KalaSudha in Manchester
Our reach in Manchester
A growing community built through live music, trusted partnerships and shared cultural experiences.
Upcoming KalaSudha concerts in Manchester
Book the next live performance and be part of the community we're building in the city.
A Hundred Strings in Manchester: Strings of Kashmir and Delhi
Grammy-nominated sitarist Adnan Khan, Vinay Desai on santoor, Ustad Akram Khan and Manchester's Ustad Shahbaz Hussain on tabla. Fri 20 Nov, 7 PM, The Stoller Hall, Manchester.
Why Manchester
What sets KalaSudha apart in Manchester
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Built to keep the city out
Stephenson Studio designed The Stoller Hall as a box within a box, with acoustics by Arup.
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A tabla master's home city
Ustad Shahbaz Hussain lives in Manchester and teaches across the north of England.
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Opposite Victoria Station
Chetham's 2017 concert hall sits across the road from Victoria Station, which serves both rail and Metrolink.
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Ravi Shankar's 1967 Free Trade Hall
Ravi Shankar played Manchester's Free Trade Hall on Thursday 9 March 1967, with Alla Rakha on tabla.
Our venue reach in Manchester
The halls and cultural spaces where KalaSudha has brought artists and audiences together—and where our network continues to grow.
Hunts Bank, Manchester, M3 1DA
The Stoller Hall is the concert hall of Chetham's School of Music, on Hunts Bank in Manchester's medieval quarter. It opened in 2017 and seats up to 4...
Artists we’ve presented in Manchester
Meet the musicians whose performances have shaped KalaSudha’s story and community in the city.
Grammy-nominated sitarist Adnan Khan plays in the gayaki ang, trained in Delhi by his grandfather Ustad Zafar Ahmed Khan, his father Ustad Saeed Khan and the singer Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan.
Vinay Desai plays the santoor, the hundred-stringed instrument of Kashmir, as a disciple of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shivkumar Sharma. He is based at an ashram in New York.
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.
Tabla
Shahbaz Hussain is a renowned and accomplished tabla virtuoso. He is considered one of Europe's finest players, known for his dynamic and intricate performances in Indian classical music and fusion projects. Shahbaz regularly travels across the world to present performances, including throughout Europe, North America & the Asian subcontinent. He has performed in many prestigious venues, including the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., Lincoln Centre in New York, and London's Royal Albert & Queen Elizabeth Halls.
Milestones
Our Manchester story
The performances, partnerships and shared moments that continue to shape our work in the city.
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Concerts
1 concert presented
KalaSudha has built a stage for Indian classical music in Manchester with 1 venue partner.
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Artists
4 artists featured
Musicians from different lineages have met our Manchester audience through performances and conversations.
