ସ୍ୱାଧୀନ ସଙ୍ଗୀତର ସହର A full-day raga festival Oxford's music room from 1748

ବ୍ରିସ୍ଟଲ ରେ କଳାସୁଧା

ବ୍ରିସ୍ଟଲ - ସଙ୍ଗୀତର ସହର

ବ୍ରିସ୍ଟଲ ରେ ଆମର ପହଞ୍ଚ

ଲାଇଭ ସଙ୍ଗୀତ, ବିଶ୍ୱସ୍ତ ଭାଗିଦାରୀ ଏବଂ ଅଂଶୀଦାର ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ଅନୁଭୂତିରେ ଗଢ଼ି ଉଠୁଥିବା ଏକ ବଢ଼ୁଥିବା ସମୁଦାୟ।

What's next in ବ୍ରିସ୍ଟଲ

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Why ବ୍ରିସ୍ଟଲ

What sets KalaSudha apart in ବ୍ରିସ୍ଟଲ

  • A full-day raga festival

    At Dartington near Totnes, the 2025 Dartington Ragas Festival ran from Kathak to a tabla face-off.

  • Oxford's music room from 1748

    The Holywell Music Room dates from 1748 and has a claim to be the oldest purpose-built music room in Europe.

  • A guitarist schooled in ragas

    Giuliano Modarelli studied sitar and sarod under Indian masters and plays Western guitar through the grammar of Indian classical music.

Artists we’ve presented in ବ୍ରିସ୍ଟଲ

Meet the musicians whose performances have shaped KalaSudha’s story and community in the city.

GiulianoModarelli

Giuliano Modarelli is an internationally acclaimed Italian guitarist and composer, celebrated for his distinctive blend of Indian classical, jazz, and contemporary world music. Based in London, he has developed a unique voice on the guitar, drawing deeply from Indian rhythmic and melodic traditions while maintaining the freedom and improvisational spirit of jazz. A long-time collaborator with some of the finest Indian classical artists, including Pandit Debasis Chakroborty, Shahbaz Hussain, RN Prakash, and Pandit Ajay Prasanna, Giuliano’s music bridges cultures with fluid virtuosity and emotional depth. He is also a founding member of the award-winning fusion ensemble Kefaya and the Quest Ensemble. He continues to perform and teach worldwide, inspiring audiences with his cross-cultural artistry.

London, United Kingdom
Pandit Debasis Chakroborty playing Indian slide guitar

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
RN-Prakash

RN Prakash is a versatile percussionist who specialises in South Indian percussion instruments such as the ghatam, khanjira, and mridangam. He learned his art from the age of 6 in Bangalore, India, under the tutelage of K.N. Krishna Murthy.

London, United Kingdom
Sam-Evans-Tabla

Mastery in Motion

Tabla

Sam Evans is a contemporary Australian tabla player. He works as a performer, composer and educator in Melbourne. Following a decade of study with Pandit Anindo Chatterjee in Kolkata, India and with Ustad Zakir Hussain in America, he is now a regular international performer of both traditional Indian music and contemporary world music.

Melbourne, Australia

Milestones

Our ବ୍ରିସ୍ଟଲ story

The performances, partnerships and shared moments that continue to shape our work in the city.

  1. ସଙ୍ଗୀତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମ
    Kala-Festival-Bristol-Trinity

    1 concert presented

    KalaSudha has built a stage for Indian classical music in ବ୍ରିସ୍ଟଲ.

  2. କଳାକାର
    GiulianoModarelli

    4 artists featured

    Musicians from different lineages have met our ବ୍ରିସ୍ଟଲ audience through performances and conversations.

Past KalaSudha concerts in ବ୍ରିସ୍ଟଲ

Explore the performances, artists and venue partnerships that have grown our community across the city.

View all past concerts

FAQs about ବ୍ରିସ୍ଟଲ

Where can I hear Indian classical music in Bristol?
When KalaSudha announces a Bristol concert, it is listed on this page with its booking link. Concerts in other cities, including London, Oxford, Reading and Cambridge, appear on the events page. Use Register for updates on this page to hear about a Bristol date.
When will KalaSudha hold a concert in Bristol?
Bristol dates appear on this page as soon as KalaSudha announces them. Use Register for updates on this page to hear when a Bristol concert is set.
Which kind of concert suits a newcomer from Bristol?
Choose an evening whose listing explains the raga form. At the Great Hall in Reading in September 2026, the opening half moved from an unmetered alap and jod into pieces in cycles of 7 and 10 beats. Bristol concerts, once announced, are listed on this page.
Has KalaSudha performed in Reading or at Dartington?
Yes. KalaSudha has presented concerts at The Great Hall in Reading, on Sunday 14 September 2025 and twice on Saturday 12 September 2026. At Dartington Trust Hall near Totnes we played on Sunday 27 August 2023, and held the full-day Dartington Ragas Festival there on Saturday 27 September 2025.
Can I learn Indian classical music online from Bristol?
Yes. You can learn from Bristol in Indian Slide Guitar, taught by Pandit Debasis Chakroborty in KalaSudha's online academy at /courses. He studied with Pandit Brij Bhushan Kabra, who invented the Indian slide guitar, and he played the instrument for audiences in Reading, Norwich, Cambridge and London in September 2026.

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