Composer, arranger and improviser; consummate soloist and generous collaborator; custodian of tradition and restless innovator, multi-award winning sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun has been reshaping the musical landscape for his peers, and for generations to come. His lifelong training in gayaki ang – a lyrical approach to the sitar that mimics the human voice – lies at the heart of an impressive body of work fusing Western and Indian Classical traditions including his acclaimed sitar concerto Arya, premiered with the Orchestra of Opera North in 2020. His debut album, Anomaly was recorded with Nitin Sawhney, and released in 2021 on Peter Gabriel’s Real World Records. His ground-breaking new staging of Monteverdi’s opera Orpheus thrilled audiences and critics alike and was recognised with awards including Outstanding Achievement in Opera at both the Critics’ Circle and the UK Theatre Awards, and Best Stage Production at the Asian Media Awards. Voted Best Newcomer at the Songlines Awards he was also the RPS award winner for best instrumentalist in 2024.

For this After Hours performance Jasdeep is joined by tabla player Shahbaz Hussain in a 40-minute Indian classical raga performance. This spellbinding musical narrative draws on a traditional melody, often passed down through generations, but also gives each performer the improvisatory scope to create their own version of events and to convey the full extent of their imagination and creative vision.

This event follows an earlier concert with the Sinfonia of London and ticket holders can access this After Hours event for free.