Santoor Recital
By Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
Accompanied by Yogesh Samsi on the tabla and Takahiro Arai on the tanpura

Among Indian classical musicians, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma's eminence rests on his achievement in bringing to the world concert stage the santoor, a folk instrument from Kashmir used to accompany Sufi music. His extensive repertoire includes ragas that deal with divine and secular love in its various manifestations"”unrequited as well as happy. The 100-string santoor is played with a pair of wooden strikers which produce delicate yet lively sounds reminiscent of the piano and the harp. Pandit Shivkumar can make the santoor sound hauntingly beautiful, "˜something like a whisper and a cascade of a waterfall. It creates romantic and pensive moods.' Among other awards, Pandit Shivkumar has won the Padma Vibhushan and the highest award at Reza Shah Pehlvi's Shiraz Festival of Santoors

The European Union in a Changing World

Speaker: H.E. Mr. Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council

Interviews and interactions with writers                                                                                                                         (Details to follow  later)

There will also be a Book Swap - anyone is welcome to bring books they have read and swap them with other books on display

Calligraphic works by Late Amir Abdullah Khan, Mastan Baba (India); Anis Siddiqui (Urdu; Delhi); Ashok Sharma (Hindi/Sanskrit; Jaipur); Francoise Rio (Roman; Paris); Irshad Farooqui (wood sculpting); Michele Archambault (Chinese; New York); Mohammed Elbaz (Arabic; Paris); Perin Pudumjee Coyaji (Avesta; Pune); Qamar Dagar (Hindi/Urdu; Delhi); Danish Aagha (art photography); Yuriko Lochan (Japanese; Delhi/Japan); and Zhang Lung Yan (Chinese; Taipei)

Opening on Friday, 24th February, at 17:00

Calligraphic Workshops will be held from 25th to 29th February from 11:00 to 12:30 every day

Film Screenings on February 27 and 29, in Lecture Room-II, Annexe, at 18:30

With Dominique Moaty (Soprano) and Justin McCarthy (Piano)   

An evening of songs with piano and piano solos.  Written in the 20th century by composers Ravel, de Falla, Hemsi and Berio, the songs are directly inspired by Greek, Spanish, Sefarade and Italian folk traditions
                                     

An Evening of Classical music of Finland and India

Concert
By Prof Seppo Kimanen, a world-famous cellist from Finland

Followed by

Dhrupad
By Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar

Chief Guests: H.E. Ms Tehri Hakala, Ambassador of Finland and Shri Jawhar Sircar, Secretary, Ministry of Culture