Villa Lobos in India

Concert presented by Pt. Shubhendra Rao on sitar; Saskia Rao-de Haas on Indian cello; and Ishaan Leonard Rao on piano

A concert presenting the music of one of Brazil’s greatest composers, Villa-Lobos in a unique improvisation on sitar, Indian cello and piano. This concert brings together two distinctive traditions of music – Indian and Western music. While many European composers like Mozart and Beethoven are well-known in India, this concert will familiarize audiences to the most famous and prolific composer from Brazil, Heitor Villa-Lobos. Known to be deeply inspired by the folk traditions of his land and classical music, interestingly, his classical work is also freely interpreted by folk and jazz musicians in the Americas

(Collaboration: Embassy of Brazil)