Reverend Hyepin Im
November 7, 2022Mr. Saso Krasnov
November 7, 2022Maestro Chandranath Bhattacharya
Maestro Chandranath Bhattacharya
Facts
KAILASA Bushan Om Award October 5, 2022
Affiliation at the time of award: Renowned sitar Maestro
Country: Singapore
Work
In the world of classical music, Sitar Maestro Chandranath Bhattacharya is a well known name. His early sitar studies were with Shri Gopi Mohan Bose, followed by sitarist Shri Shyamal Chatterjee and lastly with the renowned Padmabhusan Pandit Debu Chowdhury of the Senia Jaipur Gharana. In order to maintain the principles of ragas, the Senias of this Gharana play traditional sitar with seventeen frets and distinct stroke patterns.
Maestro Chandranath has performed throughout Asia and Europe, as well as appeared on India radio and television. He has taught sitar and vocal at the Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society and currently runs his own school of Indian Music and Arts in Singapore.
Maestro Chandranath has had many notable performances and has received many awards and titles throughout his career.