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Sitar Maestro Ikhlaq

Ikhlaq Hussain offers sitar concerts and sitar lessons

Ikhlaq Hussain offers sitar concerts and sitar lessonsIkhlaq Hussain offers sitar concerts and sitar lessons

"My Sitar Guru's Secret"

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Recent performances

Platforme Interreligiuse Geneve

November 6th 2022


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Concerts

Sitar Concerts and Sitar Lessons

What we offer

Ikhlaq Hussain offers sitar concerts and sitar lessons. His mission is to create more peace by invoking the power of Indian classical music. 


Portrait of Ikhlaq Hussain published in UN Today Magazine in March https://untoday.org/ikhlaq-hussain-a-sitar-maestro/


in Heidi News by Sarah Zeines https://www.heidi.news/culture/le-sitar-du-disciple-de-ravi-shankar-resonne-a-geneve in May 2021


Profile: Sitar Maestro Ikhlaq Hussain by Mahreen Khan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfx9Ffbqmfc

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Fete de la Musique Geneve 2022 

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Raag Bhimpalasi Jor - Fete de la Musique Geneve 2022 

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Raag Tilak Kamod Aalap performance in Geneva on May 15th 2022

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Love Letter 3 - Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo in Raag Yaman

Past Events

2023

3/3-3/4 Metropolitan Museum New York City - Jog Blues Concert

2022

6/26 Fete de la Musique Geneve - Solo sitar concert - broadcasted live by RTS Espace 2

6/11 Jog Blues at Magazzino Cold Spring NY

5/20 Solo sitar concert in Annecy

5/15 Indian Association Geneva - Solo sitar concert


During the pandemic, Ikhlaq Hussain has performed mostly virtually in concerts and festivals:

  • Namaste Geneva 2021 organized by the Indian Association Geneva, Nov 2021
  • Private recitals in May 2021 in Divonne-les-Bains (in person), Toledo Ohio in Feb 2021 (virtually) hosted by the Literary Circle of Toledo and in New York in February 2020 (in person) hosted bz Dr. Azra Raza 
  • Swami Vivekananda Day in February 2021 hosted by Centre Vedantique, (virtual)
  • Alaap Music Fest in Jan 2021 (virtual)
  • Midsummer Music Dream Festival Quebec in August 2020 (virtual) 
  • Created a series of home recordings, titled as Love Letters dedicated to all who have been affected by COVID-19 posted on Youtube


2019

8/10 Tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar at Maverick Concert Hall, Woodstock with Maestro Steve Gorn on bansuri and Pandit Samir Chatterjee on tabla

6/29 Sitar Recital at Hunter College
5/12 Sitar and Guitar concert with Freddie Bryant at Nanlaoshu
4/14 Memorial concert for H. Peter Stern at the Storm King Art Center
3/30 Sanctuary St John The Divine Cathedral with Jog Blues
2/22 Sitar recital at the Governor's House in Karachi presented by Pursukoon Karachi
2/7 Sitar recital and lecture demonstration at the Habib University

2018

10/12 Rubin Museum solo sitar concert sold out

11/28 Garrison Institute Gala at Urban Zen, solo sitar and Jog Blues

10/2 Garrison Institute

5/18 Rubin Museum with Jog Blues

5/3 Hunter College with Samir Chatterjee

4/24 City College of New York Music Library to honor Pandit Ravi Shankar ji

2/22 World Monuments Fund with Jonathan Rose

2/18 Aga Khan Council for the Southwestern U.S.

1/14 Open Space for Peace and High Performance, International House


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