Sitar - Kalyanjit Das
Tabla - TBD
Come join us at the Chhandayan Center for an evening concert of sitar music played by Kalyanjit Das. The performance will also be streamed live.
Kalyanjit Das
Born in a highly enriched musical family of Kolkata, Kalyanjit is one of the brightest young sitarists in the field of Indian Classical Music. His music primarily signifies the ‘Senia Maihar Gharana’ style of playing. Maintaining the true heritage of Hindustani Classical Music, his aesthetical approach along with resonant power and delicate intricacies with the rhythm naturally captivate the listener.
Kalyanjit started learning the sitar at the age of three under the guidance of his father Pt. Kushal Das, and continues his rigorous and intensive talim under him. Kalyanjit also receives training in advance sitar techniques and art of music-making from Pt. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay. His mother Smt. Sujata Das initiated him in vocal training at a young age and now he also receives guidance from Ud. Rashid Khan as well. He is cared about the different Talas, Layas & their variations by Sri Biplab Bhattacharya, Pt. Subhankar Banerjee & also attended workshops of the famous Tabla Wizard Pt. Shankar Ghosh.
Kalyanjit started playing solo concerts from a young age and has also performed duet-sitar recitals with his father Pt. Kushal Das in India as well as abroad, some of which include: Bengal Classical Music Festival (Dhaka), 'Sitar Festival' at Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan (London), RKM, Golpark (Kolkata), Shakhri Begum Memorial Trust (Kolkata), The Nehru Centre (London), Kalashree Music Circle (Kolkata), Sangeet Piyasi (Kolkata), Ballygunge Maitreyee Circle (Kolkata), Shrutinandan (Kolkata), Live In India (Kolkata), ITC-SRA Festival at Nazrul Kala Kshetre (Agartala), Moore Avenue Music Conference (Kolkata), Raga Tapasya Festival (Pondicherry), Raga Spirit Festival (Los Angeles), SAPTHAK (Bengaluru), Sangeet Ashram (Kolkata), MERU (Seelisberg, Switzerland), KALASHRAM (Delhi), Gandharva Mahavidyalaya (Pune), Nad Brinda (Silchar), Dharohar Foundation (Netherlands), Art Base (Belgium), Pianola Museum (Amsterdam).
Kalyanjit has been fortunate to perform with eminent Tabla maestros Pt.Swapan Choudhury, Pt.Kumar Bose, Pt.Arup Chatterjee, Pt.Subhankar Banerjee, Pt.Parimal Chakraborty, Pt.Abhijit Banerjee & Pt. Ramdas Palsule. Kalyanjit stood 1st in the All India Radio Music Competition in 2013 and was invited to perform at NCPA (Mumbai) & was honoured the "Ravi Koppikar Memorial Award" by The International Foundation for Fine Arts. He is a "B-High" musician of All India Radio & Doordarshan. He has received the prestigious Jnana Pravaha Scholarship in 2012. In 2014, Kalyanjit received the National (Senior) Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. He is also a Sitar Tutor at the Bengal Parampara Sangeetalaya, a music academy under Bengal Foundation, Dhaka. Kalyanjit has toured extensively in France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland, UK and USA.