Ajay Prasanna Presents Flute Recital

Ajay Prasanna has wooed audiences in his magnificent solo performances at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London as well as in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Bangkok, Kenya, Russia, France, Austria, Australia, USA, Turkey, Bhutan, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and  many other countries.

Apart from his solo concerts he has played with renowned classical musicians including Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad Sultan Khan, Ustad Shujaat Khan, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pandit Rajan and Sajan Mishra and Shubha Mudgal. 

Ajay Prasanna Born in 1979 in Allahabad, Ajay Shankar Prasanna is an Indian classical flautist and hails from a family of classical musicians. He received his training in flute from his Guru and father, Pandit Bholanath Prasanna, from the Banaras Gharana, who is also the Guru of Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia.

Ajay Prasanna started his training in Indian classical music at a tender age of 3 years by simply observing his father play the flute and teach his students. During Ajay Prasanna's childhood days he would observe his father giving music lessons to Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia who would visit Guru ji to receive his blessings and learn new Raagas, which Pandit Bholanath Prasanna would create himself and then teach to Chaurasia. Sitting by the room window Ajay Prasanna would silently observe his father teaching Raagas of his own creation to his students and imbibe that into his flute playing. An ardent listener, a great observer and an extremely fast learner, Ajay developed an immense ability to innovate any raga keeping the traditionalist approach intact by observing his father's lessons.

Ajay Prasanna gave his first performance at the age of 6 years in Allahabad Akhil Bhartiya Sangeet Sammelan. Since then he has gone on to enthral audiences with his performances around the world. A rare combination of innovator and traditionalist, All India Radio, which is India's national broadcaster, has bestowed Ajay Prasanna with the  ranking of a 'Top grade' classical artist.  He has significantly expended the expressive possibilities of north Indian classical flute through his masterful blowing technique. Ajay is well known for his incredible melody, fluency, maturity and dexterity in his performance in both the gayaki and tantrakari styles of playing.