Abhay Rustum Sopori
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Abhay Rustum Sopori has been awarded the prestigious Sangeet Natak Academy Award - Ust. Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2007. He is the 1st recipients and the youngest musician to receive the award. the award has been constituted this year and abhay also happens to be the only musician from North India to receive the award.
Abhay Rustum Sopori is the youngest santoor maestro of india. He has received a wide range of acclamation in the santoor tradition. Abhay Rusutm Sopori is the son of legendary maestro Pandit Bhajan Sopori and grandson of Pandit S. N. Sopori, who is hailed as the father of indian classical music in Jammu and Kashmir.
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[edit] Awards
- Kalawant Samman
- Young India Award
[edit] Performances
- ‘Asian Music Festival-2002’
- ‘Sankat-Mochan Festival’
- ‘Harballabh Sangeet Festival’
- ‘Indira Gandhi Memorial Concert Series’
- ‘Basant Utsav-Kolkata’
- ‘NDMC Morning Raga Concert Series’
- ‘Spic-Macay Concerts’
- ‘International Doctors Meet at AIIMS - Delhi’
- ‘Sharadh Purnima Sangeet Mahotsava’
- ‘Raag-Tarang Festival’
- ‘Bandra Festival’
- ‘Pranav Sangeet Samaroh’
- ‘Salt Lake Festival’
- ‘Arpan-2004’
[edit] Innovations
- open string concept on santoor,
- introduced and designed a new 30 stringed instrument called "Sur - Santoor"
[edit] Achievements
- youngest music composer to compose and conduct ensembles and orchestras
- performed in some of the most prestigious festivals of india and abroad
- first prize in the State Music Competition in Srinagar when he was just 10.
- sang as a playback singer in the ‘National Award’ winning film ‘Bub’.
- played for the Signature Tune of the ‘Aaj Tak’ News Channel of India.
[edit] References
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