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8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 23
Finney Chapel, 90 North Professor Street
Admission: $10
For
tickets, contact
Central Ticket Service
440-775-8169
For
more
information, contact
Tina Zwegat at
440-775-8167
Sponsored by Oberlin College's Assemblies Committee
Sitar virtuoso Kartik
Seshadri will perform at Oberlin College's Finney Chapel (90 North Professor
Street) Saturday, November 23, at 8:00 p.m. He will be accompanied by
Bikram Ghosh on tabla.
Seshadri is internationally
acclaimed as one of India's outstanding musicians and the foremost disciple
of Pandit Ravi Shankar. Seshadri was hailed as a child prodigy by critics
and prominent musicians when he began performing full-length solo recitals
at the age of six. His initial training in music began with Shri Shankar
Rao of All India Radio, who nurtured his precocious musical abilities.
As a young genius, Seshadri had an illustrious performing career, and
in 1965 he met the world renowned maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, who was
already a profound musical influence in his life. Seshadri became a disciple
of the maestro in 1974 and has since been receiving taleem (knowledge)
steeped in the distinctive and pure styles of the senia, beenkar, and
dhrupad traditions.
Seshadri's relentless
touring and continued success now make him one of the most sought after
soloists in major venues throughout the world. His concerts in India frequently
include prestigious festivals such as the Sangeeth Nataka Academy, Madras
Music Academy, Indian Fine Arts Society, Saptak, and Sangeeth Research
Academy (SRA) Music Festival. In the United States and Canada, Kartik's
recent solo engagements have included the Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center,
World Music Institute, Asia Society, Vancouver Jazz Festival, and Ravi
Shankar's 75th Birthday Celebrations. Seshadri has had the added honor
of accompanying Pandit Ravi Shankar in major concert halls throughout
the world: India, Europe, Middle East, Japan, Mexico, and the United States,
including Carnegie Hall. His consistently brilliant performances are marked
for their expressiveness, rich tonal sensibility and exciting rhythmic
intricacy.
For more information about Kartik Seshadri, visit his website.
Media Contact: Tina Zwegat
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