--- url: 'https://kalasudha.com/en-gb/place/cambridge' title: 'Indian Classical Music in Cambridge' author: name: Anonymous updated: '2026-10-18T22:52:47+00:00' type: website summary: "Cambridge halls since 2023: KalaSudha's Indian classical music at West Road, Wolfson College's Lee Seng Tee Hall and Cambridge Junction." image: 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' published: true og: site_name: KalaSudha 'image:url': 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' 'image:secure_url': 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' 'image:type': image/svg+xml 'image:alt': KalaSudha --- From West Road to Cambridge Junction The Faculty of Music's own hall A raga workshop at the piano # KalaSudha in Cambridge [ Explore concerts ](/en-gb/events?time_filter=all&cities%5B0%5D=cambridge) [ Bring a concert to Cambridge ](/en-gb/form/city-concert-request?city=Cambridge&country=India) View photos Image Deepak Shah, Ustad Akram Khan and Pandit Debasis - Cambridge, 2025 ## Our reach in Cambridge A growing community built through live music, trusted partnerships and shared cultural experiences. [ 4 Concerts presented ](/en-gb/events?time_filter=all&cities%5B0%5D=cambridge) [ 7 Artists featured ](/en-gb/artists?cities%5B0%5D=Cambridge) [ 3 Venue partners ](/en-gb/venues?city=cambridge) What's next in Cambridge ## New concerts are being planned Register for Cambridge updates to hear first, or talk to us about bringing a KalaSudha concert to your venue. [ Register for updates ](/en-gb/interest/register/taxonomy_term/53) ### Be part of what comes next Would you like a KalaSudha concert in Cambridge? Request a performance and tell us how you could help. Every idea is welcome. [ Bring a concert to Cambridge ](/en-gb/form/city-concert-request?city=Cambridge&country=India) [ Register for updates ](/en-gb/interest/register/taxonomy_term/53) Audience reviews ## What audiences in Cambridge said Attendee reviews and short videos from our previous concerts in Cambridge. 5.0 out of 5 From 7 reviews across 1 concert in Cambridge Most recent concert reviewed: 21 September 2025 ### Hear it from the audience Short video reviews recorded at our concerts in Cambridge. [ Register for updates ](/en-gb/interest/register/taxonomy_term/53) [ Read all reviews ](/en-gb/reviews) - Eternal Echoes: From Ancient Voice to Modern Strings in Cambridge - Eternal Echoes: From Ancient Voice to Modern Strings in Cambridge - Eternal Echoes: From Ancient Voice to Modern Strings in Cambridge - Eternal Echoes: From Ancient Voice to Modern Strings in Cambridge - Eternal Echoes: From Ancient Voice to Modern Strings in Cambridge - Eternal Echoes: From Ancient Voice to Modern Strings in Cambridge > “A really enjoyable evening, spiritual in its own way. I'm not particularly spiritual, but it's a very moving performance and elements of I suppose little elements of jazz piano and ambient piano. Um, really enjoyable night for both acts. I'd definitely come again. would recommend. Thank you.” Event Attendee · Cambridge Attended [Eternal Echoes: From Ancient Voice to Modern Strings in Cambridge](/en-gb/event/eternal-echoes-from-ancient-voice-to-modern-strings-in-cambridge) · 21 September 2025 · Lee Seng Tee Hall - > Hi everybody. It's been a lovely lovely concept tonight. KalaSudha came to my attention for the first time and I would thoroughly, recommend any of their productions in future. It came to me via feed that my wife subscribes to and open week or weekend. Whatever she said that you might be interested. Look, we are interested. I'm going to tell her of. I say look, we would have been interested. It's a matter of both. Yes, so I take future reference. She comes to these and I do have to thank her for introducing me to your group. Thank you very much. Image Event Attendee · Cambridge Attended [Eternal Echoes: From Ancient Voice to Modern Strings in Cambridge](/en-gb/event/eternal-echoes-from-ancient-voice-to-modern-strings-in-cambridge) · 21 September 2025 · Lee Seng Tee Hall - > It is an amazing performance by renowned artists from india. It is a very well organized event and the mellifluous beats of different instruments. It really made me transcend into a different zone altogether. It is incredible. I'm just awestruck by the beauty of Indian classical music and the diversity as well, which is really good. Image Event Attendee · Cambridge Attended [Eternal Echoes: From Ancient Voice to Modern Strings in Cambridge](/en-gb/event/eternal-echoes-from-ancient-voice-to-modern-strings-in-cambridge) · 21 September 2025 · Lee Seng Tee Hall - > Everything was gift for me. It was awesome. I really liked in the second part when he sang at the same time like he did and then he started. That was amazing. I wish I could start every morning like this. Image Event Attendee · Cambridge Attended [Eternal Echoes: From Ancient Voice to Modern Strings in Cambridge](/en-gb/event/eternal-echoes-from-ancient-voice-to-modern-strings-in-cambridge) · 21 September 2025 · Lee Seng Tee Hall Why Cambridge ## What sets KalaSudha apart in Cambridge - ### The Faculty of Music's own hall West Road Concert Hall seats 499, with level access across the ground floor and the stage. - ### A raga workshop at the piano On the morning of Eternal Echoes, Deepak Shah led a three-hour piano workshop on ragas, open to anyone with no prior knowledge. - ### Dhrupad by way of Zurich Amit Sharma and Ishtar Dobler travelled from Zurich for the 2025 dhrupad set. - ### Slide guitar and Brij Veena In 2026 Pandit Debasis Chakroborty played both the Indian slide guitar and the Brij Veena in one evening. ## Our venue reach in Cambridge The halls and cultural spaces where KalaSudha has brought artists and audiences together—and where our network continues to grow. [ ](/en-gb/venue/cambridge-junction) 220 [### Cambridge Junction ](/en-gb/venue/cambridge-junction) Cambridge Clifton Way, Cambridge, CB1 7GX Cambridge Junction is a live music and arts venue in Cambridge, England. [ Visit website ](https://www.junction.co.uk) [ See our work here ](/en-gb/events?venues%5B0%5D=350) [ Venue details ](/en-gb/venue/cambridge-junction) [ ](/en-gb/venue/lee-seng-tee-hall) 200 [### Lee Seng Tee Hall ](/en-gb/venue/lee-seng-tee-hall) Cambridge Wolfson College, Barton Road, Cambridge, CB3 9BB Lee Seng Tee Hall at Wolfson College, Cambridge, is an intimate college performance space ideal for live music. Set within a modern university campus,... [ Visit website ](https://wikimapia.org/21867619/Lee-Seng-Tee-Hall) [ See our work here ](/en-gb/events?venues%5B0%5D=98) [ Venue details ](/en-gb/venue/lee-seng-tee-hall) [ ](/en-gb/venue/west-road-concert-hall) 499 [### West Road Concert Hall ](/en-gb/venue/west-road-concert-hall) Cambridge 11 West Rd, Cambridge, CB3 9DP One of Cambridge's premier performance venues. Home to Cambridge University's Faculty of Music. [ Visit website ](https://www.westroad.org) [ See our work here ](/en-gb/events?venues%5B0%5D=121) [ Venue details ](/en-gb/venue/west-road-concert-hall) ## Artists we’ve presented in Cambridge Meet the musicians whose performances have shaped KalaSudha’s story and community in the city. ### [Debasis Chakroborty](/en-gb/artist/debasis-chakroborty) Pandit of Senia-Maihar Gharana Indian Slide Guitar Debasis Chakroborty is a well-known Indian classical Slide guitar virtuoso of India. He has performed extensively throughout South East Asia, Australia, the USA and Europe in major international music festivals. Agra, India [ View Shows ](/en-gb/artist/debasis-chakroborty) ### [Deepak Shah](/en-gb/artist/deepak-shah) Raga Pianist Piano Deepak Shah is an Indian pianist and composer who plays Indian classical ragas on the grand piano. His music blends Indian and Western styles in a smooth, natural way. For over twenty-five years, he has been performing in India and abroad, sharing music that feels personal, pure, and deeply connected to both cultures. Mumbai, India [ View Shows ](/en-gb/artist/deepak-shah) ### [Durjay Bhaumik](/en-gb/artist/durjay-bhaumik) An acclaimed accompanist as well as soloist, Durjay Bhaumik hails from Kolkata. Born and raised in a raised musical environment, Durjay’s early initiation into Music by Pandit Dulal Nutta of Banaras Gharana nurtured Durjay’s considerable talent. He has been learning the intricacies of Musical and Rhythmic expressions and advanced studies with Tal Yogi Pandit Suresh Talwalkar since 2001. His tonal excellency, technical virtuosity and sensitivity towards the nuances of music have taken him places accompanying celebrities of Indian Classical Music in the leading Classical Music Festivals of India and overseas. In his carrier spanning over two & half decades now, he is one of his generation's most sought-after Tabla players. As a part of collaborative work with world music, he has performed with the celebrated musicians of different countries. Like Art Lee of Japan, Raho Langsepp of Estonia, the Vienna youth choir etc., to name a few. He has performed and directed a rhythm ensemble - "NAAD CONFLUENCE”, with various Artists of Hindustani and Carnatic Classical Music. Connoisseurs & critics have marked his presence in the prestigious music festivals of the country. An “A” graded artist from All India Radio, Doordarshan & I C C R, Durjay did his Graduation in Commerce from Kolkata University and master’s in music from Indira Kala Sangeet Viswavidyalay (Khairagarh University) Durjay's performances and work has been widely acclaimed and appreciated by audiences at various music festivals and venues all across the globe spanning several parts of Asia, Europe, middle east and The U S A, Canada etc. marked with considerable success and appreciation.Awards:‘New Age Tabla Maestro’ - Awarded by Asian African Chamber of Commerce 2022. ‘Pandit Ramji Upadhyay Samman’ by Mangaldhwani Foundation: 2018. ‘Kalashree Samman’ by Swaranjali Trust New Delhi 2021. ‘Sangeet Sahodar’ by Sangeet Kala Kendra Agra 2013.He has accompanied legendary artists like: Pt Rajan & Sajan Mishraartists, Vidushi Girija Devi, Ud. Abdul Halim Zafar Khan, Ud Imrat Khan, Ud Shujat Khan, Pt Biswajit Roy Chowdhury, Pt Bhajan Sopori, Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Pt Ronu Majumdar, Pt Rakesh Chaurasia, Pt Ajoy Chakraborty, Pt Ram Narayan, Pt Ulhas Kashalkar, Pt Vinayak Torvi, Pt Budhaditya Mukherjee, Vidushi Padma Talwalkar, And many more celebrated artistes. He is based in New Delhi and teaches aspiring students worldwide with utmost sincerity.Discography: Rhythmic Colours by Questz World (Solo) Safar - A Voyage through Ragas by Questz World (Solo) The Indian Cello by DDD. (Accompaniment with Cello) Scintillating Sarangi by Times Music (Accompanying with Sarangi) [ View Shows ](/en-gb/artist/durjay-bhaumik) ### [Dr Lovely Sharma](/en-gb/artist/dr-lovely-sharma) Dr Lovely Sharma plays sitar at Dayalbagh Educational Institute, UP. First woman sitarist with a D.Litt., Kala Bhushan awardee, former Vice-Chancellor of Raja Mansingh Tomar Music & Arts University. [ View Shows ](/en-gb/artist/dr-lovely-sharma) ### [Akram Khan](/en-gb/artist/akram-khan) Ustad of Ajrada Gharana Tabla Ustad Mohammad Akram Khan is a respected Indian classical tabla player from the Ajrada Gharana. A seventh-generation artist, he has performed around the world for over forty years. He is renowned for his exceptional skill, tradition, and dedication to preserving the Ajrada style of tabla. New Delhi, India [ View Shows ](/en-gb/artist/akram-khan) ### Ishtar Dobler Isthar’s passion has always run deep, so deep that, at times, she’d burn the candle at both ends. Through yoga, she discovered how to cultivate a gentle, nourishing relationship with herself, and now she’s here to share those insights with you.For over thirteen years, Ishtar Dobler has guided hundreds of students into a life of ease and vitality. Her Superpower Relaxation Method, yoga therapy sessions, and online programs blend mindful movement with the art of sound—drawing on the same principles of resonance and focus that lie at the heart of Dhrupad music. Just as a Dhrupad vocalist trains to sustain a single note until it blossoms, Isthar teaches you to hold space for your breath, settling the body and mind into harmony.Her clients report feeling far less stress: they feel stronger in body, sharper in mind, more patient, resilient, and alive. Ishtar believes that everything you need for a fulfilling life already lives within you; what’s missing is the practice that lets it unfold. Whether you’re struggling with tension, wandering thoughts, or uncertainty, she can take you by the hand and help you find your own inner melody. Milestones ## Our Cambridge story The performances, partnerships and shared moments that continue to shape our work in the city. 1. Concerts ### 4 concerts presented KalaSudha has built a stage for Indian classical music in Cambridge with 3 venue partners. 2. Artists ### 7 artists featured Musicians from different lineages have met our Cambridge audience through performances and conversations. ## Past KalaSudha concerts in Cambridge Explore the performances, artists and venue partnerships that have grown our community across the city. [ View all past concerts ](/en-gb/events?time_filter=past&cities%5B0%5D=cambridge) City Cambridge Date SUN 20 SEP ### [ Cambridge Ragas: Resonance of Sitar, Slide Guitar, and Tabla ](/en-gb/event/cambridge-ragas-resonance-of-sitar-slide-guitar-and-tabla) DC [Debasis Chakroborty](/en-gb/artist/debasis-chakroborty) +2 more **Cambridge Junction** Early Bird [ View concert ](/en-gb/event/cambridge-ragas-resonance-of-sitar-slide-guitar-and-tabla) City Cambridge Date SUN 21 SEP ### [ Eternal Echoes: From Ancient Voice to Modern Strings in Cambridge ](/en-gb/event/eternal-echoes-from-ancient-voice-to-modern-strings-in-cambridge) DC [Debasis Chakroborty](/en-gb/artist/debasis-chakroborty) +2 more **Lee Seng Tee Hall** Early Bird [ View concert ](/en-gb/event/eternal-echoes-from-ancient-voice-to-modern-strings-in-cambridge) City Cambridge Date SUN 21 SEP ### [ Discover the Magic of Indian Raagas on Piano - Workshop ](/en-gb/event/discover-the-magic-of-indian-raagas-on-piano-workshop) DS [Deepak Shah](/en-gb/artist/deepak-shah) **Lee Seng Tee Hall** Early Bird [ View concert ](/en-gb/event/discover-the-magic-of-indian-raagas-on-piano-workshop) City Cambridge Date THU 17 AUG ### [ Music Without Boundaries ](/en-gb/event/music-without-boundaries-debasis-chakroborty-deepak-shah-durjay-bhaumik) DC [Debasis Chakroborty](/en-gb/artist/debasis-chakroborty) +3 more **West Road Concert Hall** Early Bird [ View concert ](/en-gb/event/music-without-boundaries-debasis-chakroborty-deepak-shah-durjay-bhaumik) ## FAQs about Cambridge Where can I hear live Indian classical music in Cambridge, England, which venues has KalaSudha used for its Cambridge concerts, and where are new Cambridge dates listed? KalaSudha presents live Indian classical music in Cambridge, England, and lists each concert on its [Cambridge page](/place/cambridge) with a link to book. To hear when the next Cambridge date is set, read [how to hear about new Cambridge concerts](/faq/how-do-i-hear-about-new-kalasudha-concerts-in-cambridge). KalaSudha has presented concerts at West Road Concert Hall, Lee Seng Tee Hall at Wolfson College and Cambridge Junction. For the artists, see [which artists have played Cambridge](/faq/which-artists-has-kalasudha-brought-to-cambridge). How can I find out when KalaSudha announces its next Indian classical music concert in Cambridge? Press Register for updates on KalaSudha's Cambridge page at [kalasudha.com/place/cambridge](/place/cambridge) to hear when KalaSudha sets a new Indian classical concert date in Cambridge. Each new Cambridge concert appears on that page with its booking link. Past Cambridge concerts have brought Pandit Debasis Chakroborty on Indian slide guitar, Mehboob Nadeem on sitar, the raga pianist Deepak Shah, and Ustad Akram Khan, Dr Sam Evans and Durjay Bhaumik on tabla. See [which artists have played Cambridge](/faq/which-artists-has-kalasudha-brought-to-cambridge) for the full line-ups. Which artists has KalaSudha brought to Cambridge? KalaSudha has brought these artists to Cambridge: Pandit Debasis Chakroborty on Indian slide guitar, the raga pianist Deepak Shah, Mehboob Nadeem on sitar, and Ustad Akram Khan of the Ajrada gharana, Dr Sam Evans and Durjay Bhaumik on tabla. At West Road Concert Hall in 2023, Pandit Debasis Chakroborty and Deepak Shah played with Durjay Bhaumik on tabla. At Lee Seng Tee Hall, Wolfson College, in 2025, Pandit Debasis Chakroborty, Deepak Shah and Ustad Akram Khan played as the Trinity Trio. At Cambridge Junction in 2026, Mehboob Nadeem opened on sitar, with Ustad Akram Khan and Dr Sam Evans on tabla. Can I learn Indian classical music with KalaSudha in Cambridge, online and in person? Yes. KalaSudha's [online academy](/courses) offers classes in every discipline of Indian classical music, and keeps adding specialised courses and teachers. The courses are hybrid. When enough learners in Cambridge sign up, KalaSudha brings physical workshops and summer camps to Cambridge, so you can learn online and in person. KalaSudha has already taught in the city: on Sunday 21 September 2025, the raga pianist Deepak Shah led a three-hour workshop on ragas in Cambridge, open to anyone with no prior knowledge. For workshop levels, see [what level our workshops suit](/faq/workshops-learning/what-level-is-this-pitched-at), and to catch new dates, see [how to hear about new KalaSudha concerts in Cambridge](/faq/how-do-i-hear-about-new-kalasudha-concerts-in-cambridge). I have never been to an Indian classical concert. What kind of music and musicians will I hear at a KalaSudha concert in Cambridge? 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. KalaSudha concerts run in two halves with a short interval, about 2 to 2½ hours. At Cambridge Junction, KalaSudha presented the sitar player Mehboob Nadeem with the tabla players Ustad Akram Khan and Dr Sam Evans. See the [first-time listener guide](/faq/at-the-concert/i-have-never-been-to-an-indian-classical-concert-will-i-follow-it) and [KalaSudha in Cambridge](/place/cambridge). Stay close ## Keep KalaSudha close. Receive news of concerts, learning opportunities, recordings and the work taking shape at KalaSudha. - Concert news - ·Learning opportunities - ·Recordings and stories We respect your privacy. Unsubscribe at any time.