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Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Wed
14
OCT
Featuring
Niladri Kumar
View ProfileNiladri Kumar is an Indian sitar player and composer from a five-generation lineage of sitarists. Rooted in the Maihar gharana, he trained under his father Pandit Kartick Kumar, a prominent disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar, and is known for inventing the zitar, an electric sitar variant.
Niladri Kumar: The Space Between the Notes (Cincinnati)
Sitar maestro Niladri Kumaar performs selections from his album "Space Between the Notes," a live recording of him in concert in Mumbai with the late Zakir Hussain. The program blends centuries-old Indian classical tradition with modern innovation.
Show Time
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
Venue
Aronoff Center - Jarson-Kaplan Theater
650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, OH
About this concert
This stop is part of Cincinnati Arts Association's CAA Presents! 2026-27 season. Satyajit Talwalkar plays tabla, Sambit Chatterjee drums and Agnelo Fernandes keyboards. Alongside sitar, Kumar performs on the zitar, a five-string electric instrument he invented. The show runs about 90 minutes and is recommended for ages 15 and up.