries West' to perform as part of the Maximum INDIA Festival on 9th & 11th Mar,2011 at The John F Kennedy Center
Spring 2011
Tour of USA, CANADA & MEXICO
Sept 2011
22nd Sept to 2nd Oct Tour of Japan
Oct-Dec 2011
Concerts in India
10th Oct-SpicMacay in Delhi, 11th Oct-Dusshera Celebrations in Kota, 13th Oct-Baiju Bawra Sangeet Sammarroh in Chanderi(MP)
28th Nov 2011
Tribute to TagoreA special composition to pay tribute to Rabindranath Tagore with Saskia Rao at Birla Sabhaghar, Kolkata.
4th Jan 2012
At Saptak festival, Ahmedabad
Shubhendra Rao returns to Ahmedabad and Saptak Festival.
22nd Jan 2012
At Bijapur, Karnataka
In his home state, Shubhendra will be performing in Bijapur, the city of the historical Gol Gumbaz from the 16th century.
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In duet with Saskia Rao at the prestigious Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Mahasabha in Jullandhar.more 5th Oct 2011
To perform at the Mysore Dusshera Celebrationsmore
On tour in Japan
22nd Sept to 2nd Oct more
March 2011, Kennedy Center, Washington DC
New York Times describes Shubhendra and Saskia's music as 'movingly meditative' more
RAVI SHANKAR 90 Not Out! A tribute... on July 2nd 2010, India Islamic Cultur Centre, Delhi
Celebrating his Guru, Sitar Maestro Pt. Ravi Shankar's 90th birth year. more
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