Rishab Prasanna
| Rishab Prasanna | |
|---|---|
 Rishab Prasanna playing in Paris | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
16 February 1985 New Delhi, India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical |
| Occupation(s) | Flute player |
| Instruments | Bansuri |
Rishab Prasanna (Hindi: ऋषभ प्रसन्ना, Urdu: رشبھ پرسنا) (born 16 February 1985) is an Indian flute or bansuri player. He was born in New Delhi.[1] He is the son of the flute and shehnai player Rajendra Prasanna.
Career
Rishab Prasanna learned Indian classical music from his grandfather, Raghunath Prasanna, his father Rajendra Prasanna, and his uncles Ravi Shankar Prasanna and Rakesh Prasanna.
Apart from his solo concert, Rishab Prasanna also plays with his brother, Rajesh Prasanna.
He has worked on several projects with musicians in Europe such as the Swedish folk band Dreamer Circus, guitarist Mattias Pérez, the collective Drifting Orchestra, Issa Murad and his group Joussour, the group One Million Faces with Davy Sur and David Amar.
Rishab has played at the WOMAD Festivals in Australia, and New Zealand,[2] the Festival international de la musique andalou, in Algeria.,[3] Les Allées Chantent in Isère (France), Musique et Patrimoine in Chinon (France), the Darbar Festival in London among others.
References
- ↑ "Aida Les Allees chantent / Rishab Prasanna (Bansuri) et Nihar Mehta (Tabla)" (in French). http://www.aida38.fr/. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-21. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "31st Spirit of India 2011 : Flute & Shehnai Virtuoso : Rajendra Prasanna" (PDF). Nataraj.org.au. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ Algeria Isp (24 December 2012). "Algerie Info – ActualitĂŠ Ă la Une en AlgĂŠrie et en Syrie". Algeria Isp.com. Retrieved 2013-08-16.