Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra
Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra is a studio album by Indian musician and composer Ravi Shankar with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) conducted by André Previn. The concerto was premiered at London's Royal Festival Hall on 28 January 1971, and subsequently released in Britain and America.
Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra
Ravi Shankar was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known expert of North Indian classical music in the second half of the 20th century, and influenced many musicians in India and throughout the world. Shankar was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999.
Shankar performing in 1969
Shankar (right) at a meeting with Satyajit Ray for the sound production of Pather Panchali (1955)
Concert flier, 1967
Shankar performing with Anoushka Shankar in 2007