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Prateek Chaudhuri

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Prateek Chaudhuri
Background information
Birth namePrateek Chaudhuri
Born(1971-09-07)7 September 1971
OriginDelhi, India
Died6 May 2021(2021-05-06) (aged 49)
Delhi
GenresIndian Classical Music, Fusion
OccupationMusician
InstrumentSitar
LabelsSaregama
Formerly ofProfessor of Music, Faculty of Music, University of Delhi, India, Creative Music, Crossover Music, Ensembles , Fusion music concepts like "Sitar Ecstasy", "Sitars of India", "Soul of India -The Grand Fusion Orchestra"
Websiteprateekchaudhuri.com

Pandit Prateek Chaudhuri (7 September 1971 – 6 May 2021) son of Padmabhushan Pandit Debu Chaudhuri, was an eminent Indian classical sitarist of the Senia Gharana (school) and graded as a "Top Class" Artist of India by the Radio & National Television, Government of India. He was also associated as a Professor with the Faculty of Music, University of Delhi, India.

Biography

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He initiated his musical training under the tutelage of his father Pandit Debu Chaudhuri and also from his Father's Guru Ustad Mushtaq Ali Khan Sahab.[1]

Discography

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  1. Prateek Chaudhuri - Sitar,[2]
  2. Debu Chaudhuri And Prateek Chaudhuri Sitar [3]

Death

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Prateek Chaudhuri died of COVID-19 on 6 May 2021, in Delhi.[4][5] This took place only five days after his father had passed from a covid-related illness on May 1.

Publications

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  • Plucked Instruments of Northern India with Special Reference to Sitar, ISBN 9788174531735, Sanjay Prakashan-2005, New Delhi, India
  • Indian Music. ISBN 9788174530202, Sanjay Prakashan-2005, New Delhi, India.

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