Sur Ke Sitare

Veteran musician and sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan writes a deeplypersonal book about the lives and times of some of the greatest icons of Indianclassical music. Having known these stalwarts personally he recalls anecdotesand details about their individual musical styles bringing them alive.Twelve eminent musicians of the twentieth century appear in the book - BadeGhulam Ali Khan Amir Khan Begum Akhtar Alla Rakha Kesarbai KerkarKumar Gandharva M.S. Subbulakshmi Bhimsen Joshi Bismillah Khan RaviShankar Vilayat Khan and Kishan Maharaj. In writing about them Amjad AliKhan transcends the Gharana and north-south divide and presents portraits ofthese great artists that are drawn with affection humour and warmth. About the Author Amjad Ali Khan is one of the undisputed masters of the music world. Born to sarod maestro Haafiz Ali Khan he gave his first performance at the age of six and is credited with reinventing the technique of playing the sarod. Over the course of a distinguished career spanning more than six decades Amjad Ali Khan has won numerous accolades including a Grammy nomination the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and all three Padma Awards. He has performed at venues the world over including Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall as well as at the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 2014 in Oslo Norway.Samaagam his first sarod concerto has been performed by the Britten Sinfonia Orchestre National d'lle de France Orchestre d'Auvergne London Philharmonia Gulbenkian Orchestra Welsh National Opera and Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Amjad Ali Khan has also been a visiting professor at Stanford University University of New Mexico and Jacob's School of Music.