Partho Sarothy

Partho Sarathy Is One Of The Finest Young Musicians Of India And His Rendition On The
Sarode Is Truly A Symphony In Serenity Embodying The True Heritage Of Hindustani Raagdari
music. His Virtuosity On The Sarod Makes His Exploration Of Raagas An Exercise In Harmony Tranquility And His Serious Meditative Approach Makes His Music Literally Soar To Unscaled Height Of Fulfillment. Starting Under His Father Who Was A Disciple Of Pandit Radhika Mohan Maitra Partho Next Learnt From Ustad Dhyanesh Khan Son And Disciple Of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. And Since 1980 He Has Been The Shishya Of Pandit Ravi Shankar. Partho Sarathy Has Performed At Major Music Festivals All Over The World. Partho Sarathy Was Born In 1960 In Calcutta Bengal In A Family Of Khyal Musicians.
At The Age Of 16 He Won The National Competition For Instrumental Music Of The All India
Radio This Important Award Allowed Him To Become A Student Of The Famous Ravi Shankar
when He Was 18 Years Old. Still A Student Of This Incredible Master He Has Toured And Played Intensively With Him In
India Europe And The USA. Partho Sarathy Plays In A Very Personal Style Sustained By Great Inspiration. He Has Also
developed His Very Own Fingering Which Gives His Sound A Remarkable Signature. With This Long And Very Illustrious Training Under These Great Gurus Coupled With An Inherent
creative Sensibility Partho Sarathy's Music Is Truly A Symphony In Serenity. Partho Is Based
on Calcutta The Cultural Mecca Of India. He Has Been Performing For The Last 30 Years In
India And All Over The World. He Regularly Performs In Europe And The U.S.A Every Year. In
India He Has Given Concerts At All The Major Music Festivals Like Dover Lane In Calcutta The
Savai Gandharva Festival In Pune Music Academy Festival In Chennai Royal Albert Hall In
London Kremlin In Moscow And Numerous Other Places In India And Abroad. Some Reviews ".... Melodic Excellence And Total Quality......" TheTimes Of India Ahamedabad
"One Of India's Most Promising Sarod Players".......Kuensel Germany
".....One Of The Most Outstanding Sarod Players Of His Generation." Asia Daily
"....Depth Of The Raga Was Complemented By His Mellifluous Touch." The Statesman New Delhi
".....His Unhurried Delineation And The Sweet Touches Elicited Repeated Applause." The
Times Of India Ahamedabad
"....Brilliant Young Artist....." The Hindu Chennai
"....Fine Tapestries Of Note Combinations And The Unhurried Manner In Which He Handled The
raga Revealed His Grip Over The Classical Style." The Statesman New Delhi
"....Immence Musical Depth And Charm." The Indian Express Ahamedabad
"....Nothing Short Of Brilliant." The Times Of India Calcutta The Mahir Gharana The Maihar Gharana Has Its Roots In The Rampur Branch Of The Senia Gharana Which Can
boast Of Having The Last Descendants Of Mian Tansen As Gurus. Wazir Khan The Veenkar
descendant Of Mian Tansen From The Daughters' Side Taught Ustad Allauddin Khan. The
teaching Was Done In Two Parts. The First Part Was Like A Normal 'Ganda Bandha' Shagird.
The Second Part Was Done As If To A Son More Intensively. This Was Done After The Death Of
Ustad Wazir Khna's Son. Md. Dabir Khan The Grandson Was Too Young And Younger Son Md.
Sagir Khan Was Too Westernized And Lacked The Ability To Work Hard In The "guru - Shishya
paramparay" Tradition. Ustad Allauddin Khan Was Called By His Ustad For The Second Time
and In Baba's Words Was Taught In One Year What One Normally Learns In 12 Years. Since This Was Done On A Base Created Earlier And Since Ustad Allauddin Khan Was Known For His
rigorous Riyaz This Was Easy. Enriched With The Complete Talim Of The Authentic Rampur Senia Gharana Baba Allauddin
could Now Afford To Be Creative Taking Note Of What He Had Learnt In His Young Struggling
days In Calcutta From Nulo Gopal The Dhrupadiya Habu Datta The Music Director And Mr.
Lobo The Violinist. The Amalgam Plus The Personal Genius Of Baba Led To Some Brilliant Compositions. The
translation Of His Musical Thoughts And Imagination To Practical Music Was Done Through
three Of His Brilliant Students - Ali Akbar Khan Ravi Shankar And Smt. Annapurna Devi.
Since All This Was Done In Maihar His Students Prefer To Call It The Maihar Gharana. Source Http //www.Eternallyarts.Com/parthosarathy_Bio.Html read less