16 March - 23 March
| 15 Mar 25 Book tickets |
Bristol Beacon Bristol |
7:30pm |
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| 16 Mar 25 Book tickets |
The Tung Auditorium Liverpool |
7:00pm |
| 20 Mar 25 Book tickets |
Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama Cardiff |
7:30pm |
| 21 Mar 25 Book tickets |
The Glasshouse Gateshead |
8:00pm |
| 22 Mar 25 Book tickets |
Curve Slough |
7:00pm |
| 23 Mar 25 Book tickets |
SJE Arts Oxford |
7:30pm |
Prominent Indian flute player Rakesh Chaurasia will be touring the UK.
A special tour featuring renowned flute player Rakesh Chaurasia, who will be accompanied by UK-based tabla player Shahbaz Hussain. We’re bringing this epic show to multiple venues across the country. Watch this captivating show live.
Rakesh Chaurasia
Double GRAMMY winner Rakesh Chaurasia hails from Indian flautist royalty – renowned flute maestro Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia is his uncle – and Rakesh has built his own reputation, wowing those new to the instrument & fans of classical Indian flute music alike.
Rakesh has already globetrotted many times over, enthralling audiences in Japan, Australia, Europe, South Africa and USA, as well as festival performances at WOMAD and more, recorded with leading stalwarts of the Indian film industry, and played the closing slot of the BBC’s worldwide 24-hour live music broadcast celebrating Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee.
Possessing a rare balance of strength and serenity, his highly dextrous blowing technique,
coupled with his training of ‘Swar’ and ‘Tala’, creates a playing style that is instantly
recognisable and richly emotive; a kind of alchemy created with solely his breath and a hollow piece of bamboo.
“GRAMMY winner Rakesh Chaurasia and his flute are teaching the world a new tune” (The Week)
“The richness of timbre and delicacy of rhythm act as magnetic forces which draw the listener along for a yearning quest for inner peace.” (All About Jazz)
Check out Rakesh in performance at Cadogan Hall here.
Shahbaz Hussain
Shahbaz Hussain is fast emerging as one of the most promising tabla virtuosos of his generation.
Shahbaz has mastered all the imperative traditional skills as well as the ability to project those skills to more contemporary styles. His solo performances have gained great recognition all over the world, and he regularly travels the globe to present performances, including throughout Europe, North America & the Asian subcontinent. He has performed in many prestigious venues, including the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C., Lincoln Center in New York and London’s Royal Albert Hall & Southbank Centre.