Budhaditya Mukherjee

Budhaditya Mukherjee hails as India's leading sitarist of younger generation, today. As a young lad of five, Budhaditya began his grooming under his illustrious father Pandit Bimlendu Mukherjee, a doyen of the famous Imdadkhani gharana of sitar. Since then, under his father's brilliant guidance, Budhaditya has developed impeccable mastery of the instrument.

Budhaditya specializes in disciplined development of raags, based on the gayaki style, the basis of Imdadkhani gharana. His technical virtuosity is outstanding, and the feelings and emotions he expresses through his music are simply brilliant. Though a first class first graduate in Metallurgical Engineering, he opted for sitar as career due to his intense desire for mastering the art.

He has received numerous awards and honors in India and abroad, and has been privileged to represent the nation in eight international festivals, amongst his 441 concerts in nineteen countries. His concerts within India numbering to almost 700, featuring almost all major festivals of India, have been widely acclaimed. On June 30, 1990 Budhaditya created history by becoming the first ever musician to perform in the House of Commons, London. He has also been a teacher at the prestigious Instituto Internazionale di studi Musciali Comparati, San Giorgio, Venice, as well as the famous Rotterdams Conservatory of Music, Rotterdam, Holland.

For concert performances contact:

Budhaditya Mukherjee
"Pratibha", Block 6, Plot 8
Motilal Nehru Nagar (East)
Bhilai 490 020, India
(91) (788) 392488 (Home/Facsimile)

68/7, Purnadas Road, 2nd Floor
Triangular Park
Calcutta 700 029, India
(91) (33) 464 7770 (Home)