Interview by Aysha Imtiaz at Darbar Festival 2022

Rajrupa Chowdhury is one of India’s finest and mature sarod maestra making her UK debut. Indulge in the deep lilting and sound that pull on your heart strings. Chowdhury explores the depth of ragas as trained and gifted by her teachers Siddhartha Roy Chowdhury, Pandit Ajay Sinha Roy and Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay. She captivates audiences with her intense raga emotions and spirited presence. Vaishnav provides perceptive and rousing rhythmic accompaniment, culminating into a musical and rhythmic ecstasy. He is another child prodigy whose breathtaking video when he was only 9 years old appeared on YouTube four years ago and has since developed into one of India’s finest emerging tabla talents.