Rajeev Taranath
Rajeev Taranath
Sarod
18 Renditions • 5 h 17 m
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PLAYS
Sarod
GHARANA
Maihar
GURUS
Pt. Taranath
Ali Akbar Khan
Pt. Ravi Shankar
Smt. Annapurna Devi
DISCIPLE
Paul Livingstone
AWARDS
Padma Shri2019
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award2000
Sangeet Vidwan Award2018
Nadoja Award2018
Chowdiah Award for Music1998
Karnataka Rajya Prashasti1996
Sangeet Nritya Akademi Award1993
Rajeev Taranath is a sarod player and a disciple of Ali Akbar Khan. Hailed as a prodigy in Hindustani vocal music, he was first trained by his father, Pt. Taranath, and other musicians, and was a concert and radio artist before he was 20. He also received guidance from Pt. Ravi Shankar and Smt. Annapurna Devi. As a Ford Foundation scholar (1989 to 1992) he researched the teaching techniques of the Maihar-Allauddin gharana, and from 1995 to 2005 he was on the music faculty of the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles. He has toured India, Australia, Europe, Yemen and the US, and has composed music for several honoured Indian films. The New York Times (14 April 1982) wrote of the exuberance and versatility of his playing, which ranged from the spiritual to the spirited. In 1980 he was the subject of a television documentary made in Eden, Yemen, entitled Finnan Min-Al-Hind (Artist from India). His honours include the Padma Shri (2019) and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2000). From his home state of Karnataka he has received the Sangeet Vidwan and Nadoja awards (2018), the Chowdiah Award for Music (1998), the Karnataka Rajya Prashasti (1996) and the Sangeet Nritya Akademi Award (1993).