Amjad Ali Khan
Amjad Ali Khan (born October 9, 1945 in Gwalior / Madhya Pradesh ) is an Indian sarod player, composer and music teacher.
Khan took sarod lessons from his father Hafiz Ali Khan and gave his first solo concert at the age of twelve. This was the beginning of an extremely successful international career. He has performed at Carnegie Hall , Royal Albert Hall , Royal Festival Hall , Kennedy Center , Santury Hall , the House of Commons , Chicago Symphony Center and St. James Palace, among others . He participated in the Edinburgh Music Festival , the World Beat Festival in Brisbane, the festival Taranaki in New Zealand, the Summer Arts Festival in Seattle , the BBC Proms , the Hong Kong Arts Festival , the Adelaide Music Festival and the Vienna Festival part and gave concerts at Edinburgh International Festival and the Enescu Festival in Bucharest. In 2014 he appeared with his sons Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan at the Nobel Prize ceremony in Oslo.
In addition to numerous honorary doctorates, Khan received the UNESCO Culture Prize and the Padma Vibhushan, one of the highest Indian orders of merit. He was honored with many honorary citizenships, was UNESCO ambassador and represented India at the World Arts Summit 1991 in Venice. He has taught as visiting professor at Stanford University , Indiana University , York University , Washington University , Stony Brook University , Northeastern University, and the University of New Mexico .
For the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra he wrote Tribute to Hong Kong with duets with guitarists Charley Byrd , Alvaro Pierri and Barry Mason , violinist Igor Frolov , singer Glenda Simpson and cellists Claudio Bohorquez and Matthew Barley , which premiered under the direction of Yoshikazu Fukumora . In 1995 he received the UNESCO Gandhi Medal for the composition of Bapukaun . In 2008 he gave the world premiere of his sarod concert with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra . In 2012 Ali Khan published the autobiography My Father, Our Fraternity :
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| SURNAME | Khan, Amjad Ali |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian sarod player, composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gwalior |