KalaSudha in Reading

KalaSudha presents Indian classical music in Reading and lists each concert on its Reading page, with a link to book. To hear when the next Reading date is set, press Register for updates there or join the KalaSudha newsletter.

KalaSudha has presented concerts at The Great Hall on the London Road Campus, the University of Reading's original home, as part of the Kala Festival.

Press Register for updates on the KalaSudha Reading page to hear about new KalaSudha concerts in Reading. When KalaSudha announces a Reading concert, it lists the concert on that page with its booking link.

Reading concerts have taken place at The Great Hall on the University of Reading's London Road Campus, RG1 5AQ. See where KalaSudha has played in Reading so far.

KalaSudha has brought raga music to Reading on Indian slide guitar, sarangi and tabla, plus an evening that moves from raga into fusion. In September 2025 the raga pianist Deepak Shah played with Hanif Khan on tabla, then Ustad Akram Khan gave a tabla solo.

In September 2026 KalaSudha staged two concerts in one day at The Great Hall. At midday, in Bow, Beat, and Breath, Satwinder Pal Singh played sarangi, a bowed instrument, and Ustad Shahbaz Hussain played tabla, swapping the lead at the interval. That evening, in Slide & Strum on The Mystic Frets, Pandit Debasis Chakroborty on Indian slide guitar, Giuliano Modarelli on Western guitar and Dr Sam Evans on tabla took a raga into fusion.

Parking for The Great Hall in Reading is at the White Gates Car Park, postcode RG1 5AG. Campus spaces go first come, first served, and can be hard to find at peak times. The Great Hall is accessible, but you need to book wheelchair spaces in advance. The hall sits on the London Road Campus, near the centre of Reading.

One listener at The Great Hall in Reading, in September 2025, called KalaSudha's concert "very unusual for Reading" and thanked KalaSudha "for bringing this to Reading". Another listener at the same Great Hall concert said that Ustad Akram Khan "played tabla non-stop for like one and a half hours, and it was amazing, out of this world."

For the musicians on the bill, see what has been played in Reading. To hear about the next Reading date, see how to get updates.

Yes. KalaSudha's online academy offers classes in every discipline of Indian classical music, and keeps adding specialised courses and teachers. The courses are hybrid. When enough learners in Reading sign up, KalaSudha brings physical workshops and summer camps to Reading, so you can learn online and in person.

For workshop levels, see what level KalaSudha workshops suit, and to catch new Reading dates, see how to hear about new KalaSudha concerts in Reading.

At The Great Hall on the University of Reading's London Road campus, KalaSudha's concerts give Indian classical music lovers in Reading two chances to talk. Listeners meet in the interval and after the music, and the musicians usually stay to talk with them.

Press Register for updates on the Reading page, or join the KalaSudha newsletter, to hear about the next Reading date. When enough learners in Reading sign up, KalaSudha brings physical workshops and summer camps to Reading.