Nishat Khan

Nishat Khan is a sitar virtuoso and composer from a multi-generation Imdadkhani/Etawah family tradition of sitar and surbahar. He gave his first public concert at age seven and was the youngest performer on an All India Radio national programme at fifteen. An international soloist and collaborator, he has worked with artists including Philip Glass, John McLaughlin, and Paco Peña, premiered his Sitar Concerto No. 1 "Gate of the Moon" at the BBC Proms, and performed at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Royal Albert Hall.