| Wednesday 21 October 2026 | 19:30 |
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| Panesar, Roopa | New work (World premiere) |
| Roopa Panesar | Sitar |
| Gurdain Rayatt | Tabla |
| Giuliano Modarelli | Guitar |
Roopa Panesar is considered one of the finest sitar players to emerge on the Indian classical music scene from the UK. Embracing Indian classical music as well as jazz and western classical, Roopa leaves audiences captivated and peers filled with respect.
Roopa was born in London and raised in Leicester, giving her the opportunity to learn sitar from an early age and by seven years old she was learning from Ustad Dharambir Singh MBE, a disciple of the late Ustad Vilayat Khan. She proudly joins the modest number of Indian women worldwide who have launched their careers as full-time touring and teaching sitar players.
Roopa has collaborated with Mercury Prize winner Talvin Singh and performed at high-profile international concerts including Southbank Centre, Lincoln Center in New York WOMAD, the Chicago World Music Festival and with the Budapest Orchestra in Brussels, Amsterdam and Budapest.
This concert features the world premiere of Roopa’s new work for sitar and guitar, commissioned by IGF as part of our La Leona project, supported by the PRS Foundation Talent Development Network.
Price: £20-£40
