A South Indian Carnatic flute recital by Shashank. At the age of only 29 years old, Shashank Subramaniam is widely considered to be one of the leading classical flautist of India. Shashank's performances feature an extraordinary range of musical expression - from the deepest meditations to youthful fun and astonishing virtuosity. He was the youngest musician of the century to have been invited to play the prestigious "SADAS" concert in 1991 at The Music Academy, in Madras. He has since performed all over the globe and has collaborated with many top racking Indian and international musicians such as Zakir Hussain, John McLaughlin, and Paco DeLucia to name a few. He will be accompanied by Ganesh Prasad on violin and Parupalli Phalgun on mridangam.

Shashank's performances feature an extraordinary range of musical expression - from the deepest meditations to youthful fun and astonishing virtuosity. Audiences respond enthusiastically to Shashank's flair and unpretentious style. Shashank's percussionists add pizzazz to the performances with rhythmic texture that ranges from colorful, sparse punctuation to driving motives that swell to exhilarating levels during solo passages. He has 21 compact discs to his credit.

Accompanying artists:

B.U.Ganesh Prasad – Violin

Ganesh Prasad is an extremely talented youngster. He had his initial training from Basavanagudi Natraj of Banglore and advanced training under the able guidance of the violin Maestro V.V. Subramanyam of Madras. Ganesh has gained fame in India and abroad for his excellent accompaniment to leading artistes of South India and in particular he has been on several tours abroad in the company of Shashank.


Parupalli S. Phalgun – Mridangam and Khanjira

An extremely talented and dynamic youngster, Phalgun was trained from the age of five by the Late Radhakrishna Raju and later under his son M.L.N. Raju of AIR Vijayawada. He hails from a family of great musicians such as Parupalli Ramakrishnaiah Pantulu, the guru of vocal Maestro M. Balamurali Krishna. He has accompanied many stalwarts in the field of South Indian music and he is currently on the faculty of The Govt. Music College, Vijayawada. A recipient of many awards, Phalgun is an A grade artist of the All India Radio and Television. He has accompanied Shashank on several concerts and recordings including in a DVD production.