Music in the Park Series - Sarod Concert

Ben Kunin

Ben Kunin is one of today's most accomplished Sarod players in the Bay Area. He learned his instrument and the tradition of North Indian classical music over more than 25 years of study under the legendary Maestro Ali Akbar Khan at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, CA. He also learned tabla from Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri for many years. In 2006, he began training with Pandit Chitresh Das and the Chandam School of Kathak Dance. Ben performs frequently as a soloist and as well as accompanist.

Ferhan Qureshi

Ferhan Qureshi is a senior disciple of the legendary tabla master Ustad Tari Khan. Prior to his ongoing training with Ustad Tari Khan, Ferhan took his initial lessons in Hindustani music theory and practice with Surinder Singh Mann. Ferhan studies the Punjab gharana of classical tabla which both of his teachers represent. Ferhan has accompanied numerous distinguished classical artists (vocalists, instrumentalists and dancers) in the United States and in Pakistan.

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