Fri
30
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 (Atlanta metro)
Sitarist Niladri Kumaar honors his late collaborator Zakir Hussain with an ensemble performance drawn from their final recording together, The Space Between the Notes, alongside his own compositions and interpretations. He is joined by Agnelo Fernandes (keys), Sambit Chatterjee (drums) and Satyajit Talwalker (tabla). Doors open at 7:00 PM.
Show Time
Fri, Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Doors
30 min before
Venue
Byers Theatre, Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center
1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs, GA
Accompanying Artists
Agnelo Fernandes
Keys
Sambit Chatterjee
Drums
Satyajit Talwalker
Tabla
$51
General AdmissionFriday, October 30, 2026 · 8:00 PM
About this concert
Indian sitarist Niladri Kumaar has been described as a maverick musician and composer, a game changer, and a serious exponent of Indian Classical Music. One of the most compelling and innovative stars of India's next generation of musicians, Kumaar was a frequent collaborator with the late Zakir Hussain. The two maestros' extraordinary recording of a live concert in Mumbai, India, The Space Between the Notes, is planned for release later this year. In the 2026-27 season, Kumaar honors his friend and mentor Hussain with an ensemble of American and Indian musicians, offering works from that final duo recording combined with his own compositions and interpretations, carrying this centuries-old tradition forward on a musical journey deeply inspired by Zakir Hussain. Accompanying Artists are Agnelo Fernandes (Keys), Sambit Chatterjee (Drums) and Satyajit Talwalker (Tabla).