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Book Name:- Master on Masters

Book Author:- Amjad Ali Khan

Veteran musician and sarod maestro, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, writes a deeply personal book Master on Masters about the lives and times of some of the greatest icons of Indian classical music.

Having known these stalwarts personally, he recalls anecdotes and details about their individual musical styles, bringing them alive.

Twelve eminent musicians of the twentieth century appear in the book “Master on Masters” – Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Begum Akhtar, Alla Rakha, Kumar Gandharva, Kesarbai Kerkar, Amir Khan, M.S. Subbulakshmi, Bhimsen Joshi, Ravi Shankar, Bismillah Khan, Vilayat Khan and Kishan Maharaj.

In writing about them, Amjad Ali Khan transcends the Gharana and north-south divide and presents portraits of these great artists that are drawn with affection, humour and warmth.

About the Author

Amjad Ali Khan is one of the undisputed masters of the music world. Born to sarod maestro Haafiz Ali Khan, he gave his first performance at the age of 6 and is credited with reinventing the technique of playing the sarod. Over the course of a distinguished career spanning more than six decades, Amjad Ali Khan has won numerous accolades including a Grammy nomination, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum, and all three Padma Awards.

He has performed at venues the world over including the Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall, as well as at the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 2014 in Oslo, Norway. Samaagam, his first sarod concerto, has been performed by the Britten Sinfonia, Orchestre National d’lle de France, London Philharmonia, Orchestre d’Auvergne, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Welsh National Opera and Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

Amjad Ali Khan has also been a visiting professor at Stanford University, University of New Mexico and Jacob’s School of Music.