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Anoushka Shankar and Manu Delago with Britten Sinfonia

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Anoushka Shankar playing the sitar at the BBC Proms

Superstar sitar player Anoushka Shankar performs dazzling arrangements of her own music with orchestra Britten Sinfonia, percussionist Manu Delago and conductor Jules Buckley.

Boundary-crossing, multi-Grammy-nominated sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar joins forces with Britten Sinfonia for an evening presenting ragas and the sitar in a new light. Alongside conductor and arranger Jules Buckley, Anoushka Shankar has produced arrangements of her own pieces for Britten Sinfonia, who are joined by her regular collaborator percussionist Manu Delago.

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The end time for this concert will be added here closer to the performance date. 

Programme

  • Roxanna Panufnik   'Indian Summer' from Four World Seasons
  • Manu Delago   Wandering Around
  •   Secret Corridor
  •   Two Handsful of Sound
  •   Bigger Than Home
  • Anoushka Shankar   Voice of the Moon (arr Tom Trapp)
  • Anoushka Shankar/Manu Delago   Maya
  •   Land of Gold
  • Anoushka Shankar   Flight (arr Jules Buckley)
  •   Jannah (arr Tim Davies)
  •   Buleria con Ricardo
  •   Traveller (arr Jules Buckley)
  •   Chasing Shadows (arr Jules Buckley)

Performers

  • Britten Sinfonia  
  • Jules Buckley   conductor
  • Anoushka Shankar   sitar
  • Manu Delago   handpan & drums

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