| Abhisek Lahiri | |
| Native Name Lang: | Bengali |
| Birth Date: | 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Howrah, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Citizenship: | Indian |
| Years Active: | 1994 - present |
| Spouse: | Somdatta Chatterjee (m. 2017) |
| Mother: | Kajal Lahiri |
| Father: | Pt. Alok Lahiri |
| Awards: | President Award, GiMA nominations, Anun lund rej memorial award, The Telegraph School award |
| Website: | http://sarodabhisek.com/ |
Abhisek Lahiri (born 24 September 1983) is an Indian classical sarod player trained in the three major gharanas of sarod:Shahjahanpur, Maihar gharana, and Senia Bangash (Gwalior), under his father and guru Pt. Alok Lahiri. Primarily he belongs to the Maihar gharana.[1]
Abhisek began performing publicly at the young age of 11. His first significant national recognition came in 1997 when Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia invited him to perform at the "Saath Saath Festival." That same year, he made his international debut in Holland at the "World Kinder Festival," where he was hailed as a 'Wonder Kid.' This accolade led to performances across Europe, the U.K., the U.S.A., Canada, Sri Lanka, Japan, Bangladesh, and Singapore. Abhisek also had the distinction of performing with his father, Pandit Alok Lahiri, as the first Indian artists at the European Parliament in France, the Cannes World Music Festival, and at Canada Culture Days in Toronto.
Abhisek formed a world music trio named IONAH with Japanese guitarist Hideaki Tsuji and Indian tabla player Pandit Parimal Chakrabarty. He is also part of the EMME collective (East Meets Middle East) of Chicago, USA.[2]
In 2017, the ICCR, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, appointed Abhisek as a Cultural Delegate to Morocco and Cyprus. His music albums have also gained recognition; "Sparkling Sarod" was nominated at the Global Indian Music Academy (GiMA) Awards in 2010, and in 2014, his album "Mood Of Puriya Kalyan" was nominated alongside Indian music legends such as Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Ustad Zakir Hussain, and Ustad Rashid Khan.[3]
• Saath-Saath Festival in Mumbai, organized by legendary Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia• RIMPA Festival (Ravi Shankar Institute) in New Delhi• All India Radio Music Festival in Shimla• Dover Lane Music Conference in Kolkata• Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan in Jalandhar• Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture in Golpark (Kolkata)• Sangeet Natak Academy Sangeet Pratibha Festival in Gwalior• National Center for Performing Arts (NCPA) - Mumbai• Biswa Banga Sammelan on behalf of Govt. of West Bengal• Basanta Utsav in Jorasanko Thakurbari - Kolkata• Saptak Music Festival - Nasik• West Bengal State Music Academy Annual Concert - Kolkata• India Habitat Centre in New Delhi • Jnana Pravaha Music Festival, presented by Sangeet Ashram, Kolkata • Arohi Music Festival- Mumbai • Isha Yaksha Festival in Coimbatore• Anirban Sangeet Sammelan - Kolkata• Saltlake City Music Festival - Kolkata• Ballygunj Maitreyi Music Circle - Kolkata• Paramparik Music Festival - Kolkata• Sangeet Piyasi - Kolkata• Swaramayee Gurukul - Pune• Bhairav Kalyan Utsav’05 & Smriti Utsav’ 09 in Mumbai • Kalibari Music Festival - Lucknow• Music Festival in Assam & Tripura • Culturall Music Conference in Allahabad • Sangit Parishad Kashi in Varanashi• Ustad Rahimat Khan Sangeet Samaroh in Dharwad• Ustad Rajjab Ali Khan Sangeet in Dewas• Dr Arun Kumar Sen Smriti Samaroh in Raipur