Rajendra Prasanna
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Rajendra Prasanna | |
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 Rajendra Prasanna playing at Womad festival Australia | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 15 April 1956 |
| Genre | Indian classical music |
| Occupations | Instrumentalist, composer |
| Instruments | Bansuri, shehnai |
Rajendra Prasanna (राजेन्द्र प्रसन्ना; born 15 April 1956) is an Indian classical flautist and shehnai (Indian oboe) player from Benares Gharana.[1] Pandit Rajendra Prasanna is regarded as a foremost exponent of both the bansuri and the shehnai, two wind instruments with contrasting textures and distinct performance traditions. [2]
Gurus and training
[edit]Rajendra Prasanna received his initial musical training within the Prasanna family under the guidance of his father, Raghunath Prasanna, and his uncles, Pandit Bholanath Prasanna and Pandit Vishnu Prasanna. After his family moved to Delhi, he underwent guidance under Hafeez Ahmed Khan and Sarfaraz Hussain Khan of the Rampur–Sahaswan gharana. He also learnt the nuances of the Banaras semi-classical tradition under Pandit Mahadev Prasad Mishra.[3][4]
Family heritage and legacy
[edit]Although the family was historically associated with the shehnai, Raghunath Prasanna introduced the bansuri into the family's musical tradition. He developed a distinctive flute style that incorporated techniques derived from shehnai playing together with elements of Hindustani vocal music, establishing the foundation of the Prasanna family's bansuri tradition, which continued through later generations.[5]
Performances
[edit]He performed at the Edinburgh Festival (UK), Sydney Opera House, WOMAD Festival (Australia, New Zealand),[6] World Music festival for the golden jubilee celebration for India's Independence held in America, Canada and Switzerland (U.N.O. Headquarters) in 1997, Concert for George in London (Ravi Shankar project), Opera de Lyon in France, Philharmonie de Paris in France,[7] and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg in Germany.[8][9]
Awards and honors
[edit]- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - Hindustani Instrumental - Flute / Shehnai 2017. [10]
Discography
[edit]- Indian Classical Music by Rajendra Prasanna - T-Series
- Flute Fantasy
- Colors of life
- Tribute to Pt. Raghunath Prasanna
- Nirmal Sangeet
- Ghoomar
- Enchanting of Himalayas
- A tribute to Ustad Bismillah Khan (Shehnai) - 2006[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Profile:: Pt. Rajendra Prasanna". Rajendraprasanna.com. 15 April 1956. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ https://darbar.org/pandit-rajendra-prasanna/
- ↑ "Pt. Rajendra Prasanna". Rajendra Prasanna Official Website. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "Pandit Rajendra Prasanna". Darbar. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ https://onlinesangeet.com/raghunath-prasanna-biography-in-english/
- ↑ "Rajendra Prasanna » Artists » WOMAD". womad.org. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Nuit du Raga – Philharmonie de Paris". Philharmonie de Paris. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "Rajendra Prasanna Ensemble – Elbphilharmonie". Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "Rajendra Prasanna". www.darbar.org. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Rajendra Prasanna CDs". Shrimatis.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.