How Two Musicians Are Using The Old Concept Of 'Baithak' To Digitally Unlock A New Audience For Hindustani Music
by Sumati Mehrishi - Feb 20, 2021 11:46 AM
Pandits Shubhendra Rao, Saskia Rao De and their son Ishaan.
Snapshot
In 2020, when one would have expected the concept of
baithak, the private gathering of concerts and performance in music, to take a hit, Pandits Shubhendra Rao and Saskia Rao De gave it a new dimension and offshoot.
Here's how.
On 20 February (Saturday), noted vocalist Pandit Madhup Mudgal will perform at a private concert in Delhi. The concert will be held at the residence of noted musicians, Pandit Shubhendra Rao (a maestro synonymous with sitar) and Saskia Rao De Haas (a maestro synonymous with cello). In Hindustani music parlance, the concert would be described as a