Kolkata: A conference on Bengal’s classical music heritage will be organized at Ektara Mancha on the Rabindra Sadan premises from Jan 15 to 17.
Among the musical greats to perform will be flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasiasitar artistes Ustad Shahid Pervez and Ustad Nishat Khan and tabla virtuosos Pandit Kumar Bose, Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri and Ustad Sabir Khan. Kabir Suman will present kheyal, while Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya will perform on santoor.
The event, to be held by the state, will also showcase an exhibition, highlighting Bengal’s classical music heritage. The festival will also be held in six other parts of the state—Durgapur, Siliguri, Chandernagore, Behrampore, Suri and Midnapore. —Debashis Konar