Pandit Prateek Chaudhari, a noted Sitar player performed under the aegis of the Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY) at educational institutions in Dehradun on Monday. He performed at the Tula’s International School and at the Kendriya Vidyalaya, OlF school.
During his performance, he elicited the interest and appreciation of the audiene with the grace, fluidity and dexterity in his Sitar performance.
He will be performing at Purkul Youth Development Society and the Central Academy for State Forest Service on September 5. Further, he is also slated to perform at the Sardar Bhagwan Singh PG Institute on September 6.
Pandit Prateek Chaudhari has learnt the Sitar from his father and guru Pandit Debu Chaudhari who is a world renowned Sitar maestro.
He has been awarded with the Tantra Shringar Shiromani Award, Strings N Steps Global Award, Kala Ratna Award, Savitri Samman Award, Sangeet Ratna Award, Jadubhatta Award, Pandit Nikhil Bannerjee Award, The Best Instrumentalist Award and Surmani Award among others.
He has also toured across the world with his father as well as a solo artiste. He has held performances in nations including the USA, Canada, England, France, Greece, Germany, Japan, China and Malaysia among others.
He is also said to be the first Sitar player to perform in countries like Columbia, Panama and Uzbekistan.
At present, he is a Professor at the Faculty of Music of the University of Delhi.