Rajendra Prasanna (राजेन्द्र प्रसन्ना; born 15 April 1956) is an Indian classical flautist and shehnai (Indian oboe) player from Benares Gharana.
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Rajendra Prasanna | |
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Born | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India | 15 April 1956
Genres | Indian classical music |
Occupation(s) | Instrumentalist, composer |
Instrument(s) | Bansuri, shehnai |
Rajendra was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. He learnt music from his father Raghunath Prasanna and from his uncles Bholanath Prasanna and Vishnu Prasanna. His family moved to Delhi in the early seventies, and he later became the disciple of Hafeez Ahmed Khan and Sarfaraz Hussain Khan. He also took lessons from singer Mahadev Mishra of Benares Gharana.
He performed at the Edinburgh festival (UK), Sydney Opera House, WOMAD Festival (Australia, New Zealand), World Music festival for golden jubilee celebration for India's Independence held in America, Canada and Switzerland (U.N.O. Headquarters) in 1997, Concert for George in London (Ravi Shankar project), Opera de Lyon in France.
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