Amjad Ali Khan casts a kind
of charm on audiences, sending out ripples of excitement. —The New York Times
Sarod
maestro Amjad Ali Khan is bringing
the art of sarod music, in its quiet allure and reinvigorating power, to us! The sarod is a plucked stringed instrument
originating from north India. It possesses a tone that is warm and enigmatic
and has a wide pitch range as well as a rich variety of timbral colors. Thanks
to the sympathetic strings and the fretless design, the instrument can produce
reverberating resonance and the glissandi, hence endless possibilities for
poetic expressions. Spring 2024, sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, along with his
two sons Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan, who are outstanding musicians in their
own rights, will bring the art of the sarod music to us! The 2017 gold medalist
of the Global Music Awards and the awardee of the 1995 Gandhi UNESCO medal will
present the sarod music in all its quiet allure and expressive power. Be it
performed solo in a contemplative number, be it performed in lively ensemble
with the tabla drums, Mr. Khan's sarod will make you sway with the music, open
your heart and spirit. It is a simultaneously soothing and rejuvenating
sensorial, as well as spiritual, experience you don’t want to miss!
阿傑德．阿里．汗在1995年，因作品《Bapukauns》在巴黎榮獲聯合國教科文組織甘地獎章。2003年獲法國政府頒發的「藝術與文學司令勳章」，2004年獲日本福岡文化大獎。他曾於多個藝術節演出，包含愛丁堡音樂節、澳洲阿得雷德世界藝術節（WOMADaliade Festival）、澳洲布里斯本世界節拍音樂節（World Beat in Brisbane）；曾為香港管弦樂團創作作品《向香港致敬》，曾與台北市立國樂團演出他的沙洛德協奏曲《薩馬甘》，同年入圍葛萊美獎「最佳傳統世界音樂專輯」。
阿傑德．阿里．汗與美國搖滾吉他手喬．沃爾什（Joe Walsh） 2021年合作創作了3 首歌曲 EP 將其命名為〈祈禱〉，以向醫生、一線工作人員以及所有正在經歷這些艱難時刻的人致敬。這是一個美妙的計畫，東方與西方在這個構想中相遇，目的是分享各自藝術傳統獨特寶藏的精神，同時在兩種通常被視為截然不同音樂中找到共通點。2022年他也與多次獲得葛萊美提名的中國琵琶獨奏家吳蠻合作，這個跨文化項目支持 AAPI（亞裔美國人和太平洋島民）運動，提高人們對該群體在美國遭受的歧視、受害、暴力和種族主義的認識。
阿傑德．阿里．汗也於2022-2023年在皇家阿爾伯特音樂廳為 BBC 逍遙音樂節表演。
Sarod Maestro: Amjad Ali
Khan Amjad Ali Khan is at the
height of his inventive powers and currently unequalled. —BBC Music Magazine He was all of 6 years old when Amjad Ali Khan gave his
first recital of sarod. It was the beginning of yet another glorious chapter
in the history of Indian classical music. Taught by his father Haafiz Ali Khan, Amjad
Ali Khan was born to the illustrious Bangash lineage rooted in the Senia
Bangash School of music. Today he shoulders the sixth generation of inheritance
in this legendary lineage.
In 1995, Mr. Khan awarded the Gandhi UNESCO Medal in Paris for his composition
Bapukauns. In 2003, the maestro received “Commander of the Order of Arts and
letters” by the French Government and the Fukuoka Cultural grand prize in Japan
in 2004. He has performed at the WOMAD Festival in Adelaide and New Plymouth,
Edinburgh Music Festival, World Beat Festival in Brisbane. His collaborations
include a piece composed for the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by
Yoshikazu Fukumora titled Tribute to Hong Kong. In 2009, Mr. Khan presented his
Sarod concerto Samagam with the Taipei Chinese Orchestra. The same year Amjad
Ali Khan was nominated for a Grammy award in the best traditional world music
album category.
Amjad Ali Khan with Joe
Walsh have come together with a 3 song EP named 'Prayers' as a tribute to
doctors, frontline workers and for everyone who is going through these trying
times. It's a wonderful project where the East meets West with an idea to bring
the spirit of sharing the great unique treasures of their own artistic
traditions, as well as finding common ground at both the cellular and cosmic
levels of two musical traditions, which are often held to be radically
different.
The Sarod-playing family are partnering this year with the brilliant, multiple
Grammy nominee, Chinese pipa soloist Wu Man. This cross-cultural project
supports the AAPI (Asian-American and Pacific Islander) movement, raising
awareness to the discrimination, victimisation, violence and racism this group
has been subjected to in America.
Khan Also performed at Royal Albert Hall in August 2022 for the BBC Proms.
Sarod: Amaan Ali Bangash & Ayaan Ali Bangash "Both brothers have developed individual and
distinctive musical voices at a very young age, and both look set to become
central figures in North Indian classical music-worthy heirs to their father's
crown..."
＜Songlines World Music
Magazine＞
Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash represent the
seventh generation of a musical lineage known as the Senia Bangash School.
Disciples of their father the great sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, both were
initiated into the fine art of sarod playing from an early age, with each
brother giving their first public performances at the age of eight.
They have performed across the globe, including appearances at Carnegie Hall
and the Kennedy Center in the USA, Royal Festival Hall, Symphony Hall and
Barbican Centre in the UK, Konzerthaus Vienna, Concertgebouw Amsterdam,
Esplanade Singapore and Sydney Opera house. They have also appeared at
festivals including WOMAD, Edinburgh International Festival and World Beat in
Brisbane.
Their pioneering approach to the repertoire has led
them to collaborate with percussionist Evelyn Glennie, guitarist Derek Trucks
of the Allman Brothers Band, Bulgarian violinist Elmira Darvarova and folk
singer Carrie Newcomer. They also regularly perform their father’s sarod
concerto Samaagam which they have played with Britten Sinfonia, London
Philharmonic, Adelaide Symphony, Singapore Chinese Symphony and Moscow State
Philharmonic Orchestras.
Along with their father they are Gold Medal Winners at the Global Music Awards
for their outstanding contribution to the global music industry and excellence
in the classical music sphere. This honour was bestowed on the trailblazing
trio in recognition of their “Peace Worshipers” album which was released in
July 2017 by Affetto Records and distributed by Naxos.
弟：阿亞安．阿里．班加什 younger brother: Ayaan Ali Bangash
演出段落 Performance Part 第一段：沙洛德琴二重奏 1st part: sarod duet
