Rishab Prasanna ( hi, ऋषभ प्रसन्ना, ur, رشبھ پرسنا) is an Indian flute or

bansuri A bansuri is an ancient side blown flute originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is an aerophone produced from bamboo and metal like material used in Hindustani classical music. It is referred to as ''nadi'' and ''tunava'' in the ''Ri ...

player. He was born in New Delhi. He is the son of the flute and shehnai player

Rajendra Prasanna Rajendra Prasanna (; born 15 April 1956) is an Indian classical flautist and shehnai (Indian oboe) player from Benares Gharana. Career Rajendra was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. He learnt music from his father Raghunath Prasanna a ...

Career

Rishab Prasanna learned Indian classical music from his grandfather,

Raghunath Prasanna Pandit Raghunath Prasanna (1913 – June 1999) was an Indian classical shehnai and flute player. He was known for using the techniques of shehnai in flute playing, also inspired by vocal music. Personal life and family Raghunath was born in ...

, his father

, and his uncles Ravi Shankar Prasanna and Rakesh Prasanna. Apart from his solo concert, Rishab Prasanna also plays with his brother, Rajesh Prasanna. Rishab Prasanna- Rajesh Prasanna

He has worked on several projects with musicians in Europe such as the Danish/Swedish folk band

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, guitarist Mattias Pérez, the collective Drifting Orchestra, Issa Murad and his group Joussour, the group One Million Faces with Davy Sur and David Amar. Rishab has played at the

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Festivals in Australia, and

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, the Festival international de la musique andalou, in

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, Les Allées Chantent in Isère (France), Musique et Patrimoine in Chinon (France), the Darbar Festival in London among others.

Title

Rishab has been awarded as the cultural ambassador of French city Toulouse.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prasanna, Rishab 1985 births Living people Indian flautists Indian male composers Bansuri players Indian classical composers