Yes. You do not need to recognise a raga or count a taal to follow a Hindustani (North Indian) classical concert.

A raga performance opens with the alap, a slow section with no pulse. In instrumental music the jor then brings in a steady pulse, and when the tabla enters with the composition, the rhythm takes hold.

Come at the door time so you hear the opening alap. New to the format? Read what a baithak is and when to arrive. Going to a dance evening? Read what Kathak is.