La Voix du Sarod de Maihar

Rooted in gharana Maihar Seniya, Atish Mukhopadhyay carries the singular approach, nourished by Dhrupad, Alap, Jod and Jhala, where each Raag unfolds progressively through the depth of tones, meditative development and spontaneous improvisation, while preserving its essential melodic identity. Through different Raags and the subtle dialogue of Sarod and Tabla, the concert brings together melody, rhythm and depth of the traditional talim. Atish Mukhopadhyay is a Toronto-based Sarode artist and educator and a direct custodian of gharana Maihar Seniya. His musical voice has been forged over nearly four decades of rigorous talim in the GuruONShishya Parampara, mainly with Ustad Aashish Khan. His performances are distinguished by the depth of the tones, the contemplative expression, and the approach of the Alap, Jod and Jhala nourished by the Dhrupad, trademark of the tradition of the Sarod de Maihar.

At the heart of its approach is the purity and integrity of the Raag, allowing its own character to unfold with patience, nuance, spontaneity and artistic depth. Parallel to his concert career, he taught and accompanied musicians internationally, notably at Conservatoire Tchaïkovski de Moscou. Alexis Weisgerber starts tablas 15 years ago in Kolkata with Nimai Das, an experienced player of the Benares style particularly known for his bass playing and his rhythmic work... after 5 years spent by his side he goes to deepen his quest for music with Shubh Maharaj, representative of the expressive and poetic style of Benares.

He discovered pakhawaj in 2011 and first learned with Srikant Mishra de Bénarès a few months before attending Mohan Shyam Sharma in Delhi. He has accompanied many musicians in classical music.: Yvan Trunzler, Pelva Naik, Dr Ritwik Sanyal, Nirmalya Dey, Sumeet Anand (singing Dhrupad), Rajeev Janardan (sitar), Narendra Misra (sitar), Delhpine Moulet (flute), Indradeep Gosh (violin) Thomas Jacquot (sitar), Jordi Prats (sarod), Narendra Bataju (sitar), In Europe as in India. He also accompanies several Indian classical dances: kathak dance (Fanny Marquet, Isabelle Anna, Aurélie Oudiette) and Odissi dance (Patricia Salgado, Fatima Montero, Mahina Kanum). He regularly works in Spain with the company Gungur which promotes the Odissi dance, and with the centre Mandapa in Paris, as an accompanist. In Nantes, he teaches tablas and the rhythm of Inde du Nord at the Conservatoire (2018-21).