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Shankar was born on 7 April 1920 in Benares (now Varanasi), then the capital of the eponymous princely state, in a Bengali Hindu family, as the youngest of seven brothers. [3] [8] [9] His father, Shyam Shankar Chowdhury, was a Middle Temple barrister and scholar who was originally from Jessore district in Bengal (now Narail district, Bangladesh).
Ravi Shankar began composing the work, his first concerto, after receiving a commission from the LSO in mid November 1970. [3] The idea of creating an Indian classical work for a full Western orchestra, accompanied by his sitar, appealed to Shankar following his forays into chamber music with violinist Yehudi Menuhin [4] – issued on West Meets East (1967) and West Meets East, Volume 2 (1968).
The Exciting Music of Ravi Shankar (1970) Four Raga Moods (1971) PBP Ravi Shankar and PBU Ahmedjan Thirakhwa (1971) Joi Bangla EP (1971) Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra with the London Symphony Orchestra and André Previn (1971) The Concert for Bangladesh (1971) – side one only, with Ali Akbar Khan; The Genius of Ravi Shankar (1972) Ravi ...
West Meets East is an album by American violinist Yehudi Menuhin and Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, released in Britain in January 1967. [2] It was recorded following their successful duet in June 1966 at the Bath Musical Festival, where they had played some of the same material.
In Concert 1972 is a double live album by sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar and sarodiya Ali Akbar Khan, released in 1973 on Apple Records.It was recorded at the Philharmonic Hall, New York City, in October 1972, and is a noted example of the two Hindustani classical musicians' celebrated jugalbandi (duet) style of playing.
Sound of the Sitar is an LP by Hindustani classical musician Ravi Shankar. It was released in 1965 on vinyl. It was released in 1965 on vinyl. It was later released on CD by BGO Records in 1993 and in a digitally remastered version through Angel Records in 2000.
West Meets East, Volume 2 is an album by American violinist Yehudi Menuhin and Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, released in 1968.It is the second album in a trilogy of collaborations between the two artists, [2] after the Grammy Award-winning West Meets East (1967).
Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India was an Indian classical music revue led by sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar intended for Western concert audiences and performed in 1974. Its presentation was the first project undertaken by the Material World Charitable Foundation , set up the previous year by ex- Beatle George Harrison .