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 Son of legendary maestro Pandit Bhajan Sopori and grandson of Pandit S N
Sopori, who is hailed as the father of Indian
classical music in Jammu
and Kashmir, Abhay Sopori has managed to carve
his own niche as a santoor player and is famously
known for designing a new 30 stringed instrument
called "Sur - Santoor"
Born at Srinagar, in a musical
environment and spiritual surroundings, Abhay
Rustum Sopori, the torch bearer of the exclusive
traditional Santoor family of the country, is
the son of the Legendary Santoor Maestro and Music
Composer Pandit Bhajan Sopori.
Abhay, the youngest Santoor
Player of India, has been learning instrumental and
vocal music both from his Grandfather Pandit
Shamboo Nath Sopori (hailed as the father of
Indian Classical Music in the State of Jammu and
Kashmir) and his illustrious father. He has a
profound sense of music that he has inherited from
his traditional Sufiana
Gharana, under the Guru-Shishy
Parampara , with its roots of Santoor playing
of more than 2 centuries. He has also learned
Western Classical Music providing him a base for
systematic compositional work.
A remarkable and unique
quality of his presentation is that he sings the
composition along with its instrumental rendering,
reviving the traditional Santoor playing. Performing
along with the accompaniment of Pakhawaj is also a
special characteristic of his Baaj (style).
Some of the great asserts of his playing are
lightning tempo, clarity and melodious sequence of
notes and perfection in adapting the ‘Sopori
Baaj' , the style created by Pt.
Bhajan Sopori, demonstrating his keen sense of Gayaki
(Vocal) and Tantrakari
(Instrumental) Ang (technique) and all
the essential stylistic nuances of his Baaj like
‘ Meend ',
‘ Gamak ', ‘Glides',
variety of ‘ Taan
, Bol , Chand and Laya
Patterns', etc.
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