Apratim Majumdar is an India

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n classical

Classical music

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 musician

Musician

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 from Kolkata

Kolkata

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, India

India

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. He plays the Sarod

Sarod

The sarod is a stringed musical instrument, used mainly in Indian classical music. Along with the sitar, it is the most popular and prominent instrument in the classical music of Hindustan...

. His "Dhrupadee Veenkar" style of Ustad Alauddin Khan's Seni Veenkar Gharana: analytically imaginative prosodic progression with metrical waves of melodic phrases interwoven with highest order of technical brilliance and maturity reminds the great legends of the Gharana

Gharana

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. He is an internationally recognized instructor of classical Indian music.

Tutelage

He has been tutored and groomed by Rabin Ghosh

Rabin Ghosh

Rabin Ghosh , a 20th century violin virtuoso of ‘Seni-Maihar’ Gharana of North Indian Classical Music, India, was a disciple of Baba Ustad Allauddin Khan Saheb....

, disciple of Ustad Alauddin Khan, under the strict discipline and style of Ustad Alauddin Khan Seni Veenkar Gharana of Maihar

Maihar

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 and Rampur for over nineteen years. Apratim's study in Music under Rabin Ghosh continues. Apratim also received training for a period of three years from Shree Partho Sarothy, disciple of Ustad Dhyanesh Khan and Pt. Ravishankar.

Apratim received training for a period of three years from Shree Partho Sarothy, disciple of Ustad Dhyanesh Khan and Pt. Ravishankar.

Awarded by "West Bengal State Music Akademi" and "The Dover Lane Music conference". "Sur Mani" title conferred by Sur Singar Samsad Mumbai. His "Dhrupadee Veenkar" style of Ustad Alauddin Khan's Seni Veenkar Gharana, analytically imaginative prosodic progression with metrical waves of melodic phrases interwoven with highest order of technical brilliance and maturity reminds the great legends of the Gharana.

Performances

Apratim performed a number of prestigious concerts. Some of these are: at National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) - Mumbai

Mumbai

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, Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan - Mumbai, Vasantrao Chandorkar Smriti Pratisthan - Jalgaon, Kal Ke Kalakar Sangeet Sammelan - Mumbai, Indian Classical Music Young Talents' Conference - Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

, Swar-Sadhana Samiti - Mumbai, Uttarpara Sangeet Chakra Annual Music Conference (Kolkata), India International Center (Delhi) and many others.

Apratim has also performed in Germany, France, Denmark, Switzerland,Italy, Holland and Bangladesh.

Awards and achievements

He was awarded prizes by West Bengal State Music Akademi and The Dover Lane Music conference in the year 2000. He received the prestigious "Sur Mani" title by the Sur Singar Samsad Mumbai.