World Music Institute, in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, presents Kaushiki Chakraborty on Friday, November 14, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Met's Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium.
This event is the second of three collaborations this season between the World Music Institute and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, who are enjoying a recently formed and ongoing relationship. In addition to Kaushiki Cahkraborty on November 14, performances include the opening concert with Mali's Ngoni master Bassekou Kouyate at the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium on October 30, and a site-specific piece by India's famed dance troupe Nrityagram at the Met's majestic Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing onJanuary 10.
KAUSHIKI CHAKRABORTY
The journey that started from home under the tutelage of her mother Chandana Chakraborty and father Ajoy Chakrabarty led to her first major concert at the age of 16 at the India Habitat Centre in Delhi. In the audience were some of the greatest names in Hindustani music, including Zakir Hussain, Alla Rakha Khan, Sultan Khan, Amjad Ali Khan et al. The verdict of that evening was unanimous: the next big phenomenon in Hindustani music had arrived.
Kaushiki remained a scholar of ITC SRA till 2004 and graduated with 'A Top', the highest grade given by the academy. The grade was a vindication of what her audiences already knew. By then, she was the leading female vocalist of her generation, having performed at all the leading music festivals in the country and with several foreign tours under her belt.TICKETS
Tickets for all World Music Institute events are available for purchase online at www.worldmusicinstitute.org, by calling (212) 545-7536, or in person at the WMI Box Office at 101 Lafayette Street, #801.
Student and group discounts are available, as are VIP tickets for select events. Discounts are also available for WMI Friends with memberships starting at $70. WMI Friends enjoy priority seating throughout the season.Videos