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 One of the most sought after & versatile
musicians of the present generation, Gaurav hails
from a family of well-known musicians of
Allahabad.
He received his education in music under the
tutelage of his uncle, Shri J. D. Mazumdar,
cousins Kamala Bose and Jayashree Roy, his father
Shri Dulal Mazumdar and Guru Pandit. Nandkishore
Vishwakarma.
Gaurav started to learn the Sitar from the
very basics and studied under the legendary, Pandit
Ravi Shankar since 1985. He has indeed come a long
way in his musical journey that began with vocal
music, then Violin and finally, the Sitar.
Performing since the past several years both in
India & Abroad, Gaurav has performed for major
festivals at prestigious venues. He has also
collaborated with well-known musicians from both the
East & the West.
He has had the rare honour of being chosen to
compose music for a ballet based on 'Siddhartha',
the book by Noble Laureate, Hermann Hesse.
A joint presentation 'East Meets West', which
Pandit Ravi Shankar and western classical musician
Lord Yehudi Menuhin had performed & recorded many
years ago, Gaurav performed this with Menuhin's
disciple Daniel Hope at several festivals and a
recording of the same has been released by Warner
Classics receiving worldwide acclaim.
Gaurav has also collaborated with and composed for
the English Chamber Orchestra and performed at the
Queen Elizabeth Hall-London.
His performance at the
Vatican to celebrate the new millennium was a unique
event where he presented his creation 'Akanksha',
dedicating it to World Peace.
Gaurav collaborated and performed
with Philip Glass on his latest creation 'Orion'
which was premiered in
Athens to commemorate the Olympics'2004 in
Athens-Greece. The composition was specially
composed by Pandit Ravi Shankar. |
