Strings of the World

Strings of the World
GenreIndian classical music, Hindustani classical music, Scottish music

Strings of the World is a music festival in India focusing on string instruments, particularly bowed string instruments. It is conceptualised and directed by Sharat Chandra Srivastava

History

The first edition of Strings of the World was held on November 16 and 17, 2012 in Gurugram, India[1]

Editions

So far there have been five editions of this festival:

  • Edition I - November 16–17, 2012, Gurugram
  • Edition II - November 22–23, 2013, Blue Frog, Delhi [2]
  • Edition III - November 14–15, 2014, Garden of Five Senses, Delhi
  • Edition IV - November 20, 2015, Gurugram
  • Edition V - October 19, 2019, NCPA, Mumbai[3]

Musicians

The following musicians/bands have performed in Strings of the World:

Musician/band Performed in editions
Utsav Lal 2012, 2013
Tim Kliphuis 2012
Gjermund Larsen 2012
Liu Guangyu 2012
Susmit Sen Chronicles 2012
Trondheim Soloists 2012, 2013
Sharat Chandra Srivastava all
Mrigya 2012, 2013, 2015
Heiko Lenneke Quintet 2012
Xian Yu 2012
Akhu Chingangbam 2013
Igor Bezget 2013, 2014, 2015
Nigel Richard 2014
Knut Reiersrud 2013
Tuva Faerden 2014
Su-a Lee 2014
Silver Strings 2014

References

  1. ^ "Music festival: Strings of the World". Hindustan Times. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ "World on a String". Indian Express. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Gig Review: Strings of the World, Mumbai". Rolling Stone India. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.