| Names |
Ali Akbar Khan |
| Date of
Birth |
April 14, 1922 |
| Date of
Death |
June 18, 2009 |
|
Profession / Traits / Activities |
Hindustani classical
musician and sarod player virtuoso |
| Developments / Events |
- He was instrumental in popularising Indian
classical music in the West, both as a performer (often in
conjunction with Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar), and
as a teacher.
- He established a music school in Calcutta in
1956, and the Ali Akbar College of Music in 1967, which is now
located in San Rafael, California and has a branch in Basel,
Switzerland.
- He also composed several classical
ragas and film scores.
- Trained as a musician and instrumentalist by
his father, Allauddin Khan, he first came to America in 1955 on the
invitation of violinist Yehudi Menuhin and later settled in
California.
|
| Awards &
Accolades |
- Nominated for five Grammy
Awards
-
Padma Vibhushan, in 1989
-
MacArthur
Fellowship
-
National Endowment for the Arts's National Heritage
Fellowship
|
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