Amjad Ali Khan

Widely regarded as the world’s finest sarod player, Amjad Ali Khan comes from six generations of musicians, with some even speculating that it was one of his ancestors who invented the sarod. His career has seen him perform at Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House, Palais des Beaux-Arts and the Wigmore Hall, from the BBC Proms to the Hong Kong Arts Festival.

Amjad Ali Khan has had a lifelong love of Western Classical Music and collaborating with David Murphy has enabled him to fulfil his dream of working with western orchestras and ensembles.

The body of work they have created together is an ideal vehicle for Western orchestras seeking to collaborate with one of the legendary traditions of Indian Classical Music.

Samaagam

In the Sanskrit language, the word samaagam translates as, ‘a confluence or flowing together.’ 

This 40-minute work is ideal repertoire for chamber orchestras wishing to explore the common origins of the music of East and West. It also exists in a version for symphony orchestra.

Samaagam has been performed by leading orchestras around the globe including: Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia Verdi, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Moscow Virtuosi, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra and has been arranged for Chinese instruments in a unique version for the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra.

Samaagam is also available in versions for chamber ensemble and symphony orchestra

Shringar – The Adornment

Scored for the classical combination of strings, two oboes and two horns, this  40-minute work can now be programmed by chamber orchestras, ideally combined with a solo sarod set and one of the western classical works which inspired its creation.

Peace Worshippers

Featuring Chamber Ensemble – strings, flute, bassoon, sarods and tabla, this celebration of the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi recently premiered at London’s Wigmore Hall.