A Hundred Strings in Bournemouth

On Saturday 21 November, we bring Indian classical music to Bournemouth at the Palace Court Theatre on Hinton Road. The theatre opened in 1931 as the town's playhouse, and Arts University Bournemouth is now bringing it back to the stage. Three musicians, and two ways of playing a raga on strings. Adnan Khan, a Grammy-nominated sitarist from Delhi, plays in the gayaki ang, which models sitar playing on the singing voice. His grandfather, the late Ustad Zafar Ahmed Khan, gave him his first lessons, and he trains with his father, the sitar player Ustad Saeed Khan. Vinay Desai plays the santoor, Kashmir's hundred-stringed instrument, as a direct disciple of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shivkumar Sharma. The sitar is plucked and slides between notes. The santoor is struck, not slid, so it moves in runs. Ustad Akram Khan plays tabla with both. He is the seventh generation in the Ajrada gharana; he learned from his great-grandfather, Ustad Mohammad Shafi Khan, then from Ustad Niazu Khan, and teaches more than fifteen of the gharana's kaydas. Seating is unallocated. The entrance has three steps with a ramp, and the foyer provides level access to the auditorium. For access needs, contact us before the day so we can plan with the venue. Doors open at 6:00 PM. Music starts at 6:30 PM. Audience policy: Please do not film or take photographs without our permission. Please keep your phone away for the entire event, including texting.