The Call of Flute: Shashank Subramanyam,
6pm - 7:30pm Studio 1, PACE Building, DMU Leicester
Booking link:
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One of the most extraordinary flautists of our time takes to the stage for an evening of Carnatic classical music at its most intimate and transporting. Carnatic music does not simply play to an audience. It draws them inward, through intricate melodic architecture, cascading rhythmic patterns and improvisations that feel both spontaneous and inevitable.
Shashank Subramanyam,
Grammy-nominated and honoured by the French Government with the
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, possesses a rare gift for making this
ancient tradition feel vital and immediate. His bamboo flute singing in
ragas that shift colour with every breath,
he guides the audience through a journey that is as deeply felt as it
is technically breathtaking.
Subramanyam's story is as remarkable as his music. A child prodigy who
first stunned his family at nine months and performed publicly at six,
he is today the youngest-ever recipient of the
Sangeet Natak Akademi's senior award and has performed in over
fifty countries. Joining him is his long-standing percussionist and
trusted musical partner
Parupalli S. Phalgun on mridangam, a
maestro of rhythmic dexterity and deep Carnatic theory, who has toured
over forty countries and whose contributions to fingering technique have
reshaped the art of mridangam playing.
Together, this is a partnership refined over more than two decades on
the world's greatest stages.
