Two generations come together for the love of the sarod

margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;background:whiteA musical evening will celebrate one of the most loved and iconic

instruments

in the world of Indian classical

music

, the sarod. To be held on October 27, the show has been put together by First Edition Arts in collaboration with G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture. The evening will feature intergenerational recitals on the

sarod

with two senior gurus and two young musicians. margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;background:whiteThe event, to be held at G5A, Mahalakshmi, will feature senior artistes like Ustad Irfan Muhammad Khan of the Lucknow Shahjahanpur gharana and Pandit Shekhar Borkar of the Maihar gharana. Both the veterans, from Kolkata and Pune, respectively, will take the stage in Mumbai after over a decade. Two young artistes who will share the stage with them are Arnab Chakrabarty and Abhishek Borkar.Ustad Irfan Muhammad Khan says, “The musical capabilities of the sarod have evolved over time, and the most palpable measure of the state of the instrument’s abilities at a point in time is gat — a short two-three-line composition created to express a

raga

on it. We aim to explore the evolutionary path of the sarod at the concert, by examining, among other key aspects, gat structures spanning over 150 years.”Pandit Shekhar Borkar adds, “At a certain stage in their lives, it’s important for musicians to interpret and create music with an added individual expression, something that makes it distinctive and personalised. In terms of music, this is something that this concert will bring forth -- musical expression, passed down through generations, interpreted in accordance with one’s own perceptions and thoughts.”Speaking about his father and guru Pandit Borkar, Abhishek Borkar says, “He is an example of what a musician can achieve with a combination of taaleem (learning) and decades of intelligent self-study. As a younger musician in the world of sarod music, it is empowering to realise that there are individual paths to explore, multiple streams of influence and most importantly continuous self-study that contribute to the making of a musician.”