Tabla Solo: Pandit Nayan Ghosh
with Ramesh Mishra (sarangi)
at Stanford University (CCRMA Stage)
Friday May 19, 8.30 pm
Questions: contact Parag Chordia
(indianmusic@gmail.com) or Ferhan Qureshi
(farmaishi1@yahoo.com)
Pandit
Nayan Ghosh, one India's greatest tabla players, will be presenting his first
tabla solo ever in California at Stanford University’s beautiful new concert
space in the CCRMA building. He will be joined on sarangi by Pandit Ramesh Mishra.
Pandit Nayan Ghosh is one of the preeminent tabla players today, regarded
by many as the greatest performer of the traditional tabla repertoire of the
Farrukhabad style. His powerful tone, depth of feeling and vast repertoire have
made him the musical heir to the greatest tabla player of all time, Ustad Ahmedjan
Thirakwa. Pandit Nayan Ghosh's profound musical talent has allowed him to become
not only a renowned tabla player but also one of India's top-ranking sitar players,
a nearly unprecedented feat in Indian classical music.
Pandit Nayan Ghosh was trained by his father, the legendary Padmabhushan Nikhil Ghosh, and practiced under the careful eye of Ustad Ahmedjan Thirakwa, who lived with them for many years in Mumbai. In addition to his father, Pandit Nayan Ghosh has accompanied many of the all-time greats, such as his uncle Pandit Pannalal Ghosh, Pandit Nikhil Banerjee, Ustad Vilayat Khan and Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta.
Watch a video of Nayan's tabla solo at Sangeet Research Academy Kolkata (real audio).
Ramesh Mishra’s
sense of melody and rhythmic accuracy have made him the accompanist of choice
for for nearly every tabla player, including luminaries such as Pandit Anindo
Chatterjee and Pandit Swapan Chaudari. Ramesh Mishra was born in Banaras is
1947 but has spent most of his life in Calcutta. He was trained in the Banaras
style by his father Ram Nath Mishra, and was also influenced by his uncle, the
legendary Pandit Gopal Mishra, and Gopal MishraÍs brother Hanuman Prasad
Mishra.
Can
be bought online (http://www.ticketleap.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=details&event_id=19AAB02A-DD82-4424-AD77-7FF207BA517)
Tickets will also be available at the door.
$50 Reserved Front-row
$20 General / $10 with Stanford ID
Directions, parking, and transit
CCRMA is housed in the Knoll,
660 Lomita Dr., Stanford, CA 94305
Please use these directions in conjunction with the Stanford campus map.
from 280
Exit at Alpine Road heading east. At the first traffic light, turn right onto
Junipero Serra Boulevard. At the next traffic light, turn left onto Campus Drive
West. At the stop sign, turn right onto Santa Teresa. Continue on Santa Teresa
until the second stop sign, then turn right on Lomita Drive. Stay to the right
on Lomita; the Knoll is at 660 Lomita.
from 101
Exit at Embarcadero Road heading west. As Embarcadero crosses El Camino Real
it becomes Galvez Street. On Galvez, turn left at the first stop sign, onto
Campus Drive. Follow Campus Drive to Mayfield Avenue; turn right on Mayfield
(and follow it as it curves left). At the end of Mayfield turn left on Lomita
Drive. The Knoll is at 660 Lomita.
from El Camino Real
Turn onto the Stanford Campus at Galvez Street. On Galvez, turn left at the
first stop sign, onto Campus Drive. Follow Campus Drive to Mayfield Avenue;
turn right on Mayfield (and follow it as it curves left). At the end of Mayfield
turn left on Lomita Drive. The Knoll is at 660 Lomita.
from Foothill Expressway
Follow Foothill across Page Mill, where it becomes Junipero Serra Boulevard.
Turn right onto the Stanford Campus at Campus Drive East. At the first stop
sign, turn left onto Mayfield Avenue. Follow Mayfield as it curves left. At
the end of Mayfield, turn left on Lomita Drive. The Knoll is at 660 Lomita.
Parking
Parking in front of and behind CCRMA is zoned for Stanford 'C' permits, 24 hours/7
days a week. The nearest visitor pay parking lot is at Tressider Union, off
Mayfield Avenue. For more information about visitor parking on the Stanford
campus, please visit the Stanford Parking and Transportation website.