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- He completed PhD in literature and started his career as a teacher in English. However he left his job as a professor and moved to Kolkata to pursue his dreams in music industry. It was during this time when he began his musical training under the tutelage of Ali Akbar Khan, thus switching to sarod.
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Rajeev Taranath (17 October 1932 – 11 June 2024) was an Indian classical musician who played the sarod. Taranath was a disciple of Ali Akbar Khan. [1] Life and career. Rajeev Taranath was born in Bangalore on 17 October 1932. He received his initial training in vocal music from his father Pandit Taranath.
Oct 17, 2023 · Taranath, born in Bangalore, became a student of Khan in his 20s. But the sarod had little presence in South India in the 1950s as Taranath was growing up.
Pandit Rajeev Taranath, sarod maestro and disciple of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, had a PhD in TS Eliot’s poetry but continued to quote a more romantic WB Yeats while discussing music.
Jul 24, 2022 · Under the tutelage of the great sarod maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Taranath became dedicated to the sarod. Throughout his career, he also received crucial guidance from two other legendary musicians of this musical lineage, Pandit Ravi Shankar and Srimati Annapurna Devi.
Oct 26, 2023 · A disciple of great sarod maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Taranth’s journey has been enriched by the guidance and training received from legendary Maihar stalwarts: Annapurna Devi and Ravi Shankar. Yet, Rajeev Taranath transcends the confines of a mere musician. He is a custodian of multiple cultures and a luminary of our time.
Apr 5, 2018 · “Rajeev Taranath’s sarod improvisations mixed the spiritual and the spirited…the raga began with introspective meditation and proceeded into an exuberant rhythmic celebration.” said critic Edward Rothstein of The New York Times A noted linguist, he speaks eight languages fluently.
Jun 11, 2024 · He was the first Indian to play sarod in the Opera House of Sydney. His last Dasara performance in front of the illuminated Mysuru Palace was last year. He had done music direction for several ...
